Facts about North Macedonia

1. Strategically located for future business expansion - Strategically located
2. First country in South East Europe to sign the Stabilization and Association agreement with the European Union  in 2001  - Stabilization and Association agreement  with EU
3. Excellent infrastructure
4. EU candidate country
5. North Macedonia has signed a protocol on the accession to NATO on 6th February 2019
6. Fast company registration
7. Modernized electronic Real Estate Cadaster- electronic Cadaster
8. “One Stop-Shop“system for border cross trading-One Stop-Shop
9. Electronic payment of Taxes
10. The Regulatory Guillotine project - cutting red tape-Regulatory Guillotine
11. Lowest taxes in Europe
12. Available skilled workforce
13. High quality of life
14. Political stability
15. Monetary stability
16. Macroeconomic stability
17. Business-oriented Government
18. 10th  EASE OF DOING BUSINESS World Bank’s Doing Business 2019 Report
19.  1^st IN TOTAL TAX RATE IN THE WORLD PwC and World Bank Group Study 2015
20. Fitch affirms Macedonia at BB+ positive (stable credit rating 2019)
21. FTAs with EU, EFTA, CEFTA countries; Turkey and the Ukraine; providing access to over 650m customers
22. Two international airports: Skopje and Ohrid
23. Two Pan-European corridors: East-West Corridor 8 and North-South Corridor 10