Facts about 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 & NATO candidate country
5. Fast company registration
6. Modernized electronic Real Estate Cadaster- electronic Cadaster
7. “One Stop-Shop“system for border cross trading-One Stop-Shop
8. Electronic payment of Taxes
9. The Regulatory Guillotine project - cutting red tape-Regulatory Guillotine
10. Lowest taxes in Europe
11. Available skilled workforce
12. High quality of life
13. Political stability
14. Monetary stability
15. Macroeconomic stability
16. 2^ND in STARTING A BUSINESS World Bank’s Doing Business 2016 Report
17.  Business-oriented Government
18. 12th  EASE OF DOING BUSINESS World Bank’s Doing Business 2016 Report
19.  1^st IN TOTAL TAX RATE IN THE WORLDPwC and World Bank Group Study 2015
20. Fitch affirms Macedonia at BB+ (stable credit rating 2015)- Fitch BB+
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