Monthly Archives - February 2024

How much has the organization of summits and international meetings influenced the financing of the Albanian economy?

On February 28, Mr. Gjokutaj presented on behalf of ALTAX the findings related to the argument whether the benefits from international meetings and foreign support have been more at the political or economic level. With the facts, which became part...

How does air and environmental pollution cost citizens and the economy?

In the last analysis summarized in a publication entitled "Air Pollution: Added Economic Costs and Incentives for Comprehensive Policies" we are oriented to answer directly with facts and legal arguments to exactly this question.As presented also in an MCN...

The level of informality in the economy and employment in the Western Balkans

The estimated size of the informal sector in Albania is well above the EU average and at the upper end of the Western Balkan countries (WB6) in terms of employment, as seen in the table below.Western Balkans: Informality, 2019(% of...

What should be the expectations from a combined fiscal and monetary policy regime?

A fiscal policy that focuses on primary surpluses regardless of the stock of real debt, but combined with a monetary policy that ensures interest payments on outstanding debt, is assessed by international financial institutions as not causing debt to grow...

Fiscal indicators of the state budget for 2023 according to a civil expertise insight

Some time ago, our experts analyzed the preliminary indicators of the state budget for the 11th month of 2023[1] and we considered the budget performance in the face of some risks that can be considered in an annual...

Do political/military alliances influence trade flow and the economy?

Alliances matter in predicting trade outcomes because governments align trade policies with national security interests and businesses consider political relationships between states when assessing risk[1].States and businesses not only consider political relationships and alliances when forming international trade,...

Comments and suggestions about the table organized by IDM on the monitoring of the public consultation

Yesterday, ALTAX, in the framework of the partnership with the network of civil organizations, participated in the meeting called by IDM Albania for a consultative discussion regarding the Monitoring Methodology for the Public Consultation Process in the Central Government,...

Immigration accelerates developed economies and decelerates developing economies

According to a December 2023 study by IMF experts[1], Spain experienced a wave of emigration[2] starting in the early 2000s, which increased the share of the non-Spanish-born population from about 2 percent to 2000 to 12...

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