Tax revenues from BP countries that applied a progressive tax model a few years ago (Montenegro, Kosovo, Albania, Serbia) compared to countries that applied flat rate taxation (North Macedonia, Bosnia, and Herzegovina) show a higher burden of 1.8% and 2.1%...
Comparing the size of incomes between the economies of the Western Balkans and the EU reveals the challenges faced by each group of countries. Economies in the Western Balkans region have a small income base that hampers governments' capacity to...
The GDP of the Western Balkans in 2022 is calculated to have increased by an average of 3.75% with a decrease from the previous year with 4.75% or 1.4 times less average growth. Per capita income in 2021 in the...
The Western Balkans is at an important crossroads in its development trajectory. Over the past decades, the Balkan states have made impressive progress in increasing the well-being of their citizens. With the increase in gross domestic product per capita and...
In international analyzes related to the current financial situation, it is mentioned that "inflation came from nowhere", as stated by the president of the ECB, Mrs. Lagarde [1].Although, inflation in Albania came more as an imposition from outside,...
When there is a shock to the market accompanied by an increase in the costs of financing it, add the moment when inflation is high, then the tension between the objective of low inflation of the Central Bank and price...
At the end of the round of open meetings with citizens and representatives of civil society, business and local government representatives and leaders, ALTAX experts had an effective communication in Gjirokastër.In addition to the evaluations, we received for our work...
Lending has started to decline in 2023, although expectations are for a recovery in the following months. This impact is expected as long as credit has become more expensive and this cost of commercial banks should remain short-term, otherwise the...
"The annual change of the consumer price index in March 2023 is 5.3%, a year ago this change was 5.7%", quoted from the March bulletin on CPI [1] from INSTAT.When we look at an indicator like inflation, which...
On Tuesday, April 11, ALTAX with the experts started with the presentation of the report with the findings and comments related to the need for municipalities like Dibra to have the guarantee that the central government preserves and does...
