Jordan Kamchev
Јордан Камчев
Born
Jordan Kamčev

(1970-07-24) 24 July 1970
Skopje, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia
(present-day North Macedonia)
Other namesOrce Kamchev
Alma materSkopje University
EmployerOrka Holding
Spouses
Olga Kostova
​
(m. 2002⁠–⁠2006)​
[1]
    Ana Gjorgjieva
    ​
    (m. 2007)​
    [2]
    Websiteorka.mk

    Jordan "Orce" Kamchev (Macedonian: Јордан "Орце" Камчев) is a Macedonian businessman.[3] According to Forbes, he is the richest person in North Macedonia for 2015, with net worth of 228 mil euros.[4]

    Companies

    • Hospital Acibadem Sistina (2010)
    • Media Print Macedonia (2004)
    • Skopsko Pole
    • Stopanska Banka AD Bitola
    • Pelagonija Energy
    • Beton Shtip
    • Mont
    • Orka Sport
    • IBIS Skopje City Center

    Controversies

    Extortion Scandal

    In the summer 2020, Boki 13 and prosecutor Katica Janeva were imprisoned for money laundering and illegal influence due to their attempts to extort Kamchev for €1.5 million.[5]

    Special Prosecution Probes

    Following the ousting of former Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski due to corruption. Kamchev who was reportedly close to his regime has been under investigation by Macedonian prosecutors.[6][7]

    In March 2021, Kamchev was arrested in North Macedonia due to fears that he will try to leave the country. The arrest was in regards to allegations that Kamchev had been involved in a scheme where he purchased land in the Vodno district, Skopje using public money when VMRO-DPMNE was the ruling party.[8]

    Sanctions

    On 19 July 2023 the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Jordan Kamchev pursuant to E.O. 14033 for being responsible for or complicit in, or having directly or indirectly engaged in, corruption related to the Western Balkans.[9]

    References

    1. ↑ Орце Камчев неразведен, се сврши 19.01.2006 Archived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine "Vest", Retrieved 26.01.2017 (Macedonian)
    2. ↑ ОРЦЕ КАМЧЕВ НЕ Е ВЕЌЕ ПЛЕЈБОЈ. СЕ ОЖЕНИ. Archived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine "Vecer". Retrieved 26.01.2017 (Macedonian)
    3. ↑ Jordan Kamchev "Bloomberg", Retrieved 26.01.2017
    4. ↑ Forbes: Orce Kamcev, Richest Person in the Republic of Macedonia 27.05.2016 "Independent.mk", Retrieved 26.01.2017. Archived 31 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine
    5. ↑ "Boki 13 osuđen na devet godina zatvora, bivša tužiteljka na sedam". N1 (in Serbian). 2020-06-18. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
    6. ↑ Osborne, Lydia. "Macedonian Prosecutors Investigate Top Business Magnate". www.occrp.org. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
    7. ↑ "Macedonia Special Prosecution Probes Top Businessman's Empire". Balkan Insight. 2018-11-09. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
    8. ↑ "Police arrests Jordan Kamcev, the businessman who brought down Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva". Republika English. 2021-03-14. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
    9. ↑ "U.S. Treasury Targets Corrupt Businessman in North Macedonia". 19 July 2023.
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