In May 11, 2025 elections marked a paradigmatic shift in the electoral behavior of Albanian citizens. For the first time, as highlighted by the Altax analysis, economic voters dominated the political scene, placing material interests and personal well-being at the...
Economic growth in 2023 is estimated at 3.5%, supported by strong government consumption and some influential sectors such as construction and tourism and energy exports (see Table). The country had an exceptionally good tourist season in 2023, with the result that...
Serbia's economic growth accelerated in the second half of 2023, bringing GDP growth for the year to 2.5%, thanks to a better-than-expected performance of the agriculture and construction sectors, and a strong sector recovery of energy, after the crisis of...
The economy grew strongly in 2023, by around 6 percent, the highest in BP6, driven mostly by tourism, which exceeded 2019 levels, and the inflow of immigrants continued to support private consumption[1]. In 2024, tourism growth is expected...
In 2023, the population of the Western Balkans (WB6) is 16.98 million inhabitants from 17.34 million inhabitants two years ago, with a decrease of 2.1% (360,000 people). The biggest decrease is felt in Serbia with 220,000 individuals less, in Albania...
In the latest publication of INSTAT on average salaries in the public and private sector in the fourth quarter of 2023, it can be seen that the increase in salaries is with a continuous increase, as it happened in...
