Facts: \nR. of Macedonia, part of former Yugoslavia, now an independent country with democracy adopted in 1990.\nThe country had a transitional problems(comunism/democracy), but now it reaches it's economic stability.\n\nBesides the politics, the investment climate in the region is getting clearer, daily. Only the bad presentation of country's potential is the problem for the bigger investments. If the foreign companies were more aware about the possibilities of the region (its geographical conditions, cheap - educated labor force etc.) the significiant number of investors would be present.\n\nI would like to know if someone knows about any interested companies that can invest in the region, or individuals? \nI could provide help and consultancy in investing opportunities in the region.
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It depends. Please give the details of the INVESTment OPPORTUNITYies for my PERUSEal and EVALUATEion. You can e-mail me at: romy472000@yahoo.com. thanks.
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it's nice to see business opportunity around yahoo answers, however there is big issue of political restriction on raw materials in both countries, and you do need strong business partner in China. I am just wondering if you have even heard any similar cases successed? It might bring you some ideas.
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I would imagine it would be the same risk as any absentee land or property owner in any country would have, the risk is lessened by a stable government and economy,right of ownership would be my biggest fear, where I live  a lot of bogus deeds were manufactured by unscrupulous people and a lot of folks lost their money. If you feel the deal is genuine and you have done your market research, and it's not your life savings your investing then my guess would be that it would as good a bet as any.
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Well...there are too many issues involved..one is Globalisation and secondly ,by and large we all support capitalism and we want it to win over all else.Having said so, when the business drives the economy, we also should allow it to function with botton line focus.Otherwise business does not flourish.One parameter every businessmen wants to reduce is costs.The call centre operates on "Labour arbitrage"..."Arbitrage" in stock market means investor sells and buys same script at the same time,but geographically in  different location and make money.It is possible for me,for example to buy Microsoft  stock at Sydney and sell in New york simultaneously and make money.Call centres arbitrage labour.They buy and sell labour simultaneously to cut costs.So please, don't allow your socialistic views to affect capitalistic foundation.
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Check out this article on Links Direct:\n\nhttp://directmag.com/news/marketing_network_holdings_international/index.html
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Owning shares in companies is one of the greatest freedoms of a democratic society. You are wise to consider investing. Different people have found great success buying shares in different ways. \n\nWilliam O'Neil, Warren Buffett, Gary Kaltbaum, Peter Lynch, and Dave Landry are all successful traders. You can find more information about them on the web. I would recommend Gary Kaltbaum's book, The Investors Edge.\n\nThere is no easy money out there. Expect some hard work and some humbling from the market. It is, however, entirely possible to grow an acorn into a mighty oak.
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OK well first...Yugoslavia no longer exists. ...\n\nThese are the countries that it used to comprise...\n\n Slovenia..Croatia...Bosnia..Serbia... (and now)Montenegro - only this week they have had a referendum to split from Serbia...Kosovo is still a province of Serbia..but is likely to become independent soon.. \n\n\nTo answer this you must first know a little about the history of Yugoslavia.... \n\nYugoslavia only came into existence after world war 2.\nBefore that roughly the same area was called the kingdom of the Serbs, Slovenes and Croats. This only existed after the first world war.\nBefore that Serbia and Croatia, and Bosnia etc had separate histories and cultural influences. Serbia was under the Ottoman empire whilst Croatia was under the Austro-Hungarian.\nSome people say that Yugoslavia only stayed together because of Tito's firm grip. Tito died in 1980. In the 1980's Yugoslavia economy first started showing the signs of strain that had already existed but were hidden well by Tito's position in the world, and Yugoslavia prestige of not being neither West or East.\nThis was the time when nationalist tensions first became to show (they had appeared before but were dealt with efficiently by Tito -- both Tudjman and Izabegovic 1st presidents of modern Croatia and Bosnia respectively had spent time in prison for nationalism)\nBy the times of the late 80's , Yugoslavia was ready to fall apart... \nNationalism was everywhere..\nIn Serbia started by a nationalist memorandum in 1986 by intellectuals... \nBy 1989 (a then new) Milosevic had removed autonomy from Kosovo and Vojvodina...\nThrough out Europe communism was falling, and people were wanting changes of government.\nSlovenia first wanted indepence. Partly because it was the richest province in Yugoslavia and was sick of seeing it's money spent on poorer areas. Partly because it was wanted to be more democratic and was worried by Milosevic's pro Serb, and neo communistic tendencies....\n\nSo when Slovenia declared indepence it was impossible for Croatia not to as well... Croatia had a strong natioanlist history lead by it's leader Tudjman. And wanted to regain 1000 years of Croatian history.\nIf Slovenia and Croatia were both accepted as independent by the EU , which they were..\nIt was impossble for Bosnia to stay in Yugoslavia...\n\nBUT.. \n\nThey were many Serbs who lived in all areas of the former Yugoslavia especially Croatia and Bosnia...\nThey did not want to leave Yugoslavia, and wanted to stay with Serbia...\nThey were also scared of nationalism in Croatia because during the second world many Croats were supporter of the Ustasa who were supporters of Hitler. The ustasa had massacered many Serbs in death camps such as Jasenovic.\nSome modern Croats were sympathisers with the Ustase and some of the decisions made by Tudjman gave Serbs a reason to fear living in an Independent Croatia.....\nWhilst in Bosnia alot of nationalist propganda brought to the forefront a hate of Islam, and of the Ottoman past..\n\nThis is why the civil war happened....\nOf course now relations are much better between all countries and current politicans are trying to make ammends for the past and build a future.
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Yup, they're interesting all right. Just like many daydreams of found riches can be. \n\nPonzi schemes (named after one of the most brazen practitioners in Boston in the 1920s) depend on the next 'investor' making it possible to pay back earlier investors. There is no underlying business from the operation of which the later investors could be paid what they've been promised. For the investor, the trick is to get involved early, but late enough that sufficient suckers have been reeled in and you can get paid. Investors who miss their timing are suckers. And that's why they are illegal as 'investment vehicles' in the US and most other places. \n\nThe trick for someone starting one of these is to find a way to make it sound plausible and new, yet at the same time complex enough that it won't be immediately recognized by investors and suckers alike -- and investigators too -- as yet another scam. It helps to have set up a way to disappear without a trace when the pyramid begins to show signs of collapse. Always good to set up a patsy to take the fall, too. \n\nBut a pyramid scheme need not be consciously started and run by one or more people. it's possible for a large number of folks to fool themselves into an unsustainable pyramid scheme without much trouble. Consider, for instance, the Tulip Mania in 17th century Amsterdam. Everyone was convinced that tulip bulbs would continue to grow in value, and reports suggest that nearly everyone was involved. When the inevitable end came, the crash was unpleasant, to say the least. There was a similar boom in land values in Tokyo during the 1980s. At its peak, the total land value in Tokyo was, according to some estimates, greater than the entire value of all the land in the United States. The collapse in Japan has not been abrupt, and there are banks who are still trying to regularize their accounts even now, more than a decade after the boom began to end. \n\nThere is no end to the gullibility and culpability of man, it would seem.
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The problem with most Eastern European countries is high corruption and plenty of red tape to deal with. Thus the potential return on investment might be overblown. If I invest $1,000 and get a return of $1,300, that might be a good return by world measures, but if I have to pay off $100 to one bureacrat and $100 to another, the return is suddenly not that beneficial.
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It has more potential than any other country in the region.\n\n- Muslim illegals are mostly from Iraq and Afghanistan that are screwed up by some of the EU member states and their allies. They should be hold responsible for those unfortunate people seeking asylum. Turkey is just a passage for them, just like Greece, Italy, Austria. Do you expect Iraqis to travel to Europe through Japan or New Zealand?\n\n- Turkey has been home to many cultures that shaped today's Europe. Racially, about 1/4th of the Turks are grandchildren of Muslim Europeans who were displaced by the Christian Balkan states after WWI. They were not necessarily Turks, they were Muslims fleeing from the Christian atrocity. My grandfather is one of them, he is Romanian, and grandmother is Bosnian. They seeked asylum from Turkey, they learned the language, acquired Turkish names and became Turkish after they migrated.\n\nWhole Balkans were Turkish states for about 5-6 centuries (20-25 generations). Maybe you're not aware but Turkish culture has left a lot of traces in Europe. They didn't enforce religion onto the citizens, so we still have Christian faith on Balkans, with some Christian Turks as well.\n\nSome other facts you don't know about Turkey's potential:\n- Economy growing at about 7% vs 2.5% in EU.\n- 17th most industrialized country in the world.\n- 17th largest economy in 2006. It was the 26th in 2002, only 4 years ago.\n- Young educated population. Oversupply of engineers, doctors etc. Many work abroad as there are not enough jobs in Turkey. On the contrary many European economies depend on foreign workforce.\n- Secular democracy. No kings, no queens, no imams or monks as the head of state.\n- There are already about 5 million Turks living in Europe (not counting the 8 million in the European part of Turkey).\n- They have overcome the hyperinflation (70-100%) that screwed up the economy between 1970-2000. Now it is around 5-6%. Bad days are over.\n- 30% arable land. Arable whole year due to its climate and has enough water.\n- Strategically positioned. Energy hub to Central Asia and Middle East. Holding the 2 straits to Black Sea.\n- It is as big as France and England put together. Size matters. \n- Excellent private medical services, free public education (inc uni)\n- Healthy family & social structure. Don't have 12 year old single mothers. Doesn't have binge drinking and drug addicts.  Doesn't have high rates of divorces and single mothers. It has steadily growing population.\n- Low crime rates (lower than UK et al.)\n- Lots of natural resources, beautiful country, great food & fun loving people.\n- Many Turks will return back to her once the economy gets better... \n\nDo you really think we enjoy living in north Europe? It is all about money.
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I would go about it from the point of what is it that people in Czech Republic want. Then based on that, meet that need. It is much easier to fulfil a need that people have that to create a need they did not know they had and then fill it. To do the later would require boats load of cash, the diamond/jewelry industry did it this way and so did the makeup industry. But I would go the simple route and make cash. Then when you have deep pockets you can go the second route.
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They probably should form an organizationlike the EU, but the reality is their economies aren't developed enough to do so.  They also suffer from a long history of corruption.  In a perfect world, it would make a lot of sense.
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You want to limit my answer to one particular point? Can I place a little comment as I have the vantage point to be raised and presently I live in Europe.\na. Do you think it is possible each European country to maintain an independent economy? Definitely, we are more than ever thrown in one "bunch" after the establishment of the EU ( European Union), so there are mostly demerits than merits as per economy.\nb. If that is true ( I must confess that you have point) and unofficially the Cold War is continuing,then it is one great failure and proof that Europeans are not tolerant at all and haven't learned the bitter lessons. Therefore, it cannot be a gaol.\nc. It is stated to be the major gaol, but I am not sure what will happen in the long run.\nd. European market should reply to rivalry and somehow to cope with its pending problems.\nWhat left..Emmm, either there are No major gaols or it could be accepted answer "C" as compromising.\nNice question!
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OK well first...Yugoslavia no longer exists. ...\n\nThese are the countries that it used to comprise...\n\nSlovenia..Croatia...Bosnia..Se... (and now)Montenegro - only this week they have had a referendum to split from Serbia...Kosovo is still a province of Serbia..but is likely to become independent soon.. \n\n\nTo answer this you must first know a little about the history of Yugoslavia.... \n\nYugoslavia only came into existence after world war 2.\nBefore that roughly the same area was called the kingdom of the Serbs, Slovenes and Croats. This only existed after the first world war.\nBefore that Serbia and Croatia, and Bosnia etc had separate histories and cultural influences. Serbia was under the Ottoman empire whilst Croatia was under the Austro-Hungarian.\nSome people say that Yugoslavia only stayed together because of Tito's firm grip. Tito died in 1980. In the 1980's Yugoslavia economy first started showing the signs of strain that had already existed but were hidden well by Tito's position in the world, and Yugoslavia prestige of not being neither West or East.\nThis was the time when nationalist tensions first became to show (they had appeared before but were dealt with efficiently by Tito -- both Tudjman and Izabegovic 1st presidents of modern Croatia and Bosnia respectively had spent time in prison for nationalism)\nBy the times of the late 80's , Yugoslavia was ready to fall apart... \nNationalism was everywhere..\nIn Serbia started by a nationalist memorandum in 1986 by intellectuals... \nBy 1989 (a then new) Milosevic had removed autonomy from Kosovo and Vojvodina...\nThrough out Europe communism was falling, and people were wanting changes of government.\nSlovenia first wanted indepence. Partly because it was the richest province in Yugoslavia and was sick of seeing it's money spent on poorer areas. Partly because it was wanted to be more democratic and was worried by Milosevic's pro Serb, and neo communistic tendencies....\n\nSo when Slovenia declared indepence it was impossible for Croatia not to as well... Croatia had a strong natioanlist history lead by it's leader Tudjman. And wanted to regain 1000 years of Croatian history.\nIf Slovenia and Croatia were both accepted as independent by the EU , which they were..\nIt was impossble for Bosnia to stay in Yugoslavia...\n\nBUT.. \n\nThey were many Serbs who lived in all areas of the former Yugoslavia especially Croatia and Bosnia...\nThey did not want to leave Yugoslavia, and wanted to stay with Serbia...\nThey were also scared of nationalism in Croatia because during the second world many Croats were supporter of the Ustasa who were supporters of Hitler. The ustasa had massacered many Serbs in death camps such as Jasenovic.\nSome modern Croats were sympathisers with the Ustase and some of the decisions made by Tudjman gave Serbs a reason to fear living in an Independent Croatia.....\nWhilst in Bosnia alot of nationalist propganda brought to the forefront a hate of Islam, and of the Ottoman past..\n\nThis is why the civil war happened....\nOf course now relations are much better between all countries and current politicans are trying to make ammends for the past and build a future.
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Miss, I am terribly sorry about what the USA did to your country. I was there. What we did was inexcusable. Saying I was ordered to do it is pretty lame. Your country, what I saw of it, was beautiful. The people I met and meet now are resourceful and have been pretty smart. I know the US trades with you now. Take care of your people. Be careful in dealing with the Western world. Do not let the multinationals strip your resources away.
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I think its a fundamentaly good idea, how it could be implemented successfully I do not know.  I think its worth taking a look at, most definitley.\n\nEdit:  good point, gcbtrading, I forgot about that oil rich city in the north (dont remember the name offhand) that the Kurds lay claim to but arent the majority cause Hussein moved his people to during his reign.
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Observe the economic of your country for a while and learn from it.\nOr you could always try www.wikipedia.org