Nina Angelovska
Nina Angelovska | |
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 Nina Angelovska in 2019 | |
| Born | 13 July 1988 |
| Nationality | Macedonian |
| Occupation | E-Commerce |
| Known for | Minister of Finance |
Nina Angelovska (born 13 July 1988 in Skopje) is the Minister of Finance in North Macedonia and CEO and co-founder of the e-commerce company Grouper.mk.
Early life and career
Angelovska was educated in Skopje at the Saints Cyril, and Methodius University where she obtained bachelor's and master's degrees in E-business at their Faculty of Economics.[1] Angelovska co-founded Grouper.mk in 2011.[2] Angelovska completed her doctorate in 2016.[2]
Angelovska was a business and e-commerce consultant.[3] She was one of the co-founders of "Grouper.mk". It is said to be the first Macedonian deal platform and a leading Macedonian e-commerce company.[3] She is the CEO of Grouper.mk.[1] It employed 20 people and had 200,000 customers in 2018.[2]
Political career
In August 2019 Angelovska was appointed Minister of Finance in North Macedonia.[3] She was appointed by the Prime Minister Zoran Zaev who had previously surprised critics by undertaking the finance role in addition to that of prime minister.[4]
On 24 September 2019 the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development announced seven "eTrade for Women Advocates" from the developing world. The others were Nazanin Daneshvar, Clarisse Iribagiza, Xiaofei Yao, Patricia Zoundi Yao, Claudia de Heredia and Helianti Hilman. It was announced on the periphery of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.[3]
Angelovska interviewed Candace Nkoth Bisseck about "eTrade for Women Advocates" for Forbes in 2020.[5] Her 2020 budget for North Macedonia increased spending by 50% investing in human capital (health, education etc) whilst planning to also cut the national debt in relation to GNP.[6]
Other activities
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2019)[7]
Recognition
In 2018 Angelovska was named one of the "Forbes 30 Under 30" in Europe.
References
- ^ a b "Nina Angelovska | Leadership Conference | Macedonia | U.S. Agency for International Development". www.usaid.gov. 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
- ^ a b c "Nina Angelovska - Nina Angelovska". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
- ^ a b c d "unctad.org | UNCTAD unveils 7 top advocates for women in tech, e-commerce". unctad.org. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
- ^ "Choosing Nina Angelovska: A chance for youth or a Cabinet bandstand correction – IRL". Retrieved 2019-10-16.
- ^ Angelovska, Nina. "E-Trade For Women: Connecting E-Commerce Women Leaders And Making Their Voices Heard". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- ^ mihail.vasilevski (2019-11-12). "Angelovska: So far, most of the funds under the 2020 Draft Budget have been provided for human capital". Ministry of Finance. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- ^ Board of Governors European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).