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The Albanian budget for 11 months 2023 is like a double-edged sword

The state budget for the 11th month of 2023 results in a surplus[1] and this reality shows at first glance that the government's finances are being managed effectively. This budget surplus comes from the realized income at the...

Public administration wage increases vs. The motivation to be corrupt

The government is implementing new measures to link its workers' compensation to compliance to tackle corruption with a clear focus: no company or person is above the law. This refreshed approach aims to prevent corrupt relationships primarily with businesses, before they...

Performance indicators for public administration, political patronage and action plan adopted to fight corruption

In the implementation of the reform, the government in these 10 years[1] has aimed, according to the strategy for the administration[2], to strengthen performance indicators in addition to technology. In its history, the DPA (alb. DAP) under the...

Digitization or e-government and the impact on the fight against corruption

One of the instruments to increase the potential for corruption is e-government, or in other words the digitization of public services. For this mechanism, an average of 2% of the value of public investments has been invested every year in the...

The topic of digitization, administration performance and the impact on corruption is presented through value-added discussions

In today's meeting with prominent members of civil society and academic life of the country, as well as economic life and civil expertise, with the absence of members of the government and embassies attached to Tirana, ALTAX presented within...

Headline inflation and energy – fuel inflation in the OECD and the Balkans, August – October 2023

Headline inflation (year-on-year) in the OECD, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), eased to 6.2% in September 2023 from 6.4% in August, following increases in July and August. Inflation fell between August and September in 27 OECD countries. In...

The economy should have the same focus as the Reconstruction program

Immediately after the 2019 earthquake, the government committed a good part of its budgetary and human resources[1],  specifically creating a ministry for reconstruction[2]. According to the Minister, "In these 30 years, it is the first time...

Exports of goods and services in the last 5 years in the Balkans

Between 2016 and 2020 exports and imports from the Western Balkans increased by 4.4 billion and 3.9 billion euros respectively, despite the decline in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, the trade surplus was 7.9 billion euros. The economies...

The civil insight of draft budget 2024 with the citizens of Elbasan and the municipality in search of new sources of funding

The final meeting of the tour of activities for the dialogue with the citizens and the municipality of Elbasan regarding the challenges of the draft budget 2024 was realized in a warm and quite cooperative spirit, which is the reflection...

The civil insight in Berat for the budget project with the citizens and without the Municipality

On Wednesday, the team of ALTAX experts continued their journey to talk with the citizens and the local government of Berat, to be part of the civil review for the discussion in the function of transparency and accountability of the...

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