Ten new promoters are to leave the country in search of foreign investors. Except for Italy, Macedonian promoters are to leave for Holland, Kosovo, Albania, and South Korea. These five promoters were chosen in the last contest and another five people that were chosen earlier are to leave for Canada, France, Great Britain, Turkey and Belgium. The Government only needs to appoint the promoters for Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan. This shows that the Government has no intention to stop sending promoters abroad. Thus far, the promoters succeeded in bringing one-two foreign investments to the country. The Government also asked the ambassadors to look for foreign investors. The Agency for Foreign Investments is optimistic that despite the crisis, many companies will come to the country this year.

“In times of crisis, businessmen are looking for a way to make money and they seek cheaper places for production. The qualified labour force is one of the advantages for investing. In 2012, the investment will be the same as in 2011,” director of the Agency for Foreign Investments, Visar Fida, said recently. The Government increased the budget for the Agency for Foreign Investments and it will have 6.2 million euro at its disposal next year.