Invest North Macedonia

What Invest North Macedonia does

Invest North Macedonia (legal name: Agency for Foreign Investment and Export Promotion of the Republic of North Macedonia) is the official government agency of the Republic of North Macedonia responsible for attracting foreign direct investment and promoting exports. Established in 2005 and operating under the Law on Establishment of the Agency, the entity is headquartered in Skopje at st. Nikola Vapcarov No. 7, with 101-250 employees, and is funded entirely by the government budget as a public service institution offering free services to investors and exporters.

The agency operates three proprietary web portals as its core technology infrastructure: the Brownfield Portal (a database of available production and business facilities for investor re-use), the Macedonian Supplier's Business Portal (a B2B platform connecting domestic suppliers with foreign companies), and the Export Portal (an online marketplace for manufacturers, importers, and suppliers with access to active bids and demands). Complementing these digital platforms, the agency delivers in-person services including investment facilitation, location identification, financial support guidance under the Law on Financial Support to Investments, B2B matchmaking, international fair participation, and aftercare services for existing investors with a 24-hour response commitment.

Invest North Macedonia serves two primary customer segments: foreign investors seeking to establish or expand production facilities in North Macedonia (spanning Greenfield and Brownfield locations), and export-oriented domestic Macedonian companies in four target sectors (textile, metal/precision mechanics/automotive parts, agribusiness and food processing, and ICT). The go-to-market motion is enterprise field sales executed through targeted international outreach campaigns (Vienna, Munich, Prague, Budapest, Kazakhstan, Slovakia), bilateral business forums, international trade fairs, and a multi-channel digital presence across LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. The agency's revenue model is non-commercial: it is funded by the national government budget and provides all services free of charge, with no fees charged for investment facilitation, export promotion, location search, or aftercare services.

Name

Invest North Macedonia

Legal name

Agency for Foreign Investment and Export Promotion of the Republic of North Macedonia (Агенција за странски инвестиции и промоција на извозот на Република Северна Македонија)

Website

https://investnorthmacedonia.gov.mk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Invest North Macedonia is a government agency that attracts foreign direct investment and promotes exports for North Macedonia. It operates three web portals (Brownfield, Supplier, Export) and provides free investment facilitation, B2B matchmaking, and aftercare services to foreign investors and domestic exporters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Investment Promotion Services

NAICS

Miscellaneous Intermediation (523910)

SIC

Foreign Governments (8888), International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

Investment Promotion & FDI Facilitation (BPADAMAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Economic Research, Statistics & Policy Advisory (BPADAMAJ), Development Cooperation & Foreign Aid Administration (BPAIAIAG)

Keywords

• Foreign direct investment
• Export promotion services
• Investment facilitation
• Government investment agency
• Supplier matchmaking

Headquarters

HQ city

Skopje

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: As an official Government investment and export promotion agency, Invest North Macedonia is funded by the government budget. The agency does not generate commercial revenue but operates as a public service institution.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Invest North Macedonia is the official Government investment and export promotion agency of the Republic of North Macedonia. It attracts foreign direct investment by identifying investment locations (Greenfield and Brownfield), connecting foreign investors with local suppliers, administering financial support under the Law on Financial Support to Investments, and providing aftercare services. For domestic exporters, it organizes national-stand participation at international fairs, prepares market reports, and conducts B2B matchmaking, supported by dedicated Brownfield, Supplier, and Export web portals.

Product overview

Invest North Macedonia is a government investment and export promotion agency offering a portfolio of web-based portals and services. The core offering consists of the Brownfield Portal (for finding investment locations), the Macedonian Supplier's Business Portal (for supplier connections), and the Export Portal (for trade partner matching). The agency also provides export promotion services including international fair participation, market reports, and a financial support program for qualifying investments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Brownfield Portal Web portal providing a database of available production and business facilities previously used or owned by commercial banks or private property, allowing free registration of facilities not currently used due to obsolescence or impaired functionality, targeted at foreign investors seeking Brownfield investment locations in North Macedonia.
• Macedonian Supplier's Business Portal Web portal providing operational communications between domestic and foreign companies, sharing supply and demand information across all industries to help identify and contact Macedonian suppliers, targeted at foreign investors and exporters seeking local supplier connections.
• Export Portal (Trade Partner Portal) Online marketplace portal for manufacturers, importers, and suppliers with access to a database of active bids from registered companies and demands created by foreign buyers, targeted at Macedonian exporters and foreign trade partners.
• Export Promotion Services Coordinated program covering organization of participation at international fairs, business events, meetings, and trainings for companies, as well as preparation of market reports and provision of industry data, targeted at Macedonian export-oriented companies in priority sectors (textiles, metal/precision mechanics/automotive parts, agribusiness/food processing, ICT).
• Financial Support to Investments Government financial assistance program supporting productive initial investments in tangible and intangible assets for establishment of new businesses, expansion, new products, and job creation, targeted at qualifying foreign and domestic enterprises investing in North Macedonia.
• Investment Promotion and Aftercare Services End-to-end investment facilitation services for foreign enterprises, including company registration database access, negotiations with local authorities, HR support through the Employment Agency, residence and work permit assistance, Greenfield and Brownfield location search support through the Brownfield Portal, financial support guidance, and ongoing aftercare with 24-hour response commitment.

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, strategic and supporting.

• QazTrade (Kazakhstan)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 April 2026Memorandum of Cooperation signed between Invest North Macedonia and QazTrade, Kazakhstan's trade and investment promotion agency. Signed by Director Refik Xhemaili, this memorandum establishes a strong institutional framework for advancing investments and exports through exchange of economic information, good practices, and joint activities oriented toward facilitating company access to new markets.
• SARIO (Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 February 2026Memorandum of Cooperation signed between Invest North Macedonia and SARIO, the Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency. Signed by Directors Refik Xhemaili and Egon Zorad. This partnership creates a strong institutional framework for joint promotion, information exchange, and support for investors and export-oriented companies from both countries.
• KOTRA (Korean Trade-Investment Promotion Agency)strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 December 2024Ongoing collaboration with KOTRA, the Korean Trade-Investment Promotion Agency, for attracting Korean investments to North Macedonia. Significant meeting held at Invest North Macedonia offices with KOTRA representatives to strengthen cooperation in investment promotion.
• SIPPO (Swiss Export Support Agency)supportingGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaboration with SIPPO, the Swiss Export Support Agency, for successful realization of export promotional activities. SIPPO works with the business community including chambers, associations, clusters and companies.
• MASIT (Chamber of Commerce for ICT)supportingGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner organization representing the ICT sector in North Macedonia. One of several business association partners including MAMEl (Metal and Electro Industry Association), textile clusters, and the Macedonian Wine Producers Association.
• MAMEl (Metal and Electro Industry Association)supportingGTM or Marketing PartnerAssociation of Metal and Electro Industry in North Macedonia. Collaborates with Invest North Macedonia on export promotion activities and B2B matchmaking for the metal industry, precision mechanics, and automotive parts sector.
• Regional Cooperation Council (RCC)supportingGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaborated with RCC to conduct targeted investment outreach mission in Vienna, Republic of Austria. RCC provided support for the investment promotion campaign targeting international investors.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Invest Bulgaria: Bulgaria's national investment promotion agency, operating in the same Eastern European neighborhood with a comparable FDI attraction mandate and similar target sectors (automotive components, ICT, shared services). A direct regional competitor for EU-bound nearshoring projects.
• HIPA (Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency): Hungary's official FDI and export promotion agency, operating with a similar one-stop investment facilitation model and serving as a benchmark cited in Invest North Macedonia's joint business forums. Same mandate, same regional geography, comparable target sectors.
• SARIO (Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency): Slovakia's national investment and trade development agency and active MoU partner of Invest North Macedonia. Operates the same dual investment promotion + export promotion mandate with comparable service portfolio and regional CEE positioning.
• CzechInvest: Czech Republic's national investment promotion agency, directly comparable to Invest North Macedonia in mandate (FDI attraction, aftercare, supplier matchmaking) and target sectors (automotive, manufacturing, ICT). It is one of the regional competitors explicitly mentioned in Macedonia's outreach comparisons.
• KOTRA (Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency): South Korea's national trade and investment promotion agency and active MoU partner of Invest North Macedonia. Operates a comparable dual investment/export promotion model and is a benchmark for the agency's international partnership strategy targeting Korean FDI flows.
• IPA Serbia (Development Agency of Serbia): Serbia's national investment and export promotion agency operating in the same Western Balkans region with overlapping FDI targets and similar government-backed mandate. Direct regional competitor for investors evaluating the Western Balkans.
• QazTrade (National Export and Investment Promotion Agency of Kazakhstan): Kazakhstan's national trade and investment promotion agency and the most recent MoU partner of Invest North Macedonia (2026). Comparable dual investment/export promotion mandate, with focus on cross-border deal sourcing from Central Asia into the Balkans.
• Austrian Business Agency (ABA): Austria's national investment promotion company, operating with the same foreign-direct-investment facilitation mandate across the same target geographies and sectors. ABA is one of the larger Western European IPAs whose market overlap makes it a structural regional competitor.

Others

• Regional Cooperation Council (RCC): Regional intergovernmental body supporting Western Balkans economic integration, and an active collaboration partner that supported Invest North Macedonia's Vienna investment outreach campaign. Related as an enabling ecosystem player rather than a direct competitor.

Emerging players

• SIPPO (Swiss Import Promotion Programme): Swiss export support agency and active collaboration partner of Invest North Macedonia for export promotion activities. While focused on developing-country exporter support rather than FDI attraction, it is comparable in the export-promotion service line and partnership architecture.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/InvestNorthMac
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCgLw4ye8rUQOhJzABHBCp5A
• Facebookfacebook.com/InvestNorthMacedonia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/investnorthmacedonia
• Instagraminstagram.com/investnorthmacedonia/?hl=en

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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