As the year 2023 came to a close, the Albanian economy is doing better than expected from last year's forecasts. But it can be said that this pace does not match the expectations of small and medium businesses and citizens....
Have food prices increased? Absolutely yes, although this rise in agri-food prices occurs at least as an inevitable market event at the end of every December. But at the end of 2023, the price increase comes...
It can be difficult to keep up with all the analysis, research, and reporting releases we've prepared for the public and media in 2023. That's why we created this definitive list of links and blog releases. If you want to know...
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...
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...
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...
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...
An investment in which no profit is generated, or less profit is realized than programmed is considered a bad investment. But an investment that also produces negative effects on taxes and fees, as well as budget costs from waste and...
The share of GDP that goes to health remains above the pre-pandemic level of 8.8%, even if in 11 OECD countries, in 2022 it is expected to have fallen below pre-pandemic levels in 2019. According to the OECD Statistics database...
