Dear AmCham Macedonia members and friends –
Thank you for picking up the summer 2015 edition of Emerging Macedonia. I hope you’ll enjoy this issue’s
focus on current trends and challenges in the country’s internship programs. Our hope is that these reallife intern stories will inspire students and companies alike to invest both time and care into internship
programs. In this issue, we’ve also included pieces on several current hot topics ranging from U.S. trade
policy progress to persistent expat visa and permits issues here in Macedonia.
I hope you’ll agree that June’s Business-University Cooperation roundtable was a successful way to
highlight functioning partnerships in higher education as well as encourage more dynamism in this area in
the coming year. We’re also proud of the results of our first intern matchmaking event hosting by Pivara
Skopje as well as our 2nd annual event connecting local suppliers with some of the best-known foreign
investors.
Coming up this fall, we are planning our 15th annual General Assembly, a variety of member to member
learning sessions, meetings with Public Revenue Office representatives and other key institutions as well
as our traditional holiday gatherings marking the close of another busy year.
Wishing all of our readers a reinvigorating summer vacation,
Michelle Osmanli
Executive Director
American Chamber of Commerce in Macedonia • Vasil Gjorgov 20A, 2nd floor, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia
Phone: (+389 2) 3216 714; Fax (389) 2 3246 950 • [email protected] www.amcham.com.mk