North Macedonia's lenders Komercijalna Banka AD Skopje and Stopanska banka a.d. Bitola said they are exploring the option to merge. The banks will conduct in-depth analyses for a potential merger after adopting their respective financial statements for 2023 at their shareholders' meetings in 2024, the two lenders said in identical notices filed with the Macedonian Stock Exchange (MSE) on September 26, 2023. No further details were provided.