The country was however hit in the gut by the global financial crisis, and newly-designated Finance Minister Zoran Stavrevski, who is also the deputy prime minister, announced the country had dipped into a recession.
Makedonija se ipak našla na udaru finansijske krize i novi mandatar, ministar finansija Zoran Stavrevski, koji je ujedno i potpredsednik vlade, objavio je da je zemlja zapala u recesiju.