Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: Selected Issues

IMF Staff Country Reports, September 3, 2015

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• Published: September 3, 2015
• Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513551395.002

Export performance and competitiveness

• Export performance in FYR Macedonia has been strong over the last decade, critically contributing to overall growth.
• Exports have been re-oriented toward new products with higher technological content, allowing for the build-up of revealed comparative advantages in these products.
• The analysis based on Constant Market Share analysis shows that the overall competitiveness gap of FYR Macedonia with respect to other emerging European countries has narrowed.
• There appears to be significant room for quality improvement, including for the most successful export products.

Spillovers and domestic tradable sector

• Although the contribution of exports to GDP growth has been significant, spillover into the domestic tradable sector from the foreign investment led export sector remains limited so far.

Subject areas and keywords (as listed)

• Budget planning and preparation
• Export performance; Exports; exports of product, firm
• Fiscal policy; Fiscal rules
• International trade
• Public debt; General government debt
• Public financial management (PFM)
• Keywords: Budget planning and preparation, center, competitiveness gap, CR, Eastern Europe, Europe, export growth, Export performance, Exports, exports of product, firm, Fiscal rules, FYR, FYR Macedonia, General government debt, Global, ISCR, liquidity constraint, renewed stimulus

Publication and document specifics

• Publication title: Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: Selected Issues
• Publication date on page: September 3, 2015
• Pages: 38
• Volume: 2015
• Issue: 243
• Series: Country Report No. 2015/243
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513551395.002
• Stock No: 1MKDEA2015003
• ISBN: 9781513551395
• ISSN: 1934-7685

International Monetary Fund. Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: Selected Issues, IMF Staff Country Reports 2015, 243 (2015).

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