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Business Climate Survey Macedonia 2016 Austria’s Business Voice in Macedonia Mr. Gerhard Schlattl, The Commercial Attaché Austrian Embassy, Commercial Section Skopje Head of ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA in Macedonia

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Page 1: Business Climate Survey Macedonia 2016 fileAustria – No. 2 Investor in Macedonia • According to the latest official statistics of the Macedonian National Bank the total amount

Business Climate Survey

Macedonia 2016 Austria’s Business Voice in Macedonia

Mr. Gerhard Schlattl, The Commercial Attaché

Austrian Embassy, Commercial Section Skopje

Head of ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA in Macedonia

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Austria – No. 2 Investor in Macedonia

• According to the latest official statistics of the Macedonian National Bank the total

amount of Austrian direct investment in Macedonia amounts to 516,3 Mio. EUR

(by 31.12. 2014). Austria is thus one of the biggest investors in Macedonia.

Според последните официјални податоци на Народна Банка на РМ, вкупната

вредност на директите инвестиции од Австрија во Македонија (заклучно

31.12. 2014) изнесува 516,3 милиони евра. Австрија е еден од најголемите

инвеститори во Македонија.

• Austria is ranked No. 2 after Netherlands followed by Greece and Slovenia.

Aвстрија е рангирана на второ место после Холандија , следат Грција и

Словенија.

• More than 50 Austrian companies with Austrian capital are established in

Macedonia.

Пoвеќе од 50 австриски компании со австриски капитал се основани во

Македонија.

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Survey 2016 - Details

• Period of Survey | Период на спроведување на анкетата

November– December 2015 |Ноември-декември 2015

• Research Method| Meтода на истражување

quantitative web survey |квантитативна ВЕБ анкета

• Target Group| Целна група

Managing Directors of Austrian companies in Macedonia| Менаџери на

австриските фирми во Македонија

• Number of participants| Број на учесници

n = 48 (53% response rate)| n=48 (53% стапка на одговор)

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Core Findings of the Survey 1/2

• Austrian companies in Macedonia are predominantly active in the services sector.

Aвстриските компании во Македонија се претежно активни во секторот на

услуги.

• Nearly half of the Austrian companies assess the current economic situation in

Macedonia as flawed/poor. Most of them expect a similar situation in 2016.

Речиси половина од австриските компании ja oценуваат актуелната економска

состојба во Македонија како незадоволителна. Најголем дел од нив

очекуваат слична ситуација и за 2016 година.

• For 2016 48% of the companies expect an increase in turnover, more than 40%

plan to hire new employees and more than 30% plan to increase investments.

Зa 2016 година 48 % од компаниите очекуваат раст на прометот, повеќе од

40 % планираат нови вработувања и повеќе од 30% планираат да ги зголемат

инвестициите.

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Core Findings of the Survey 2/2

• Austrian companies assess the attractiveness of Macedonia as a destination of

foreign direct investment predominantly as satisfactory. | Австриските компании

ја оценуваат атрактивноста на Македонија како дестинација за странски

директни инвестиции претежно како задоволителна.

• Regarding the framework conditions, the largest differences between expectations

and reality are similar like in 2015 in fields like fight against corruption, good

payment moral and progress towards EU accession. |Во однос на општите

рамковни услови најголемите разлики помеѓу очекувањата и реалноста се

исти како и во 2015 , во областите на платежниот морал , борбата против

корупцијата и напредокот во ЕУ интеграциите.

• The three top priorities of Austrian companies regarding the Macedonian

Government are political stability, fight against corruption and legal security.

| Tрите врвни приоритети на австриските компании во однос на македонската

Влада се политичка стабилност, борбата против корупција и правната

сигурност.

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1. How many people does your company employ?

Колку вработени има Вашата компанија?

52%

23% 25%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

1 - 20 21-100 +100

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2. In which sector is your company active?

Со кој сектор се занимава Вашата компанија?

31%

0%

6%

21%

42%

0 0,05 0,1 0,15 0,2 0,25 0,3 0,35 0,4 0,45

Other/Drugi

Energy, Water Management, Waste Management/ energija, menagmentza vodostopanstvo, menagment za otpad

Construction/Gradeznistvo

Trade/trgovija

Services /uslugi

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3. How would you assess the current general economic

situation in the Republic of Macedonia?

Како ја оценувате моменталната економска состојба во

Македонија?

0%

36%

39%

23%

3%

2%

44%

44%

8%

2%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%

bad/losa

flawed/poor,nezadovolitelna

satisfactory/zadovolitelna

good/dobra

very good/mnogu dobra

2016 Survey

2015 Survey

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4. How do you expect will the general economic situation

look like in the Republic of Macedonia in 2016

by comparison to 2015?

Како ја предвидувате економската состојба во Македонија

во 2016 во споредба со 2015?

0%

3%

55%

40%

3%

2%

23%

58%

13%

4%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

much worse than in 2015/mnogu polosa od 2015

a bit worse than in 2015 /malku polosa od 2015

similar like in 2015/slicna kako 2015

better than in 2015/podobra od 2015

much better than in 2015/mnogu podobra od 2015

2016 Survey

2015 Survey

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5. How will the specific sector of your company develop in

2016 by comparison to 2015?

Како Вашиот сектор ќе се развива во 2016 во однос на

2015?

3%

13%

26%

54%

5%

0%

15%

54%

25%

6%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

worsen substantially/mnogu ke se vlosi

worsen a bit /malku ke se vlosi

stay stable/ke ostane nepromeneta

improve a bit /malku ke se podobri

improve substantially/znacajno ke se podobri

2016 Survey

2015 Survey

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6. How do you assess the current economic situation of

your company in the Republic of Macedonia?

Како ја оценувате моменталната економска состојба на

Вашата компанија во Македонија?

0%

16%

50%

32%

3%

2%

8%

52%

31%

7%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

bad/losa

flawed/poor,nezadovolitelna

satisfactory/zadovolitelna

good/dobra

very good/mnogu dobra

2016 Survey

2015 Survey

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7. How will the following factors develop

in your company in 2016?

Како во 2016 ке се развиваат долунаведените ставки во

Вашата компанија?

8%

44%

48%

4%

54%

42%

7%

59%

34%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

decreased/pad no change/nepromeneto increased/rast

Turnover/promet

Number of Employees/broj na vraboteni

Investments/investicii

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8. How would you assess the development of the Republic of

Macedonia in terms of attractiveness for foreign investors?

Како го оценувате досегашниот развој на Македонија во

однос на привлекување на странски инвеститори?

10%

51%

26%

13%

23%

46%

31%

0%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

flawed/poor,nezadovolitelna

satisfactory/zadovolitelna

good/dobra

very good/mnogu dobra

2016 Survey

2015 Survey

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9. How IMPORTANT are the following framework conditions

and location factors on the Macedonian market?

Колку се важни следниве услови т.е. стопански фактори на

македонскиот пазар?

(5 = very important, 1 = not important)

3,66

3,77

3,86

3,88

3,89

3,9

4,14

4,23

4,26

4,26

4,27

4,54

4,65

0 0,5 1 1,5 2 2,5 3 3,5 4 4,5 5

Public Subsidies and Investment Incentives/Drzaven sistem na subvencii

Approval Processes/procedura za dobivanje dozvola

Environmental Conditions/ekoloska situacija

Availability of local suppliers/ Dostapnost na lokalni dobavuvaci

Quality of local suppliers/ kvalitet na lokalni dobavuvaci

Flexible Labor Law/Flexibilen zakon za rabota

Customs and Administration/Carinski sistem i uprava

Quality of Human Resources, Employees/kvalitet na rabotnata snaga

Availability of Human resources, Employees /Dostapnost na covecki resursi,vraboteni

Infrastructure/infrastruktura

Perspective on EU Accession/EU - integracija

Good Payment Behavior/platezen moral

Fight against Corruption/Borba protiv korupcija

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10. How SATISFIED are you currently with the following

framework conditions and location factors on the

Macedonian market? Колку сте задоволни од следниве

услови т.е. стопански фактори на македонскиот пазар?

(5 = very satisfied, 1 = not satisfied)

2,09

2,42

2,42

2,7

2,73

2,83

2,84

3,07

3,16

3,19

3,2

3,22

3,36

0 0,5 1 1,5 2 2,5 3 3,5 4

Fight against Corruption/Borba protiv korupcija

Perspective on EU Accession/EU - integracija

Good Payment Behavior/platezen moral

Infrastructure/infrastruktura

Environmental Conditions/ekoloska situacija

Public Subsidies and Investment Incentives/Drzaven sistem na subvencii

Customs and Administration/Carinski sistem i uprava

Flexible Labor Law/Flexibilen zakon za rabota

Approval Processes/procedura za dobivanje dozvola

Availability of local suppliers/ Dostapnost na lokalni dobavuvaci

Availability of Human resources, Employees /Dostapnost na covecki resursi…

Quality of Human Resources, Employees/kvalitet na rabotnata snaga

Quality of local suppliers/ kvalitet na lokalni dobavuvaci

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Framework Conditions: Importance vs. Satisfaction

Рамковни услови: Важност наспроти задоволство

(5 = very satisfied/important, 1 = not satisfied/important)

4,65 4,54

4,27 4,26 4,14

3,86

4,26 4,23

3,66 3,9 3,88

3,77 3,89

2,09

2,42 2,42

2,7 2,84

2,73

3,2 3,22

2,83

3,07 3,19 3,16 3,36

1,5

2

2,5

3

3,5

4

4,5

5

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11. What are your expectations and wishes towards

the Macedonian government? Кои се очекувањата и желбите насочени кон македонската Влада?

15%

17%

29%

35%

50%

50%

67%

69%

77%

85%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%

Access to financial funds/pristap do finansiski fondovi

Modernisation of Labor Law/modernizacija na zakonot za rabota

Stable currency/stabilna valuta

Transparent and simple Tax laws/poednostaveni i itransparentnidanocni propisi

Improvement of infrastructure/podobruvanje na infrastrukturata

More initiatives for the EU Accession/zabrzuvanje na EU integraciite

Reduction of Bureaucracy/namaluvanje na birokratijata

Legal Security/pravna sigurnost

Fight against Corruption/borba protiv korupcijata

Political Stability/politicka stabilnost

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