Albania, as a country with considerable energy resources, a producer of crude oil, with potential in gas and a regional leader in renewable energy, has entered a new phase of economic development for the second half of the decade we...
In this debate, we are not simply talking about a technical legal amendment.What is at stake is the way Albania manages its strategic public assets, especially ports, which are natural monopolies and part of public property.They directly affect maritime security,...
At the end of 2025, Albania entered uncharted territory for its modern history: 27,514 foreign nationals with valid residence permits, an absolute record representing an increase of 22% (+4,800 people) in just one year and a doubling compared to 2020. Applications...
ALTAX Observatory has presented the complete analytical methodology for constructing the ALTAX Index of Fiscality (IAF), a new strategic instrument that aims to provide the most integrated and comprehensive assessment of the real functioning of the fiscal system...
In 2026, legal auditing in Albania continues to remain one of the weakest links in the architecture of financial governance and the fight against corruption, not only in our country but also in most of the Western Balkans. Although the...
The analysis of the behavior of the exchange rate in Albania during the period 2015–2025 shows that the relationship between the lek and macroeconomic factors is neither uniform in time nor symmetrical in intensity. The exchange rate does not react...
Economic logic says that if a country imports goods from a cheaper market, the final price for the consumer should be lower. However, in practice, the opposite often happens and imported products in Albania turn out to be more expensive...
In recent years, Albania has been experiencing a demographic drama that is profoundly transforming the country’s rural landscape, turning the abandonment of villages not simply into a statistic, but into a painful story of loss and insecurity. Imagine mountainous villages...
If the demographic year 2025 of Albania had to be summarized in a single sentence, it would be this: an entire state managed to grow naturally by only a little more than 1,000 people in twelve months (+1,180 people). Not...
The Western Balkans has always been a region closely linked to the fate of Europe and global developments. After decades of efforts to overcome the legacy of conflicts and to integrate into European structures, the engine of economic convergence that has...
