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...
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,...
The Port of Durrës, historically the main commercial center of Albania, is undergoing a radical transformation, as cargo activity is being moved to Porto Romano (north-west of Durrës), while the old area is being turned into the luxury marina “Durrës...
In the fourth quarter of 2025, the average gross monthly salary per employee reached 86,984 lekë, marking an increase of 4.3% compared to the same quarter of 2024 and an increase of 4.4% compared to the third quarter of...
Chapter 11 of the comprehensive study "Albanian Tourism 2025-2030" presents a synthesis of the report's analysis and provides a strategic overview of the development of Albanian tourism until 2030. It emphasizes that after strong growth in the period 2023–2025,...
Developments in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the most critical nodes of global energy supply, constitute a direct risk for small and open economies such as Albania. Although the country does not import oil directly from Iran, it is fully...
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,...
