IMF Staff Country Reports

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: Selected Issues

October 5, 2006

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Summary

The paper analyzes the export performance and external competitiveness in FYR Macedonia. It describes the trends in the account balance, external vulnerabilities, and different approaches to estimate the equilibrium real exchange rate; and reviews economic growth experience and prospects and reveals areas of weakness. It also discusses many different factors responsible for Macedonia's high unemployment rate and examines the main factors behind the low level of intermediation.

Subject: Banking, Employment, Foreign exchange, Labor, Production, Real exchange rates, Total factor productivity, Unemployment, Unemployment rate

Keywords: Baltics, CR, Eastern Europe, Employment, Europe, Exchange rate, Export share, FYR, FYR Macedonia, Global, Growth performance, ISCR, Lending rate, Macedonia, Real exchange rates, Sector reform, Total factor productivity, Unemployment, Unemployment rate

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    70

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Country Report No. 2006/345

  • Stock No:

    1MKDEA2006004

  • ISBN:

    9781451826128

  • ISSN:

    1934-7685