Editing Skopje (section)

===Firms and activities===

In 2009, Skopje had 26,056 firms but only 145 of them had a large size. The large majority of them are either small (12,017) or very small (13,625).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stat.gov.mk/PXWeb2007bazi/Dialog/Saveshow.asp |title=Firms by size and municipality |year=2009 |publisher=State Statistical Office of the Republic of Macedonia |access-date=4 March 2011}}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> A large share of the firms deal with trading of goods (9,758), 3,839 are specialised in business and real estate, and 2,849 are manufacturers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stat.gov.mk/PXWeb2007bazi/Dialog/Saveshow.asp |title=Firms by activity sector |publisher=State Statistical Office of the Republic of Macedonia |access-date=4 March 2011}}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Although few in number, large firms account for 51% of the local production outside finance.<ref name="region"/>
[[File:Skopje X132.JPG|thumb|left|The [[Imperial Tobacco]] plant]]The city industry is dominated by food processing, textile, printing and metal processing. In 2012, it accounted for 30% of the city's GDP.<ref name="region">{{cite web |url=http://rdc.mk/skopje/images/InvestmentPotentials.pdf |title=Investment Potentials of Skopje Region |publisher=Skopje Region |year=2012 |access-date=15 October 2012}}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Most of the industrial areas are in [[Gazi Baba municipality]], on the major routes and rail lines to Belgrade and [[Thessaloniki]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gazibaba.gov.mk/profil-na-opstinata.html |title=За Гаѕи Баба |year=2010 |publisher=Gazi Baba municipality |access-date=14 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904101934/http://www.gazibaba.gov.mk/profil-na-opstinata.html |archive-date=4 September 2012}}</ref> Notably, the [[ArcelorMittal]], Makstil steel plants and the Skopje Brewery are present there. Other zones are between Aerodrom and Kisela Voda, along the railway to [[Greece]]. These zones comprise Alkaloid Skopje (pharmaceuticals), Rade Končar (electrical supplies), [[Imperial Tobacco]], and Ohis (fertilisers). Two [[special economic zone]]s also exist, around the airport and the Okta refinery. They have attracted several foreign companies, such as [[Johnson Controls]], [[Johnson Matthey]] and [[Van Hool]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fez.gov.mk/interactive-map.html |title=TIDZ Skopje 1 |publisher=Directorate for Technological Industrial Development Zones |access-date=14 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024003817/http://fez.gov.mk/interactive-map.html |archive-date=24 October 2012}}</ref>

As the country's financial capital, Skopje is the seat of the [[Macedonian Stock Exchange]], of the [[National Bank of North Macedonia|National Bank]], and of most of the country's banking, insurance, and telecommunication companies, such as [[Makedonski Telekom]], [[Komercijalna banka Skopje]] and [[Stopanska Banka]]. The services sector produces 60% of the city GDP.<ref name="region"/>
[[File:Zeleno pazarce - Flickr - ImogenX (9).jpg|thumb|The Zelen Pazar ("green market")]]
Besides many small traditional shops, Skopje has two large markets, the "Zelen Pazar" (green market) and the "Bit Pazar" (flea market). They are both considered local institutions.<ref name="thiesen57"/> However, since the 1970s, retailing has largely been modernised and Skopje now has many supermarkets and shopping centres. The largest, Skopje City Mall, opened in 2012. It comprises a [[Carrefour]] hypermarket, 130 shops and a cinema, and employs 2,000 people.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://finchannel.com/Main_News/Banks/117152_Macedonian_shoppers_set_for_retail_revolution_with_EBRD_support/ |title=Macedonian shoppers set for retail revolution with EBRD support |publisher=The Financial |year=2012 |access-date=14 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006072101/http://finchannel.com/Main_News/Banks/117152_Macedonian_shoppers_set_for_retail_revolution_with_EBRD_support/ |archive-date=6 October 2012}}</ref>
[[File:Skopje City Mall.jpg|thumb|Skopje City Mall]]