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.

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.

“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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Word of the passengers for Brussels

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Marko Ingilizov: I’m very excited right now. We have been preparing for a long time and I honestly didn’t expect that we would win, maybe that we would be among the top ten. And for us, this is a big surprise. We encourage all young people to work hard and participate in this quiz.

Marko Ingjilizov and Viktoria Panova win the national competition – they will represent the country at the final of the European Money Quiz

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Marko Ingjilizov and Viktoria Panova will represent our country at the final of the European Money Quiz, which will be held on 7 May this year in Brussels, Belgium. They are students of Koco Racin high school from Veles and achieved the best results at the national finals held today at the Faculty of Economics at the Ss Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, in the competition against peers from all over the country.

A working meeting for the preparation of the European Money Quiz was held

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The National Bank hosted a working meeting with the teachers – coordinators from primary and secondary schools in the country which will participate in the European Money Quiz. At today’s event, held in our country for the first time and organized by the Macedonian Banking Association, the Ministry of Education and Science, the National Bank and the Securities and Exchange Commission, individual phases and training for preparation of the competition aimed at financial education of youth aged 13 – 15 years, were presented.

Memorandums signed with the Macedonian Stock Exchange and the Central Depository

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Today, January 31, 2019, the Macedonian Banking Association has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Macedonian Stock Exchange AD Skopje and the Central Securities Depository AD Skopje establishing the fields for cooperation that are of mutual interest in the area of ​​financial operation and operations with securities. The purpose of the cooperation is to improve the situation on the financial market and the securities market in the Republic of Macedonia.

Decade anniversary of the Macedonian Credit Bureu

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The Macedonian credit bureau with a ceremony celebrated its decade of existence. In the presence of numerous guests, the Macedonian credit bureau welcomed its 10th birthday (29.11.2018) as a respectable institution that became a trusted partner of the banks, financial sector, citizens and companies in the country.

The Macedonian Banking Association awarded the best officers for 2018

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In its premiere year of existence, the Macedonian Banking Association, on the occasion of the World Savings Day October 31, awarded the best officers for 2018. At a convenient ceremony, 38 officers from 15 banks and 2 savings houses and two financial institutions, received recognition for their work, a reward even more valuable, because it was adopted by the assessments of their immediate associates.

MBA at the seminar of the Chamber of Executors of the Republic of Macedonia

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Gorazd Popovski, Deputy Chairman of the Legal Commission of the Macedonian Banking Association and Manager of the Legal Division at Stopanska Banka AD Skopje, at a seminar organized by the Chamber of Enforcement Agents of the Republic of Macedonia on May 19, 2018 held a presentation on the topic “Review of the proposals and remarks of the banking sector towards the draft amendments to the Law on Enforcement”.