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РINУTБEРRИVКIEАW

(photo: Economy and business)

What started as an initiative of John Bitove, Sr., and it was primarily elaborated by Mike
Zafirovski and John Bitove, Jr., turned into the brand Macedonia2025. In October this year
the Summit organized by Macedonia2025 will once again take place in Skopje. About this
first-class event and about the wide spectrum of their activities throughout the year we
talked to Biljana Markovikj Stamenova, the Executive Director of Macedonia2025

Biljana Markovikj The Annual Summit of
Stamenova Macedonia2025 became a
leading platform in the
Executive Director of region
Macedonia2025

One of the activities of the or- B. M. Stamenova: Macedo- throughout the world. The idea
ganization Macedonia2025 is the nia2025 is an international, non- on organization of annual confer-
organization of regular annual governmental and nonprofit or- ences originates from 2011 when
conferences which became rec- ganization established in 2007 the circle of top individuals inter-
ognizable for their high quality. by exceptional professionals ested to help this country started
What are your experiences from from the diaspora, which strives to expand. The goal was once a
the annual conferences held so to contribute for the economic year to invite them to a business
far? What would you point out in development of this country meeting in order to share their
particular? through its network of members expertise with the Macedonian

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