FORUM “Via internationalization to a greater economic growth” was held on December 13th, 2017 in Skopje. Most of the present participants were export - oriented companies from the country who declared their opinion and their problems regarding business regulation. The purpose of the Forum was to consider the possibilities for increasing the capacities of Macedonian export - oriented companies, as well as through interactive discussion, to arrive at conclusions to overcome the existing barriers in the process of internationalization.
The Event was attended by Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia, Mr. Kocho Angjushev who gave his remarks and general statement related to the business environment. Also Mrs. Elena Milevska Strbevska - ECM M.L.S. Director; Mr. Edward Gonsales - Director of general development sector of USAIDPresident and Mr. Ljubomir Dimovski - General Manager of EPI CENTAR International gave their remarks.
Main points of discussion were:
- Building competitiveness and increase of the export potentials of the Macedonian companies in the internationalization process
Moderator: Radmil Polenakovik, PhD, Professor at the Mechanical university
Raffaello Benetti, PhD - Promos – Chamber of commerce of MILAN, Italy: Recommendations and measures for the support and encouragement of the export companies
Gordana Toseva- USAID project for Regional economic growth- The role of trade politics in the process of internationalization
Jasmina Majstorovska, Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Macedonia - Programs for support of Macedonian export companies
Aleksandar Stanojkovski - Macedonian Bank for the Support of Development - Available financial instruments for the export oriented companies
Goran Antevski, Rade Konchar TEP Skopje - Experiences in the preparation of product for export
Radmil Polenakoviк, PhD– Boosting the cooperation between the business, science and the state for greater competitiveness of the Macedonian economy
- Export to new markets and re-defining the competitive structure of Macedonian economy as necessary steps in overcoming barriers in the internationalization process - recommendations and conclusions
Moderator: Antoni Peshev,Chairman of the Assambly of Economic Chamber of Macedonia
Zlatko Veterovski - Customs Administration of the Republic of Macedonia- Solutions for faster flow of goods in the export
Hilda Kolevska- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia- Bilateral agreements with MAGHREB and the Middle- East countries
Slave Siracevski- Vice President of the Tourism Association
Vancho Madzov- Rade Konchar- Contractors and relays- Problems with the export in MAGHREB countries
Igor Leshtar - Company SIVUS- The importance of IT sector when re-defining the competitive structure of Macedonian economy
- International experiences as a support for the increase of the export of the Macedonian companies
Мoderator – Gligor Cvetanov, President of the Exporters Club
Raffaello Benetti, PhD- Promos – Chamber of commerce of MILAN, Italy: Recommendations for supporting the export companies in finding new markets
Darko Stefanovski - Macedonian Bank for the Support of Development - Instruments for the export
Irena Jakimovska, Comfy Angel- Breakthrough on foreign markets and experiences in overcoming the barriers regarding the export to the European market from the Republic of Macedonia
Kalin Babushku - Company Macedonia Export - Positive and negative experiences when making a breakthrough on the foreign markets
The Forum is part of the USAID Project Partnership for Better Business Regulation, implemented by EPI CENTER International and the four key partners: Economic Chamber of Macedonia; ICT Chamber of Commerce (MASIT), Economic Chamber of North west Macedonia and Macedonian Chambers of Commerce.