The country was however hit in the gut by the global financial crisis, and newly-designated Finance Minister Zoran Stavrevski, who is also the deputy prime minister, announced the country had dipped into a recession.
Ţara a fost, totuşi lovită puternic de criza financiară globală şi noul ministrul de finanţe Zoran Stavrevski, care ocupă, de asemenea, şi fotoliul de vicepremier, a anunţat că ţara a căzut în recesiune.