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Investor: Privatization Agency of the Republic of Macedonia World Bank Government of the Republic of Macedonia Contractor: Agency for Technological Development and Environmental Protection Subject: Elaboration of the Study of Economic Development of Veles Municipality Contract: Contract no. 0307-05 from 26.01.2001 Geographic location: Consultant team Project manager Antonie Efremov, graduat ed met allurgical engineer Basic characteristics and analysis of Borche Blazevs ki, Doctor of Economy the ex isting economic condition of Antonie Efremov, graduated metallurgical engineer Veles municipality Veronika Efremova, graduated lawyer Elena Cekova, graduated electrical engineer Marjan Nikolov, graduated economist * Sonja Prendzova- Jurukovska, graduated architect Rodna Jancheva, specialist in social works Development of industry Antonie Efremov, graduated metallurgical engineer Metodija Stojkov, Doctor of Economy Elena Cekova, graduated electrical engineer Dragan Lazetic, gradu ated metallurgical engineer Goce Radevski, graduated mechanical engineer Trajko Prendzov, graduated metallurgical engineer Panche Trajkov, graduated engineer of technology Development of tourism Naume Marinovski, Doctor of Tourism Zoran Tuntev, Master of Tourism Elena Cekova, graduated electrical engineer Sonja Prendzova- Jurukovska, graduated architect Trajko Prendzov, graduated metallurgical engineer Development of small economy Zivko Atanasovski, Doctor of Economy Marija Zarezankova - Potevska, Doctor of economy Veronika Efremova, graduated lawyer Elena Cekova, graduated electrical engineer Zlatko Efremov, graduated electrical engineer Ana Jankulovska, graduated agronomist Milan Markov, graduated lawyer Todor Levkov, graduated economist Zlatko Leov, graduated lawyer Environmental protection Dragan Lazetic, graduated metallurgical engineer Antonie Efremov, graduated metallurgical engineer Vidoja Trpevski, Doctor of agriculture Elena Cekova, graduated electrical engineer Gjorgi Velevski, graduated civil engineer Sonja Prendzova- Jurukovska, graduated architect Text and graphics processing, Zla tko Efremov, graduated electrical engineer CD-ROM preparation Elena Cekova, graduated electrical engineer i TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents PREFACE ................................................................................................................................ 1 INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................................... 3 A) Origin of the Report....................................................................................................... 3 B) Basis of the Project....................................................................................................... 3 C) Project Goals................................................................................................................. 4 PART I 1. MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF VELES MUNICIPALITY...................................................... 7 1.1 Population and Settlements in Veles Municipality..................................................... 7 1.2 Natural Characterisics of the Municipality.................................................................. 8 2. ANALYSIS OF THE ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF VELES....... 12 Introduction...................................................................................................................... 12 2.1 Gener al Movements of the Exis ting Economic Deve lopment of the Municipality.. 12 2.2 Social Condition and Social Institutions in Veles Municipality............................... 23 2.3 Infrastructure as an Important Development Factor................................................ 26 PART II INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................31 Research Methodology.................................................................................................... 31 Field Research Results.................................................................................................... 32 A. DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRY ....................................................................................... 33 Introduction...................................................................................................................... 35 A.1 Basic Characteristics of the Previous Development............................................... 35 A.2 Opportunities and Recommendations for Further Industrial Development........... 40 A.3 Oppor tunities for Revitalization of the Exis ting Economic Subje cts and Improvement of the Utilization Level of the Installed Capacities.................... 44 A.4. Export Str ate gy with Instructions For Advancing the Foreign Markets with the Existing Production Programs................................. 50 B. DEVELOPMENT OF THE SMALL ECONOMY AND THE HANDICRAFTS...................... 57 Introduction...................................................................................................................... 59 B.1 Promotion of the Small Economy and Handicrafts................................................. 59 B.2 Comparative Advantages of the Small Private Enterprises.................................... 65 B.3 Measures and Forms of Support of the Small Economy........................................ 66 B.4 Introducing New Forms and Instruments for Financing in the Small Economy.... 68 B.5 Recommendations for Small Economy Development............................................ 74 B.6 The Market as a Development Factor of the Small Economy................................. 76 C. OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROMOTION OF TOURISM AND CATERING........................... 85 Introduction...................................................................................................................... 87 C.1. Comparative Advantages and Developmental Limits of Transit Tourism............. 88 C.2 Analysis of Tourist Development in Veles Region.................................................. 88 C.3 Identification of the Developmental Problems and Resolving Directions ............. 95 C.4 Locational Assignment of the New Tourist Offer.................................................... 97 C.5 Tour is t Attr active Fund as a Dis perse Opportunity for Promotion of Transit Tourism............................................................................. 98 C.6 Attractive Basis for Development of Tourist Complex "Lake Mladost"............... 101 C.7 Concession Conditions........................................................................................... 103 C.8 Recomendation of Transit Tourism Development................................................ 103 C.9 Expected Effects..................................................................................................... 105 ii STUDY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF VELES MUNICIPALIT Y D. PROMOTION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.............................................107 Introduction.....................................................................................................................109 D.1 Environmental Condition in the Municipality of Veles ..........................................109 D.2 Pollution of the Ecosystems by Solid Waste .........................................................110 D.3 The Existing System for Communal Waste Treatment..........................................110 D.4 Concept for Resolving of Waste Problems............................................................112 D.5 Concept for Technical Revitalization of the Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfill.................................................................113 D.6 Opportunities for Solid Waste Recycling and Processing....................................116 D.7 Construction of Regional Solid Waste Landfill......................................................117 D.8 Economic Development and Environmental Protection........................................118 D.9 Sustainable Development Concept........................................................................120 E. POSSIBLE BEARERS OF THE SUPPORT TO THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT CONCEPTS.............................................................123 Introduction.....................................................................................................................125 E.1 Local Developmennt Institutions............................................................................125 E.2 National Development Agencies and State Institutions........................................130 F. PROJECTION OF THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF VELES MUNICIPALITY.............131 Introduction.....................................................................................................................133 F.1 Projection for GDP Realisation...............................................................................133 F.2 Projection of the Employment Growth...................................................................134 G. PLAN FOR INTEGRAL DEVELOPMENT OF VELES MUNICIPALITY............................135 Institutional Strengthening of Local Government............................................................137 Industry ...........................................................................................................................139 Dev elopment of Small Economy ......................................................................................140 Environmental Protection ................................................................................................141