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AMCHAM NEWS & EVENTS Spring 2017 / Issue 53 AMCHAM NEWS & EVENTS Spring 2017 / Issue 53 Development of Retail Park Formats – CBRE Macedonia Info Session Motivi Leads Lively Session on “HR Challenges” On February 8th, Goran Zivkovic, CBRE Macedonia’s Managing Direc- tor, presented the main advantages of Retail Parks as new real estate opportunities, both for potential investors and for future tenants. The audience was comprised of rep- resentatives from member compa- nies and CBRE’s business partners in Macedonia. Mr. Zivkovic high- lighted the main differences between Shopping centers and Retail parks, as well as the key benefits on why Retail Parks attract the investors, such as: Low construction costs, Short construction period, Flexible layouts, Lower rents and better logis- tical management options. The main questions from the par- ticipants were focused on the types of tenants these retail parks attract, the ROE, preferable size and loca- tion of the parks and the occupancy rates.  The group was eager to hear the comparable experiences from the On January 31st, Norik Selimi, Founder & CEO, initiated a dynamic discussion with representatives from 7 member companies from a variety of sectors at our latest M2M Learning Session. His presentation highlighted direct and indirect competition com- panies face when seeking talent on the local marketplace, particularly for employees with advanced IT skills. The group also discussed chal- lenges in the temporary employment sphere, including ensuring continu- ity of temporary employees’ pub- lic health insurance coverage. The group agreed that the current legal framework generally does not sup- port flexible working arrangements that are becoming ever more popular around the world and in Macedonia. at the end of 2016, contributed with 35% in the total stock. Serbian retail market where this for- mat showed significant growth and Finally, participants learned about www.kariera.mk, a job ful- fillment platform recently launched within the Motivi group. Selimi emphasized that job seekers on kariera.mk receive training on CV New Member Highlights Deloitte’s view of the ERP today On March 28th, Deloitte Macedonia and Serbia’s Tomislav Limbevski and Aleksan- dar Andrejin, presented Deloitte’s high level understanding of ERP implementation and expansion trends globally and in the region, emphasizing the need for companies to maximize the available benefits. The Deloitte team demonstrated the importance of com- panies engaging objective experts to pro- vide quality assurance services prior to and during ERP implementations and expan- sions, including data migrations, project security management and process design. The Deloitte team cited a long list of clients for whom such services had lowered over- all  project risks and costs. The event was well-attended by repre- sentatives of companies that are already running or currently implementing ERPs in Macedonia. 32 AMCHAM MAGAZINE development and interviewing skills and that HR managers can share best practices with one another via the platform. Frontw isegroup, the non-core professional, is a rapidly growingly recruitment and talent acquisition company based in Skopje. Combining our unique work culture with Delphi Automnotive is a high-technology company that integrates safer, greener and more connected solutions for the automotive sector. Neahquartered in Ghilingham, U.K., Delphi operates technical centers, manufacturing sites and customer support services in 44 countries. At Delphi, we the quality and enthusiasm of our team, we deliver high quality service at a competitive price. Your needs in recruit- ment, IT development, adaptive learning & sales, will be in safe hands at Frontwisegroup. We have high quality stan- dards and we act in a fast and accurate manner. Besides that we combine optimized products our ‘frontwise’ use of technology with a pleasant pricing model. Our unique ‘state of the art’ recruitment delivery center has great knowledge about the innovations in the Talent Acquisition and Recruitment marked, we have high deliv- ery standards and continuously innovate and improve our ‘Frontwise way of working’. are driven by meaningful innovation. We see the future of driving and are making it possible today. We envision a society with zero road fatalities, zero injuries, and zero accidents. Delphi is present in Macedonia starting from January 2016. Areas of production: electronic controls, infotainment and driver interface, passive and active safety electronic systems. AMCHAM MAGAZINE 33