Economic Services

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Banks’ Role in Preventing Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Seminars

US Ambassador to Macedonia Phillip T. Reeker together with the Governor of the National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia Petar Goshev opened the first of the two seminars on “Banks’ Role in Preventing Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing” that took place in the period October 14-22, 2008, in Struga, Macedonia. US Embassy Skopje invited experts from the US Department of the Treasury, as well as experts from the Republic of Macedonia, that shared expertise with the participants, representatives of all banks in Macedonia, the National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia, and from the Macedonian FIU, on how to best develop a good compliance program within their institutions in order to be able to detect unusual and suspicious transactions, and deal with money launderers and financiers of terrorism. To view presentations from the seminars, please click here; [English | Macedonian]. 

The New Color of Money

United States Unveils Newly Designed $10 Bill
The U. S. unveiled a new, more secure design for the $10 bill expected to enter circulation in early 2006. The $10 note redesign is part of an ongoing U.S. effort to stay ahead of increasingly sophisticated counterfeiters, according to a news release issued jointly by the U.S. Treasury's Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the Federal Reserve Board and the U.S. Secret Service, September 28, 2005.

Safer, Smarter, More Secure $50 Note Began Circulating September 28, 2004
Department Of The Treasury And Federal Reserve System Issued a Date For Series 2004 $50 Note.

Safer, Smarter, More Secure $20 Note Began Circulating October 09, 2003
Department Of The Treasury And Federal Reserve System Issued a Date For Series 2004 $20 Note.

Learn all about the new $20 Note, Embassy PP Presentaion in Macedonian.(PPT--4.97MB)

The interactive bill provides an animated tutorial on the anti-counterfeiting and other design features of the new $20 note. Please note that the animated tutorial requires the free Macromedia Flash Player ™.

Economic Reporting
- Overview of the Macedonian Macroeconomy.
- Macedonian Economy at a Glance [This PDF form can be downloaded using Adobe Reader].