The first tenant in the zone near the town of Valandovo opened 300 new jobs, Macedonian government said in a statement on Friday, after government officials attended the opening ceremony.
The plants’ annual production is set at 5 million pieces of textile, while the entire output is aimed for the European Union's market, Doka-Tekstil's owner Toni Pandev was quoted as saying in the government statement.
A total of 48 land plots have already been sold in the Rabrovo zone.
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