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events
Vienna, another page in the
path of “Macedonia 2025”
The organization “Macedo- Albania, and Kosovo) to significantly
nia2025” continues with its increase their cooperation, in order to
agenda of quality events. overcome the political obstacles and
On June 16, 2016, an event to do everything which is necessary to
took place in Vienna where enable more efficient trade, with elimi-
different aspects for investment in nated or with minimized mutual trade
Macedonia were presented, as well as barriers and duties. The attendants
some successful Macedonian business were also greeted by Michael Kraus,
stories. The event was attended by ap- owner of the Palais Kaiserhaus, and
proximately 100 participants, repre- founder of “Donau Finanz”.
sentatives from Austria’s business sec-
tor, successful businessmen who come The speeches were followed by dis-
from Macedonia and live abroad, as cussions organized into three panels.
well as representatives of international The first panel titled “Doing business
institutions. The event was held in the in Macedonia, the perspective of the
exclusive ambience of the Palais Kaiser- investors” included presentations of
haus. the experiences of foreign companies
which are already present in the Mace-
The event was divided into several donian market. Steve Sharp, the CEO
segments. The introductory speeches of “Euromax Resources” presented the
were first. John Bitove, Jr. opened the experience of his company in the cur-
event and pointed out the opportunities rent preparatory period for one of the
for faster economic progress through largest investments in the history of
the stronger connection of Macedonia Macedonia, the new gold mine “Ilovi-
with its disaspora, including the nu- ca”. It was good to listen to the strong
merous network of quality profession- determination of the company to com-
als with Macedonian origin dispersed ply with the high environmental stan-
throughout the world. Marco Man- dards in mining. The Vice President
tovanelli, Director in the World Bank of “Austrian Airlines” and the CEO of
for Macedonia and Kosovo was next, he the Investment Fund SEAF pointed out
indicated that lately the capital invest- their positive experiences from doing
ments in infrastructure contribute for business in Macedonia within a longer
an improved quality of the economic period of time.
growth in Macedonia. He pointed out
that it is very important for the six In the second panel titled “Macedo-
countries of the region, which are not nian Successful Stories”, the attendants
EU member states (Macedonia, Serbia, enjoyed the short presentations of sev-
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, eral representatives of successful busi-
nesses. Primarily Zivko Mukaetov, CEO
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