Public Debt Management in North Macedonia: Challenges and Opportunities in the Context of EU Accession
Session
Management Business and Economics
Description
The public debt represent an issue that is constantly discussed in different levels in the societies and herein, as a phenomenon provokes greater interest and capture considerable attention. Whereas, the governments continuously adopt different strategies and pursue various trends in management of the public debt. The purpose of this research paper is to comprehensively analyze the alignment of the public debt management strategy of North Macedonia with the fiscal convergence criteria for EU accession and its impact on fiscal discipline. Likewise, conduct thorough review and assessment of country’s latest strategies in debt management and see what reforms are further needed to ensure full compliance with EU fiscal rules. The analysis of the fiscal indicators, the public debt and budget deficit provide an outlook on the country’s historical and current performance in public financial management. For this purpose are used secondary data from respective institution and reviewed reports from different international bodies. Later, several conclusions and recommendations are drawn in direction of ensuring better public debt management in North Macedonia towards accession into the European Union.
Keywords:
public debt, budget deficit, debt management, EU
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-982-41-2
Location
UBT Lipjan, Kosovo
Start Date
25-10-2025 9:00 AM
End Date
26-10-2025 6:00 PM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2025.400
Recommended Citation
Saidi, Sani, "Public Debt Management in North Macedonia: Challenges and Opportunities in the Context of EU Accession" (2025). UBT International Conference. 15.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/2025UBTIC/MBE/15
Public Debt Management in North Macedonia: Challenges and Opportunities in the Context of EU Accession
UBT Lipjan, Kosovo
The public debt represent an issue that is constantly discussed in different levels in the societies and herein, as a phenomenon provokes greater interest and capture considerable attention. Whereas, the governments continuously adopt different strategies and pursue various trends in management of the public debt. The purpose of this research paper is to comprehensively analyze the alignment of the public debt management strategy of North Macedonia with the fiscal convergence criteria for EU accession and its impact on fiscal discipline. Likewise, conduct thorough review and assessment of country’s latest strategies in debt management and see what reforms are further needed to ensure full compliance with EU fiscal rules. The analysis of the fiscal indicators, the public debt and budget deficit provide an outlook on the country’s historical and current performance in public financial management. For this purpose are used secondary data from respective institution and reviewed reports from different international bodies. Later, several conclusions and recommendations are drawn in direction of ensuring better public debt management in North Macedonia towards accession into the European Union.
