Speakers

Anita Angelovska Bezhoska is the Governor of the National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia. She assumed office of Governor in May 2018, after almost twelve years of work experience in the institution, first as a chief economist, and for nearly eight years as the Vice-Governor in charge of the monetary policy, research and statistics. She is also a Governor for the Republic of North Macedonia on the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and a member of the Steering Committee of the Vienna Initiative 2, as a representative of the six Western Balkan countries. By the end of 2019, she was also a member of the Irving Fisher Committee on Central Bank Statistics at the Bank for International Settlements in Basel. Previously, Angelovska Bezhoska worked at the IMF in Washington D.C., USA, as a member of the IMF negotiation missions with member states, and providing technical assistance. She started her career in the Ministry of Finance. She led a project for establishing a treasury system, and upon its establishment, she became the first state treasurer and subsequently, a state secretary. As a state secretary in the Ministry of Finance, she coordinated processes related to the European integration, budget reforms, treasury reforms and negotiations with international financial institutions. She headed the project for development of debt management and issuance of the first government securities on domestic markets. Her contribution to the development of public finance was widely acknowledged, for which she received an award from the US Embassy in Skopje in 2004. In 2015, Angelovska Bezhoska received her doctorate in economics from the Faculty of Economics in Ljubljana, Republic of Slovenia. She graduated and completed postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Economics in Skopje where she received an award as one of the three best students. She has completed a number of specializations in the United States and Europe. She has authored many expert and research papers. During her career, she has been engaged as a lecturer by many domestic and international educational and scientific institutions. In 2022, Governor Angelovska Bezhoska received a special award for excellence in the governance of monetary policy during the COVID-19 crisis from Marili Business Forum, as a platform for female leadership in dealing with challenges in different areas.