Close ‘huge’ gender gap to boost GDP – North Macedonia governor

Head of central bank says supporting female entrepreneurs could add $5trn-6trn to global economy

Gender imbalance

Closing the western Balkans’ gender employment gap could boost GDP by as much as 18%, the governor of the National Bank of North Macedonia said on October 4.

Speaking at the Women Economic Forum in Skopje, Anita Bezhoska highlighted that the global gender employment gap had been widening since the pandemic.

“The estimated time to close this gap with the current pace of progress is a staggering 152 years,” she said. Bezhoska added that doing so would require “comprehensive reforms across

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@centralbanking.com or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.centralbanking.com/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@centralbanking.com to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Central Banking? View our subscription options

Register for Central Banking

All fields are mandatory unless otherwise highlighted

This address will be used to create your account

Most read articles loading...

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Central Banking account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account

.