From Washington to New York: What Has Already Been Agreed, and What Remains an Announcement
The antimony deal and Congress meetings are signed and held. Chebren/Galishte and Krivolak remain just talks.
After Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski's full US tour — Washington, then New York — it's worth drawing a line between what has actually been agreed and what remains an announcement or an early-stage conversation.
Concrete: a $5 million grant from the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) for the antimony project near Kriva Palanka, run by Australian firm Pela Global — an agreement already signed, announced back in March. The meetings with Congress members Claudia Tenney and Keith Self — held, confirmed.
Early-stage: DFC interest in financing the "Chebren" and "Galishte" hydropower plants — only an "established communication channel," with no figure or deadline. The offer of the Krivolak training range to defence-industry companies — still at the stage of drafting new legislation. The meeting with Marco Rubio — informal, with no official confirmation of what was discussed.
The gap between the two categories isn't small: one already brings money and jobs, the other remains a declaration of intent. Any future assessment of the visit's success should measure the two separately.
MKNews Hub · Economy · September 22, 2026