01940cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF015482 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781513551395 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. European Dept. Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2015. 1 online resource (38 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This Selected Issues paper analyzes export competitiveness in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYR Macedonia). Export performance in FYR Macedonia has been strong over the last decade, critically contributing to overall growth. Exports have been re-oriented toward new products with higher technological content, allowing for the build-up of revealed comparative advantages in these products. The analysis based on Constant Market Share analysis shows that the overall competitiveness gap of FYR Macedonia with respect to other emerging European countries has narrowed. There appears to be significant room for quality improvement, including for the most successful export products. Although the contribution of exports to GDP growth has been significant, spillover into the domestic tradable sector from the foreign investment led export sector remains limited so far. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2015/243 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2015/243/002.2015.issue-243-en.xml IMF e-Library