Developtments in Macedonia

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The government doesn't and shouldn't control the amount of GDP created in different cities. Also the government job is not to build buildings except in speciffic cases. Those are things determined by the open market itself. The government job is to stimulate development everywhere by different and mostly subtle methods. From the methods that are most visible, there is ofcourse the infrastructure strenghthening which is at a very low level across the country and nothing is different in Skopje's case.
What country are you from? It would be interesting to tell us how that country is managing this and then we can compare it to Macedonia.

As a person born and living in Skopje I can tell you thet I'm not happy at all how the government is controling the money that should be controlled by the city of Skopje and is investing it in all the wrong places while the crucial projects stay forgotten. The current style of investment in Skopje by the government is a catastrophy on so many levels. I don't see a reason to be envious of Skopje atm, feeling sorry for Skopje is a more appropriate emotion.

Edited by Cloverstack - 24-Mar-2009 at 12:14

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Cloverstack Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 01-Sep-2007 Location: Скопје Online Status: Offline Posts: 12453	Quote Reply #21 Posted: 24-Mar-2009 at 12:10
	The government doesn't and shouldn't control the amount of GDP created in different cities. Also the government job is not to build buildings except in speciffic cases. Those are things determined by the open market itself. The government job is to stimulate development everywhere by different and mostly subtle methods. From the methods that are most visible, there is ofcourse the infrastructure strenghthening which is at a very low level across the country and nothing is different in Skopje's case. What country are you from? It would be interesting to tell us how that country is managing this and then we can compare it to Macedonia. As a person born and living in Skopje I can tell you thet I'm not happy at all how the government is controling the money that should be controlled by the city of Skopje and is investing it in all the wrong places while the crucial projects stay forgotten. The current style of investment in Skopje by the government is a catastrophy on so many levels. I don't see a reason to be envious of Skopje atm, feeling sorry for Skopje is a more appropriate emotion. Edited by Cloverstack - 24-Mar-2009 at 12:14

macedonia Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 01-Feb-2008 Location: Lerinsko Online Status: Offline Posts: 754	Quote Reply #22 Posted: 24-Mar-2009 at 03:48
	skopje creates 70% of the Macedonian GDP Wow! The government needs to make that number lower for skopje and higher for other cities. I brought up this issue because I visited the city of Bitola 2 years ago, and i'm sorry to say I didn't see any new construction, all the buildings were old, and the newest buildings were at least 20 years old. And Bitola is a big city so I didn't know why there were no investments.

beTon Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 25-Jun-2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3893	Quote Reply #23 Posted: 24-Mar-2009 at 03:00
	its Law of regional development, but for now is just arrested development, cause there are too many priorities standing on the way, like unfinished process of decentralisation or ironing of the campaign for investing opportunities in Macedonia, which we hope that will bring interest for our natural wealth, which for now is on sell-out... The Challenge of Regional Development in the Republic of Macedonia

lslcrew Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 14-Jan-2008 Location: Skopje Online Status: Offline Posts: 10988	Quote Reply #24 Posted: 24-Mar-2009 at 02:11
	Macedonia we have recenty discussed on thhis question, some days before. Frst of all, as in the previous discussion I want to mention that skopje creates 70% of the Macedonian GDP. According to that it is normal that the biggest part of state budget should be invested in Skopje and it's surrounding. I don't want to be understanded that Skopje should get 70 percent of the state money, but I think, since now the amount of money that is invested in Skopje is fair for Skopje and also fair for the other cities and parts of the country. I agree with the fact that richest regions should help the poorest regions so they become more attractive, but nobody can take such a big amount of skopje's money, I'll be the first who won't let this happen. For the end, I don't want some of the media, or somebody who has never seen the numbers, to create an atmosphere that Skopje development is "sponsored" by some small cities. The situations is the opposite one, which now is in normal margins of country-internal inter-city cooperation. I don't now the exact name.

macedonia Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 01-Feb-2008 Location: Lerinsko Online Status: Offline Posts: 754	Quote Reply #25 Posted: 24-Mar-2009 at 00:22
	Hello everyone, I have been watching the projects on this website for a long time, and just want to say I am impressed with what I see. Having said that, I also have to ask, is the Macedonian government pouring all their money in Skopje only? What happened to all the other cities in Macedonia? Aren't there any new apartments or office buildings being built in Bitola? Strumica? Kumanovo? Gevgelija? Tetovo? I would really like to hear some of your opinions this issue. Thanks.