Our newest #book on Amazon!

🚀 We are proud to present our newest book “The Path Forward – Lessons from the Western Balkans’ Food and Energy Insecurities”, an international publication now available on #Amazon, published by #LambertPublishing! 🔥
📖 This compendium of studies analyzes the biggest ongoing economic challenges in the Western Balkans – the energy crisis, rising food prices, fiscal resilience, and government policies. How is the region tackling these crises? Which measures are working, and where is there room for improvement? 👉 Our book provides concrete recommendations for a stronger economy and sustainable development.
🌍 WEBecon Network, the only regional network of economic think tanks, proudly supports this publication, continuing its mission to shape evidence-based and data-driven policies.
📌 Available on: Amazon – https://amzn.to/4io8gpd
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The production of the studies and the book has been generously supported by SMART Balkans.

Enhancing Business Productivity: A Comprehensive Analysis of Productivity and Its Drivers in Firms in North Macedonia

This project will provide empirical evidence on the determinants of business productivity in North Macedonia, offering insights that can guide policy decisions and business strategies. By integrating rigorous quantitative analysis with real-world business insights, the study aims to bridge the gap between evidence and policy implementation, fostering a more competitive and efficient business environment in the country.

Client: Organization of Employers of Macedonia

Debate with the business sector on productivity, with focus on women

📢 In today’s discussion with the business sector, we talked about:
📈 Business sector practices for productivity and labor force activation, with a special focus on women.
⚙️ The needs and necessary regulatory and policy changes to boost productivity and fully utilize the economic potential of women. 🚀
🎯 We validated the designed recommendations from our research.

The discussion was organized in collaboration with the British Business Association in North Macedonia and supported by the British Embassy Skopje.

Stay tuned!

📊 Активности за соработка со Државниот завод за статистика

📣 Yesterday, together with the State Statistical Office MakStat, we defined activities to enhance the scope of our collaboration.

The State Statistical Office and Finance Think signed a memorandum of cooperation back in 2017, focused on strengthening ties with users of statistical data in the fields of scientific research and policymaking.

The meeting aimed to expand this partnership and define new activities and opportunities for active involvement of the non-governmental sector in data sharing, research, and resource exchange, with the goal of improving economic policies.