Events
17/12/2024

The National Bank advocates for financial inclusion of people with disabilities: Guidelines for banks and a brochure for people with visual impairment have been prepared

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The National Bank is strengthening its activities to improve the lives of people with disabilities by facilitating access to financial services. To this end, the central bank has developed Guidelines for Greater Inclusion of People with Disabilities as Consumers in the Banking Sector, which include greater facilitation of physical access to locations and installation of digital platforms, involvement in the design of banking products, as well as better information for these users of banking services. The National Bank has also developed and printed a Brochure intended for people with visual impairments, which would contribute to their greater financial education and better information about their rights.

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Events
10/12/2024

The President of MBA, Ph.D. Maja Stevkova-Shterieva, participant and speaker at the event “Invisible among the most vulnerable: Challenges for adult women in society”

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Today, the UN Women office in Skopje organized an event dedicated to raising awareness of the specific challenges faced by adult women in society. The event focused on their often-neglected role, highlighting the need for more active support at the political, economic and social levels to advance their well-being.

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Events
26/11/2024

“Green Financial Instrument for Improving Air Quality and Combating Climate Change in the Republic of North Macedonia” organized by the MBA Education Department and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP)

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On November 21, 2024, at the premises of the Macedonian Banking Association, and organized by the Education Unit at the MBA and the United Nations Development Program – UNDP, a presentation of the Program “Green Financial Instrument for Improving Air Quality and Combating Climate Change in the Republic of North Macedonia” was held. 

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MiCreS Project
04/11/2024

MiCreS project presented in front of the banking and academic comunity

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On World Savings Day, 31st of October, the Macedonian Banking Association (MBA) had the pleasure of hosting representatives from the MiCres project team – Ms. Fatma Dirkes, Vice-President of the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management and President of the European Banking & Financial Services Training Association (EBTN) and Ms. Katia Goertz, MiCreS Project Director.

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Events
30/10/2024

The Ministry of Education and Science and the Macedonian Banking Association will work to improve the financial education of students

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The Minister of Education and Science, Prof. Vesna Janevska had a meeting with Milena Perchinkova, Executive Secretary of the Macedonian Banking Association, and Ph.D. Berkan Imeri, a member of the Education Committee at the Macedonian Banking Association, where they discussed deepening of cooperation for the advancement of financial literacy education of students.

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MiCreS Project
30/09/2024

The second meeting for the MiCreS project was held

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On September 25 and 26, in Barcelona, ​​Spain, organized by the Instituto de Estudios Financieros (IEF), a second working meeting for the MiCreS project was held, attended by Jovana Lozanovska from the Macedonian Banking Association, responsible person of the Department for Education.

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ESG ACTIVITIES OF THE BANKING SECTOR EVENTS
13/09/2024

The president of the MBA, Ph.D. Maja Stevkova Shterieva and the chairman of the ESG Commission Bogoja Kitanchev, participants in the 8th global meeting of the Sustainable Banking and Finance Network – SBFN

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We are honored to announce that the Macedonian Banking Association, as a member of the Sustainable Banking and Finance Network (SBFN), is participating in the 8th global meeting (supported by the International Finance Corporation IFC – a member of the World Bank Group, the Central Bank of Brazil – Banco Central do Brazil and the Brazilian Banking Federation – FEBRABAN).

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Events
29/05/2024

THE STUDENTS WHO WON THIRD PLACE FOR FINANCIAL EDUCATION IN EUROPE AWARDED BY MBA, THE NATIONAL BANK AND THE SEC

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In the premises of the Macedonian Banking Association, on May 28, 2024, the award ceremony was held for students Kiril Kitevski and Kristijan Lazaroski from “Car Samoil” Secondary School – Resen, who, under the mentorship of Diana Gjorgievska, represented our country at the European finals in Brussels, Belgium, where they won the third place in a competition of 36,000 students from 2,200 schools across Europe. The meeting was attended by the president of the Macedonian Banking Association (MBA), Dr. Maja Stevkova-Shterieva, the governor, Dr. Anita Angelovska-Bezoska, and the president of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), MSc Nora Aliti, as well as the second- and third-placed teams of the national competition, i.e. Stefani Georgievska and Filip Klobuchinski from SEPUGS “Vasil Antevski-Dren” – Skopje with mentor Biljana Ninovska and Lara Rosomanska and Elena Rizova from Gymnasium “Dobri Daskalov” – Kavadarci with mentor Loska Davcheva.

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Events
29/03/2024

THE PRESIDENT OF MBA, DR. MAJA STEVKOVA – SHTERIEVA, PANELIST AT THE FIRST REGIONAL CONFERENCE OF ACCOUNTANTS AND CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS IN NORTH MACEDONIA

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In the organization of the Institute of Accountants and Chartered Accountants of the Republic of North Macedonia, the First Regional Conference of Accountants and Chartered Accountants in the Republic of North Macedonia was held today, under the title Accounting in the region – trends, challenges, standards and perspectives, in which the president of the Macedonian Banking Association, Dr. Maja Stevkova – Shterieva participated as a panelist.

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Events
22/03/2024

KIRIL AND KRISTIJAN FROM “CAR SAMOIL” HIGH SCHOOL – RESEN ARE THE EUROPEAN MONEY QUIZ NATIONAL WINNERS FOR THE SECOND TIME

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Students Kiril Kitevski and Kristijan Lazaroski from “Car Samoil” high school from Resen, under the mentorship of professor Dijana Gjorgievska, are the winners of the national competition for the European money quiz, which is organized by the Macedonian Banking Association (MBA), with the support of the National Bank and the Securities and exchange commission and held for the sixth time, during the Global Money Week.

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Events
19/03/2024

TRADITIONALLY WITH THE NATIONAL EUROPEAN MONEY QUIZ COMPETITION, MBA CELEBRATES GLOBAL/EUROPEAN MONEY WEEK

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Yesterday, on the first day of the Global/European Money Week – 18.03.2024, the first round of the European Money Quiz national competition took place, where over 1000 registered students from primary and secondary schools in our country competed.

The greatest success in the competition was achieved by Kiril Kitevski and Kristijan Lazaroski from Car Samoil Secondary School from Resen with their mentor Diana Gjorgievska, Stefani Georgievska and Filip Klobuchinski from SEPUGS Vasil Antevski-Dren from Skopje with their mentor Biljana Ninovska, Marija Trpinova and Kalina Trpchevska from OOU “Stiv Naumov” from Skopje, with mentor Daniela Dimishkovska, Daniela Trajkovska and Denicija Atanasova from SEPUGS Vasil Antevski-Dren from Skopje with mentor Biljana Ninovska, Lara Rosomanska and Elena Rizova from SOU Gymnasium “Dobri Daskalov” Kavadarci with mentor Loska Davcheva and Spasenija Dimova and Katerina Trpevska from OOU “Pere Toshev” from Rosoman with mentor Andriana Nikolova.

The teams continue in the second final round, which will be held on 21.03.2024, and the winning team will represent our country at the European finals, on April 19 in Brussels, Belgium.

For the sixth time, our country is participating in the European Money Quiz – a project by the European Banking Federation intended for financial education of students aged 13 to 15, which in our country is organized by the Macedonian Banking Association in cooperation with the National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia and the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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MiCreS Project
07/03/2024

MBA PARTNER OF FRANKFURT SCHOOL OF FINANCE & MANAGEMENT

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On February 21, in Frankfurt, Germany the President of the MBA, Mrs. Maja Stevkova Shterieva Ph.D. and Mrs. Milena Perchinkova, M.Sc. Executive Secretary of the Аssociation attended a kick-off meeting for the ERASMUS project known as “European micro-credentials and professional qualifications certification system in the banking & financial services sector MiCreS”.

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ESG ACTIVITIES OF THE BANKING SECTOR EVENTS
27/11/2023

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ESG COMMISSION PARTICIPATED IN BUSINESS FORUM

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“The creation of an environment for successful management of risks related to climate change and the correct application of ESG standards deserve great attention because they will ensure the creation of a healthier environment and the achievement of the goals for the sustainable development of the entire national economy.” The role of the banking sector in mitigating climate change is to ensure the transition to green financing,” said Bogoja Kitanchev, chairman of the ESG Commission at the Macedonian Banking Association, at the recent visit to the 15th Business Forum organized by the Skopje Center Rotary Club.

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Events
26/07/2023

Commission for information security

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In the direction of promotion and presentation of the Macedonian Banking Association (MBA) to the public, in the following months we will present the commissions that function as permanent working bodies within the framework of the MBA and their leaders.

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Events
19/07/2023

Commission for documentary operations

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In the direction of promotion and presentation of the Macedonian Banking Association (MBA) to the public, in the following months, we will present the commissions that function as permanent working bodies within the MBA and their leaders.

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Events
12/07/2023

Liquidity commission

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In the direction of promotion and presentation of the Macedonian Banking Association (MBA) to the public, in the following months, we will present the commissions that function as permanent working bodies within the MBA and their leaders.

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Events
20/06/2023

PRESENTATION OF MBA COMMISIONS: Risk commission

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In the direction of promotion and presentation of the Macedonian Banking Association (MBA) to the public, in the following months we will present the commissions that function as permanent working bodies within the framework of the MBA and their leaders.

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Events
07/06/2023

Introducing the committees of MBA

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In the direction of promoting and presenting the Macedonian Banking Association (MBA) to the public, in the coming months, we will introduce the committees that function as permanent working bodies within the MBA and their leaders.

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Events
06/06/2022

Macedonian banking association, National Bank and Securities and exchange commission greet the students with the best results of the European money quiz and their mentors

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Today, at the Macedonian Banking Association (MBA), President of MBA, Maja Stevkova-Shterieva Ph.D., the Vice Chairman of MBA, Mr. Sc. Toni Stojanovski, the Governor of the National Bank Anita Angelovska-Bezhoska Ph.D. and the Commissioner Zoran Kolev Ph.D., welcomed the best students of this year’s national competition for the European Money Quiz and their mentors.

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Events
24/03/2022

The Мacedonian national representatives for the European Money Quiz Finals have been selected

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The winners of the European Money Quiz national competition and our representatives in the European Finals are Mateja Taleska and Dino Danovic, students in “Josip Broz Tito” High School in Skopje, mentored by their teacher Emilija Velichkova. They managed to beat the other 439 teams in the national competition, 423 of whom competed in Macedonian and 16 in Albanian.

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Events
29/10/2021

Celebrated the World Savings Day

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The celebration of the World Savings Day, October 31, the day when we are reminded of the importance of having financial security in the form of savings and long-term savings to achieve the set goals, the Macedonian Banking Association this year organized it in a hybrid format. The celebration with a limited number of attendees was held at the Marriott Hotel, Skopje and was livestreamed on the YouTube channel of the Association.

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EBF
30/09/2021

Held the 52nd meeting of the Associate members of the European Banking Federation

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On September 29, 2021, the 52nd meeting of the Associate members of the European Banking Federation (EBF) was held virtually.

The meeting, in addition to the presidency of the Macedonian Banking Association, was attended by representatives of banking associations from Albania, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, San Marino, Croatia, Hungary, Montenegro and Turkey.

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Events
08/11/2019

IMF meeting with MBA

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The International Monetary Fund delegation, led by Bergljot Bjornson Barkbu, Head of Mission, visited the Macedonian Banking Association.

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Events
17/09/2019

FITD and MBA Initiative to Create Opportunities for Additional Financial Support to Domestic Companies

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The Fund for Innovation and Technology Development presented the instruments for financial support for the domestic companies to the members of the Macedonian Banking Association, which includes all banks and savings houses in the Republic of North Macedonia. The purpose of the FITD initiative is to find practical opportunities and models for additional funding that banks would offer to the companies to develop their business ideas and innovations.

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Events
17/07/2019

Held meeting with the ATTF representatives

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On the 16th of July 2019, yesterday, at the premises of the Macedonian Banking Association a meeting was held with the ATTF representatives. The ATTF representatives were Ben Lyon, Director of House of Training, and Claire Mozet, Program Coordinator, accompanied by a representative from the Ministry of Finance and the meeting was led by the Executive Secretary of the Macedonian Banking Association, Milena Percinkova.

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Events
04/07/2019

Lecture delivered by Deloitte’s expert

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The Macedonian Banking Association in cooperation with Deloitte Skopje organized an educational event for its members where its expert knowledge was shared by Dimitrios Goranitis, a partner in Deloitte Romania.

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Assembly
24/06/2019

Maja Stevkova Shterieva PHD President of the Macedonian Banking Association

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Maja Stevkova Shterieva Ph.D. is the new president of the Macedonian Banking Association. The current Chief Finance Officer and member of the Board of Directors of Komercijalna Banka AD Skopje comes to the place of Kosta Mitrovski, who, according to the Statute of the Macedonian Banking Association, terminated his mandate prematurely due to the termination of his function as a member of a bank’s board of directors. This is the only decision at the 11th meeting of the Assembly of the MBA.

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