In the meeting held between the majority of actors who have the same concern, common to the economy, manufacturing and exporting as well as employment, it was emphasized as a comprehensive need to react to the worsening conditions of...
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 (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...
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 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...
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...
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the OECD grew by 0.5% in the third quarter of 2023, at the same pace as the previous quarter. In the G7, quarterly GDP growth rose to 0.6% in the third quarter, from 0.4% in the...
A challenge and result of all the challenges of increasing public initiative through citizen participation[1] is the low participation of citizens and especially of interest groups in hearings on the budget. To illustrate this challenge, we take the case...
The dialogue between administrators and citizens is a useful mechanism for increasing accountability in contested areas was one of the central topics in the meeting with representatives of the Gjirokastra Municipality, the Municipal Council, but also civil society and local...
The local budget 2024, which is drawn up every year based on the income from public money, determines the projects and services that will be offered to local citizens and businesses. Expenditures in 2023 in Diber Municipality are mainly allocated to...
