The youth labor market in Albania presents a two-faced picture. On the one hand, the economy is producing more formal jobs than a decade ago, while sectors such as tourism, technology, construction, digital services, and logistics have expanded demand for...
The analysis of 30 projects fully aligned between the two Project Planning Documents (DPP 2026–2028 and 2027–2029)[1] provides a clear window into how the public investment system in Albania actually works. This sample, representing about a quarter of...
On April 28, 2026, in Tirana, a major energy agreement worth approximately $6 billion was signed, involving the Albanian company ALBGAZ, the American company Venture Global (specialized in LNG, liquefied natural gas), and the Greek partner Aktor LNG. The agreement...
For the first time, the ALTAX research center has published an in-depth analysis of the public investment portfolio in Albania, shedding light on the structural and financial challenges of strategic projects for the period 2026–2029. This document analyzes the Albanian...
ALTAX Center for Fiscal and Economic Research has published today the Annual Report 2025, a comprehensive document that presents the organization’s main achievements during the past year and the strategic direction for the period 2026–2030.The report comes at a time...
The analysis of the tax burden in Albania for 2025 reveals a complex and contradictory reality, where the fiscal system manages to generate increasing revenues, but at the same time produces pronounced sectoral, regional, and social inequalities. At its core,...
ALTAX, a Fiscal and Economic Research Center in Albania today publishes its 14th annual report, an in-depth comparative analysis of tax burden and Fiscal Freedom Day in six Western Balkan economies. The report “Tax Burden 2025 and Fiscal Freedom Day 2026...
A new analysis of the developments in the Balance of Payments for the years 2024–2025 highlights a clear deformation of the Albanian economy, where there is strong macroeconomic stability, but there are no real changes in the way the...
ALTAX Publishes First Integrated STR Market Analysis. Albania’s tourism sector has reached a historic peak, but a newly released analytical study by ALTAX reveals a growing imbalance between rapid digital market expansion and fiscal capture. For the first time, the study...
The Albanian economy closed 2025 with a real GDP growth of 3.79% compared to 2024, according to official data published by INSTAT on March 26, 2026. Quarterly growth was 3.39% in Q1, 3.51% in Q2, 3.75% in Q3 and 3.80%...
