State-of-the-art shopping center opened in Macedonia - EBRD provided EUR 18.9 million for Skopje City Mall

Leading international retailers Zara and Carrefour will start serving Macedonian customers for the first time thanks to a brand new, EBRD-financed shopping and entertainment mall that officially opened in Skopje on Wednesday, October 3rd.

Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski attended the opening ceremony for Skopje City Mall, where stores run by the Spanish fashion giant and the French hypermarket chain will be among some 130 shops. The mall will also include a multiscreen cinema operated by the Austrian movie theater company Cineplexx.

Aside from attracting major international brands to the Macedonian market for the first time and creating some 2,000 jobs, Skopje City Mall is notable for its use of advanced energy efficient technologies that will limit its carbon footprint.

Last year, the EBRD provided a €18.9 million loan to help finance the development, construction and operation of the mall.