Governor, Macedonian National Bank Petar Gosev of Macedonia

Finance Minister Petar Gosev has expressed optimism about the talks.

Gosev said in reply: "I cannot say at this point.

During the discussion, Finance Minister Petar Gosev said that the changes ought to be adopted because certain weaknesses have been registered in the existing law.

Finance Minister Gosev said that the changes were aimed at increasing the independence and autonomy of the National Bank as well as the professionalism, responsibility and transparency of its work.

Gosev said that these changes were necessary in order to prevent the suspicious regrouping of bank's capital as well as to define the persons that have credibility to buy shares.

Gosev said he would negotiate with the SSM.

Gosev said the money was largely spent on improving Georgievski’s standing ahead of elections.

On July 18, central bank governor Petar Gosev had ordered the majority owner to sell 95% of its shareholding by Sep 30.

The Governor of the National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia Petar Gosev said that the inflation from the aspect of the Central bank is still under control, the planned rate of 2,5% will be lower and will amount around of 1,5%, and deficit of the current account instead of the projected 3,2% is expected to be lower by one percent which is a result of the trade balance and better influx of private transfers.

This did not happen (though Gosev was later sacked in favor of an SDSM insider, Nikola Popovski.

On 7 September, opposition candidate Petar Gosev was attacked by a member of the VMRO-DPMNE: The unnamed assailant held a broken glass bottle to Gosev's throat in a cafe following a party meeting in Prilep.

Gosev said that the solid monetary and fiscal policy would offer opportunity for granting better financial support to the private sector.

Japanese banks are to finance an USD 86 million dam project in FYR Macedonia (FYROM), designed to provide potable tap water for some 100,000 inhabitants in the southeast of the country, Finance Minister Petar Gosev said recently, according to dpa.

National Bank Governor Petar Gosev is unsatisfied with the delay in the Dutch ING Group's entrance in Postenska Banka.