1. Overview of the Macedonian Economy U.S. Embassy Skopje

2. Important events September 8th, 1991, a referendum on sovereignty and independence November 17th, 1991, Constitution was adopted April 26th, 1992, monetary independence and introduction of new national currency - Denar April 8th, 1993, Macedonia became the 181st member of the UN April 1993, Macedonia became a member of the World Bank and the IMF April 4th, 2003, Macedonia became a member of the WTO November 2005, Macedonia became candidate country for membership in the EU

3. Demography Total area: 25,713 square km Total population: 2.0 million Growth rate: 0.4% Rural: 40.2% Urban: 59.8% Source: State Statistical Office of the Republic of Macedonia

4. Ethnic composition Source: Census 2002, State Statistical Office of the Republic of Macedonia

5. Gross Domestic Product (in %) 19994.3%  20004.5%  2001 -4.5%  2002 0.9%  2003 2.8%  2004 4.1%  2005 4.1%  2006 4.0%  2007 6.1%  2008 5.0%  2009 -0.5%  Q1 ‘10 -0.9%  2010 2% (projection) Kosovo crisis Ethnic conflict Source: State Statistical Office of the Republic of Macedonia World economic crisis

6. GDP per capita in US$ 19971,732  19981,783  19991,821  20001,771  20011,689  20021,866  20032,285  20042,641  20052,855  20063,124  20073,876  20084,648  20094,261 Source: State Statistical Office of the Republic of Macedonia

7. Main components of GDP in Q1 2010 Financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities Public administration, defense, education, health and social work Mining, quarrying, manufacturing and electricity, gas and water supply Trade (wholesale and retail) Agriculture, forestry and fishing Transport and communication Construction 17.0 18.9 3.2 8.0 11.3 20.2 7.7 Source: State Statistical Office of the Republic of Macedonia

8. Industrial output Industrial output (average rate = period / last year’s period) ---- projected Source: State Statistical Office of the Republic of Macedonia

9. Industrial output by branches (pct. change) Source: State Statistical Office of the Republic of Macedonia

10. Foreign trade (in million US$) Projected Source: National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia

11. Foreign trade (in % change = period / last year’s period) * projected Source: National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia

12. Trade balance ---- projected Source: National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia

13. Top trading partners (at the end of June 2010, in percent of total) Exports 1. Germany = 19.4% 2. Kosovo = 13.3% 3. Bulgaria = 9.7% 4. Greece = 8.8% 5. Serbia = 7.8% 6. Italy = 7.3% 7. Croatia = 5.0% Imports 1.Germany = 11.2% 2.Russia = 10.5% 3. Serbia = 7.8% 4. Greece = 7.6% 5. Italy = 6.5% 6. China = 5.4% 7. Bulgaria = 5.1% Source: National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia

14. Trade with the USA (on cumulative basis, in million US$) Source: National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia

15. Current account balance projected Source: National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia

16. Foreign Direct Investment (in million US$) 2000215.7  2001446.3  2002105.5  2003117.5  2004321.9  2005 94.2  2006423.9  2007699.0  2008 598.6  2009 247.9  May ‘10 134.5 Source: National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia

17. Budget revenues and expenditures (in million Denar) Source: Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Macedonia

18. Budget balance (as % of GDP) --- projected Source: Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Macedonia

19. Fiscal performance (June 2010, in million denars) Source: Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Macedonia

20. Nominal Weighted Interest Rates Source: National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia

21. Foreign exchange reserves (in million US$) Dec.1998 333.5  Dec.1999 458.4  Dec.2000 713.6  Dec.2001 775.2  Dec.2002 734.5  Dec.2003 903.4  Dec.2004 985.7  Dec.2005 1,331.1  Dec.2006 1,871.0  Dec.2007 2,219.2  Dec.2008 2,106.2  Dec.2009 2,289.8  Jul.2010 2,148.5 Source: National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia

22. Inflation Inflation (average rate = period / last year’s period) * projected Source: National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia

23. Wages and consumers’ basket (in US$) 4.4% of employees have not received wage in May 2010 Source: State Statistical Office of the Republic of Macedonia

24. Unemployment (in percent) Source: Labor Force Survey (State Statistical Office) - 28.7% of the population lived below the poverty line in 2008 - “gray economy” is estimated between 15% and 40% of GDP

25. External Debt Source: National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia

26. Challenges Restore sustainable economic growth Respect property rights and enforce the rule of law Judiciary reform Continue reforms in the Cadastre Public administration reform Improve the business climate Attract more FDI Continue battle against corruption, improve governance, reduce “gray economy” EU and NATO accession