Taki Fiti ( mk, Таки Фити) is an

economist An economist is a professional and practitioner in the social sciences, social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy. Within this ...

and former

Minister of Finance A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation. A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", " ...

North Macedonia North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Socialist Feder ...

. Taki Fiti was born on 7 November 1950 in Kruševo, North Macedonia. He is an ethnic Aromanian. He received his MA in 1980, and his

Ph.D. A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil; Latin: or ') is the most common degree at the highest academic level awarded following a course of study. PhDs are awarded for programs across the whole breadth of academic fields. Because it is a ...

in 1983 at the Faculty of Economics in

Skopje Skopje ( , , ; mk, Скопје ; sq, Shkup) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre. The territory of Skopje has been inhabited since at least 4000 BC; r ...

. From 1996 - 1998, he was Minister of Finance of

. He is currently Head of the Centre for Strategic Research,

Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts The Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts ( mk, Македонска Академија на Науките и Уметностите, МАНУ) is an academic institution in North Macedonia. History The Academy of Sciences and Arts was establ ...

(MANU). The scope of his scientific interests includes economics, economic growth and development, state regulation, international capital flow, and entrepreneurship. He is author and co-author of 19 books, of which more important are: "Transnational companies and export of capital", "Modern capitalism", "Entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship management", "Economy - microeconomic approach", and "Economy - macroeconomic approach".

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* 1950 births Living people Finance ministers of North Macedonia People from Kruševo Social Democratic Union of Macedonia politicians Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje alumni Macedonian people of Aromanian descent Aromanian politicians {{RMacedonia-writer-stub