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 * User:GinoCarino (contribs), created 15 Dec 2022
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 * AcEagle12 was created today (1/30/22) and immediately went and requested semi-protection status on the 2001 Insurgency page with little to no evidence (I removed the request since Wikipedia is not a forum) - furthermore Albanian7 got a 24h block today, and out of no where AcEagle12 is created, so it's possible ban evasion or a sock-puppet). -Kluche
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 * User:Edison18273 (contribs), created 27 Sep 2021 (1 year hiatus ending on 2 Nov/26 Dec 2022)
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 * Username changed to GermanManFromFrankfurt (contribs) on 4 Mar 2023
 * Possibly related IP: 88.152.185.223 (contribs]), first edit 25 Feb 2023
 * International organizations:
 * 1) World Bank; uses "North Macedonia" as country name and "Macedonian denar" as currency name
 * 2) World Bank p.21; country name Rep. of North Macedonia, currency name Macedonian denars
 * 3) World Bank; 6 March 2019; country name North Macedonia, currency name Macedonian denars
 * 4) World Bank; country metadata shows North Macedonia with Macedonian denar currency
 * 5) World Bank p.5; 5 Nov 2019, country North Macedonia, currency Macedonian denar
 * 6) World Bank p.21; country Republic of North Macedonia, currency Macedonian denar
 * 7) World Bank p.ix and p.55; country name North Macedonia, currency Macedonian denar
 * 8) World Bank Social Insurance Administration Project; 14 Jan 2020
 * 9) World Bank p.2,3,49; country Republic of North Macedonia, currency Macedonian denar
 * 10) World Bank 22 Aug 2019; country Republic of North Macedonia, currency Macedonian denar
 * 11) World Bank p.ii,35; 17 Nov 2020; country Republic of North Macedonia, currency Macedonian denar
 * 12) International Monetary Fund; 28 Jan 2022; Special Data Dissemination Standard Plus Exchange Rates
 * 13) International Monetary Fund; country North Macedonia, click "i" for Macedonian currency info ("Macedonian denar")
 * 14) International Monetary Fund  ; 11 July 2022; Technical Assistance Report (download file for "Macedonian denar")
 * 15) International Monetary Fund; Jan 2022; Special Data Dissemination Standard Plus International investment position
 * 16) International Monetary Fund; Jan 2022; Special Data Dissemination Standard Plus Depository corporations survey
 * 17) International Monetary Fund; Jan 2022; Special Data Dissemination Standard Plus Central bank survey
 * 18) International Monetary Fund; The Great Lockdown p.118; Apr 2020
 * 19) International Monetary Fund; Jan 2022; Special Data Dissemination Standard Plus Coordinated Direct Investment Survey
 * 20) International Monetary Fund; April 2021; country North Macedonia, currency Macedonian denar
 * 21) International Monetary Fund; Oct 2020; A Long and Difficult Ascent; North Macedonia, Macedonian denar
 * 22) International Monetary Fund; WEO Database Oct 2019
 * 23) International Monetary Fund; World Economic Outlook; Oct 2021
 * 24) International Monetary Fund; Statistical Appendix; Oct 2019
 * 25) International Monetary Fund; Statistical Appendix; Oct 2021
 * 26) International Monetary Fund; World Economic Outlook; Apr 2022
 * 27) International Monetary Fund; World Economic Outlook Apr 2021
 * 28) International Monetary Fund; Statistical Appendix; Apr 2020
 * 29) International Monetary Fund; World Economic Outlook; Oct 2019
 * 30) International Monetary Fund; World Economic Outlook; Apr 2019
 * 31) International Monetary Fund; World Economic Outlook; Apr 2020
 * 32) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Agro-ecological atlas of the Republic of North Macedonia p.v; 23 Jan 2020
 * 33) European Central Bank North Macedonia: Small Business Act profile
 * 34) Eurostat; European business statistics compilers’ manual for international trade in good statistics - trade by invoicing currency; 2022 edition
 * 35) Eurostat trade by enterprise characteristics, 2022 edition
 * 36) Eurostat European business statistics compilers' manual for PRODCOM, 2021 edition
 * 37) European Central Bank, Value Limits 1 Jan 2022
 * 38) European Central Bank, Value Limits 1 Jan 2021
 * 39) European Central Bank, Value Limits 1 Jan 2020
 * 40) European Central Bank, Euro Exchange (Figure 3), Apr 2022
 * 41) European Central Bank, Appendix Exchange Rates (Table 1 and Figure1a-1d), 15 Feb 2022
 * 42) European Central Bank, Exchange Rates (click "Full Article"), 2020
 * 43) European Central Bank Reference Metadata; “Last update 25 April 2022” (also uses "denar of North Macedonia")
 * 44) European Training Foundation; North Macedonia Education Training and Employment Developments 2020
 * 45) European Training Foundation; Policies For Human Capital Development North Macedonia
 * 46) European Central Bank; 16 Nov 2020; Reporting instructions for the electronic transmission of Short-Term European Paper (STEP) statistics
 * 47) European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; country North Macedonia, currency Macedonian denar
 * 48) EBRD Local Currency Financing, May 2022
 * 49) EBRD ESM Energy Crisis Liquidity Support, 20 July 2022
 * 50) EBRD Skopje Bus Transit, 18 Nov 2020
 * 51) European Central Bank datasets:   , and dozens more (date published unknown, however the ECB does mark pages "discontinued" example and these are not marked as such)
 * 52) European Commission European Economic Forecast Spring 2022
 * 53) European Commission European Economic Forecast Autumn 2021
 * 54) European Commission European Economic Forecast Autumn 2020
 * 55) European Commission European Economic Forecast Autumn 2019
 * 56) European Commission European Economic Forecast Spring 2019
 * 57) European Commission European Economic Forecast Spring 2020
 * 58) European Commission European Economic Forecast Spring 2021
 * 59) World Health Organization copyright WHO 2020, of three authors one is Macedonian
 * 60) WHO 4 July 2022
 * 61) OECD Competitiveness and Private Sector Development Competitiveness in South East Europe 2021 p.191,1449
 * 62) OECD; 2019 North Macedonia profile
 * 63) United Nations crisis relief, United Nations crisis relief, United Nations crisis relief, United Nations crisis relief, United Nations crisis relief, United Nations crisis relief, United Nations crisis relief, United Nations crisis relief, United Nations crisis relief, United Nations crisis relief, United Nations crisis relief, United Nations crisis relief, United Nations crisis relief, United Nations crisis relief, United Nations crisis relief, United Nations crisis relief, United Nations crisis relief, United Nations crisis relief, United Nations crisis relief
 * 64) International Organization for Migration Bidding Documents, 19 July 2022
 * 65) International Organization for Migration RFQ, 13 July 2022
 * 66) Global Initiative Spot Prices, May 2021
 * 67) Bank for International Settlements Data Structure Definition, June 2020
 * 68) World Trade Organization, 24 Feb 2020
 * 69) Energy Community Study on Addressing Energy Poverty in the Energy Community Contracting Parties, Dec 2021
 * 70) USAID Gap Analysis in Western Balkan Countries
 * 71) OSCE Election Observation Mission, 17 Oct 2021
 * 72) OSCE Election Observation Mission, 17 and 31 Oct 2021
 * 73) OSCE Presidential Election, 5 May 2019
 * 74) OSCE Presidential Election, 21 April 2019
 * 75) OECD/EC/ETF/EB 2019 Western Balkans and Turkey
 * 76) Regional Cooperation Council Roma Integration 2020
 * 77) International Organization for Migration RFQ 2021
 * 78) International Organization for Migration Bidding Documents, 12 July 2021
 * 79) World Intellectual Property Organization PCT Fee Table August 2022
 * 80) World Intellectual Property Organization PCT Fee Table Dec 2020
 * 81) World Intellectual Property Organization PCT Fee Table Dec 2021
 * 82) World Intellectual Property Organization PCT Newsletter June 2022
 * 83) World Intellectual Property Organization PCT Newsletter March 2020
 * 84) World Intellectual Property Organization PCT Newsletter April 2022
 * 85) World Intellectual Property Organization PCT Newsletter January 2022
 * 86) World Intellectual Property Organization PCT Newsletter May 2022
 * 87) World Intellectual Property Organization PCT Newsletter March 2022
 * 88) World Intellectual Property Organization PCT Newsletter February 2022
 * 89) World Intellectual Property Organization PCT Newsletter October 2020
 * 90) World Intellectual Property Organization PCT Newsletter May 2020
 * 91) World Intellectual Property Organization PCT Newsletter April 2020
 * 92) World Intellectual Property Organization PCT Newsletter July 2021
 * 93) World Intellectual Property Organization PCT Newsletter Oct 2019
 * 94) World Intellectual Property Organization PCT Newsletter Sep 2021
 * 95) World Intellectual Property Organization PCT Newsletter Feb 2021
 * 96) World Intellectual Property Organization PCT Newsletter Nov 2019
 * 97) World Intellectual Property Organization PCT Newsletter Nov 2021
 * 98) World Intellectual Property Organization PCT Newsletter Jan 2021
 * 99) World Intellectual Property Organization PCT Newsletter Apr 2021
 * 100) World Intellectual Property Organization PCT Newsletter June 2021
 * 101) World Intellectual Property Organization PCT Newsletter Aug 2020
 * 102) Erasmus Programme
 * 103) European Federation of Building and Wood Workers
 * 104) EBRD local currency financing, July 2020
 * World Bank; prepared by the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) of the World Bank Group; uses "North Macedonia" and "Macedonian denar" (predates the official name change although the terminology is correct today)
 * European Central Bank; 2020 Facts and Figures (North Macedonia piece attributed to a likely Macedonian)
 * European Central Bank 16 Nov 2020 (no date given for "Macedonian denars" but it might be from 2005)
 * IFPRI (Macedonia denar)
 * World Intellectual Property Organization looks like it's from the MK govt
 * European Haemophilia Consortium 2019 conference but info may be outdated


 * Foreign governments
 * 1) UK.gov Money
 * 2) UK.gov Safety & Security
 * 3) UK.gov Euro Exchange Rates; 15 Dec 2021/6 May 2022
 * 4) Bank of Albania
 * 5) Albania fiscalization service
 * 6) Bank of Lithuania
 * 7) Bank of Moldova
 * 8) Bank of Slovenia
 * 9) CIA the World Factbook; North Macedonia country profile
 * 10) PrivacyShield.gov
 * 11) US Dept of State ; 2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: North Macedonia
 * 12) US Embassy Information on Disposition of Remains; April 2020
 * 13) US adult Passport renewal
 * 14) US child Passport renewal
 * 15) US Country Commercial Guides; North Macedonia 2019
 * 16) US Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation; 2022
 * 17) CIA The World Factbook Exchange Rates; country is North Macedonia, currency is Macedonian denars
 * 18) Sandia.gov
 * 19) US Embassy Immigrant visa interview (clearly refers to North Macedonia throughout)
 * 20) US Embassy; US govt RFQ
 * 21) US Embassy; US govt RFQ
 * 22) Securities and Exchange Commission; 31 Dec 2020
 * 23) Canada.gov; North Macedonia travel advice
 * 24) Overseas earnings thresholds for Plan 1 student loans, 2022-23 [4 2; UK
 * 25) Deutsche Bundesbank “legal currency: Macedonian denar”; 22 July 2022 [also uses "North Macedonia denar" (no -n)]
 * 26) StopFakes.gov North Macedonia
 * 27) US Treasury December 2021
 * 28) US Treasury June 2019
 * 29) US Embassy Information on Disposition of Remains, April 2020
 * 30) US Embassy Information on Disposition of Remains, Nov 2021
 * 31) US Embassy US Country Commercial Guides, North Macedonia 2019
 * 32) US Treasury Foreign Portfolio Holdings of US Securities as of 30 June 2020
 * 33) US Treasury Foreign Portfolio Holdings of US Securities as of 31 Dec 2020
 * 34) US Treasury Foreign Portfolio Holdings of US Securities as of 28 June 2019


 * Business
 * 1) IBM Emptoris Sourcing
 * 2) NASDAQ, glossary for MKD - Macedonian denar
 * 3) NASDAQ; North Macedonia updated Mar 2019
 * 4) NASDAQ; North Macedonia updated Apr 2020
 * 5) NASDAQ; North Macedonia updated Mar 2019
 * 6) Financial Times; 20 Apr 2020
 * 7) Coinbase
 * 8) BNP Paribas (website is active)
 * 9) Lute Credit prospectus, p.10; country North Macedonia, currency Macedonian denar
 * 10) S&P Global; Austrian insurer acquires 100% of North Macedonia’s Eurolink; 30 Mar 2020
 * 11) S&P Global; North Macedonia's Komercijalna Banka expects profit drop amid COVID-19 pandemic; 2 Feb 2021
 * 12) S&P Global; North Macedonia's central bank cancels Eurostandard Banka's license; 13 Aug 2020
 * 13) S&P Global; Methodology Updates CSA 2021; 9 hits for Macedonian denar
 * 14) S&P Global; MNX Test Company; 2022
 * 15) S&P Global; BNK Test Company; 2022
 * 16) S&P Global; CSV Test Company; 2022
 * 17) Hong Kong Trade Development Council; North Macedonia country profile
 * 18) The Globe and Mail ; Euro/Macedonian Denar
 * 19) The Globe and Mail; Jan 2020
 * 20) The Globe and Mail ; Macedonian Denar/U.S. Dollar
 * 21) The Globe and Mail ; Macedonian Denar/British Pound
 * 22) Business Insider
 * 23) Visa B2B Payment Controls Master Codes
 * 24) Verslo Žinios (Lithuanian)
 * 25) CNET ; 26 Jul 2020 application CNET; 8 Aug 2020 application CNET; 22 June 2020 application CNET; 22 June 2020 application CNET; 22 June 2020 application CNET; 4 Jan 2020 application CNET; 29 Sep 2020 application CNET; 16 July 2020 application
 * 26) Deutsche Bank; Currency list last updated 20 July 2022 (uses former name of National Bank, but is nonetheless updated post-name change date)
 * 27) BTI Transformation Index country profile; insource
 * 28) The Global Economy; insource
 * 29) Wise (company) Online remittance provider
 * 30) Travelex Online remittance provider
 * 31) LocalBitcoins
 * 32) Xe.com Online remittance provider
 * 33) Ecommerce Europea European Ecommerce Report 2019
 * 34) Salesforce Spring 2022
 * Bloomberg (Macedonia denar)
 * Mastercard (Macedonia denar)
 * Convera (Western Union business solutions; Macedonian dinar)
 * CurrencyFair (Macedonia denar)


 * Other Books
 * 1) Political Handbook of the World 2020-2021 (SAGE Publishing) p.1239
 * 2) Foreign Direct Investment in the Successor States of Yugoslavia (Springer International Publishing) p.164
 * 3) Rajasthan PSC (RPSC) - Public Relations Officer (PRO) 2020 p.346
 * 4) General Knowledge 2020-Competitive Exam Book 2021 p.466
 * 5) The Military Balance 2021 The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) p.48
 * 6) CBSE Junior Assistant 2020 p.268
 * 7) Young People and the Belt and Road：Opportunities and Challenges in Central and Eastern Europe p.18
 * 8) BCECEB Bihar AMIN 2020 p.262
 * 9) Geopolitical Risk, Sustainability and "Cross-Border Spillovers" in Emerging Markets, Volume II (Palgrave Macmillan) p.68
 * 10) NABARD Assistant Manager (Grade A & B) Prelims Examination (per preview, country is North Macedonia, currency is Macedonian Denar)
 * 11) RBI Officer Grade B (Phase 1) Vol -1 2021 p.477 (post-Prespa agreement)
 * 12) Managing Diabetes in Low Income Countries (Springer International Publishing) p.xii (author is likely Macedonian; publisher is not Macedonian)
 * 13) European Scientific Journal, May 2021
 * North Macedonia Travel Guide 2020 p.5 (author is Macedonian; publisher is not Macedonian but probably did not perform much review)
 * Dark Finance (Stanford University Press) names "Macedonian denar" but is referring to the past


 * Other
 * 1) IPN Press Agency; Moldovan; insource
 * 2) The Christian Post; insource
 * 3) World Atlas; insource
 * 4) Xinhua News Agency; North Macedonia country, Macedonian denars
 * 5) Michigan State University US Commercial Service North Macedonia
 * 6) USA Swimming (currency drop-down)
 * 7) Common Sense Media (currency drop-down)
 * 8) Balkan Heritage Field School; North Macedonia (Bulgarian)
 * 9) Global Voices 29 Aug 2021
 * 10) OCCRP, North Macedonian financial police/media but "Macedonian denars"
 * 11) Total Croatia News 30 Dec 2020
 * 12) SEE News 24 Oct 2019
 * 13) Turkish Airlines
 * 14) Wizz Air (click Bank Transfers, select MKD for information)
 * 15) Air Serbia
 * 16) AnadoluJet
 * 17) Austrian Airlines (country name not updated, but page is active for booking)
 * 18) Pegasus Airlines
 * 19) TUI
 * 20) TUI
 * 21) TAV audit report for 2020 (Turkish company)
 * 22) Interrail
 * SEE News (author is likely Macedonian; site is not Macedonian)
 * SEE News (author is likely Macedonian; site is not Macedonian)
 * Corendon Airlines page does not seem to have available bookings


 * International firms/orgs with local presence in N. Macedonia
 * World Bank audit report by Moore Stephens
 * Grant Thornton audit report, p.42,43,44
 * World Bank Moore Stephens p.9,10
 * Moore Stephens p.9,10,17
 * USAID, report by Macedonian team
 * European Commission, prepared by Macedonian(s)
 * European Commission, prepared by Macedonian(s)
 * European Banking Federation North Macedonia profile; contributor is Macedonian

Trends

 * Google trends far favor "Macedonian denar" -->