The increase in the minimum wage from ALL 40,000 to ALL 50,000 in 2026 significantly changed the relationship between wages, productivity and the cost of formalization. The ALTAX Study shows that the main challenge is not only whether the...
ALTAX assesses that the reform of territorial division is necessary and overdue. The 2014 reform reduced the number of units from more than 370 to 61, but failed to fully resolve the problems of functionality, administrative capacities and fiscal sustainability...
Euro is not printed in Albania. But what happens when an economy continuously receives purchasing power from abroad, without expanding its productive base to the same extent? There is a simple way to understand one of the sharp problems of the...
From the lack of skills to institutional inability to produce and retain them. The debate on the shortage of labor in Albania often stops at a simple question: Does the country have people with the skills that the economy requires? But this...
The Albanian economy grew by 3.66% in 2025 and by 3.71% in the first quarter of 2026. The indicators place Albania above the Western Balkans average, but an analysis of the structure of growth raises a more important question than...
A new paper by the International Monetary Fund, published in August 2026 by Jácome, Magud, Pienknagura and Uribe, brings a conclusion that deserves attention also for Albania. The study shows that the history of deficit monetization does not disappear...
The real reason is not that “Albanian tourism is declining”, but that the rapid-growth model is changing and some structural weaknesses are becoming more visible. According to official INSTAT data, Albanian tourism in 2026 is not in a deep decline. In...
According to the ALTAX Observatory study (Alb), Albania has generated a considerable volume of revenue from its underground resources during the 2010–2025 period, but the analysis of the extractive sector reveals a profound contradiction between its economic potential and...
At first glance, the increase in Albanian investments abroad could be interpreted as a sign of the financial strengthening of the private sector.After all, only economies that have managed to generate capital surpluses can invest beyond their borders.However, when...
In the public debate that has accompanied the Zvërnec tourism project, attention has been primarily focused on the magnitude of the declared investment, which according to public information reaches over 4 billion euros. However, in modern standards for the evaluation...
