A new dynamic model estimates annual economic and social losses of up to €1.1 billion ALTAX has published its latest research report titled “Cost of Corruption in Albania 2025 – A New Dynamic Model for Measuring Fiscal, Economic and Social...
A new analytical study on labor market developments in Albania for the period 2021–2025 highlights a profound structural transformation, which has directly impacted the growth of budget revenues, the formalization of work, and the redistribution of labor income. According to...
A Critical Reading of the Bank of Albania’s Financial Stability Report The latest financial stability report of the Bank of Albania constructs a broadly optimistic narrative regarding the condition of the banking sector and the resilience of the Albanian financial...
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...
