Speakers

Gordana Dimitrieska – Kochoska is  Minister of Finance of North Macedonia. She holds a masters in economic science. In 2006, she graduated top of her class in macroeconomics at the Faculty of Economics at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University. She acquired MA in the field of financial management covering the topic ‘Financial reporting and Cash Flow as Management Tools In the Decision-Making Process’ at the Economic Institute - Skopje at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University. Dimitrieska – Kochoska’ education has been expanded by a number of specialisations in the field of finance and controlling, acquiring a number of certificates under various programmes such as: one-year Controlling Academy carried out by the Management Center Belgrade, licensed by CA AKADEMIE AG, Munich, one-year certified accounting analyst conducted by ABIT Academy Skopje. She has also attended the following trainings and seminars: ‘Developing and Turning the Professional and Personal Managers’ Skills from Potential into Talent’ organised by the Croatian Psychological Association, Kaizen Foundation, CAPEX Analysis, Cash Flow Analyses, Analysis of Financial Statements, all of them being organized by the Management Center Belgrade, while also actively participating in diverse congresses. She has extensive career backgrounds in the field of financial consulting and corporate banking. In 2006, she was hired by Makedonski Telecom, holding a post in the tax department, in the period from 2006 until 2007, she was part of MoF’s cabinet, more precisely the public debt department, between 2007 and 2014, she worked in the corporate banking department at Stopanska Banka. From 2014 until 2017, she was a member of the board of directors, as well as chief finance officer at AD Elektrani na Makedonija. Between 2018 and 2020, she was hired as financial consultant in the field of controlling, finance and taxes in KFK DOOEL, whereby as of 2020 up to 2024, she was rehired at the same position therein. In 2020, Dimitrieska-Kochoska was elected as Additional Deputy Minister of Finance as part of the Caretaker Government of the Republic of Macedonia. Dimitrieska-Kochoska is, in addition to her native Macedonian language, fluent in English and Spanish. She is married with two children.