Inward flows of remittances have grown rapidly in recent years, with an average growth rate in the last 3 years (2021-2023) of 10.5% and dominate all other annual financial flows from sources abroad. Despite these trends, which began to increase...
The Producer Price Index (CPI) and the Consumer Price Index (CPI) are economic indicators that calculate the change in the price of a group of goods and services. The CPI shows the difference in the prices of products at the...
The relationship between wage setting and inflation has been closely monitored in recent years by the Bank of Albania and the former Ministry of Finance and Economy, as it was key to their success in achieving macroeconomic stabilization in an...
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...
International theory and practice show us that: In the short term If an economy experiences high rates of economic growth, then the economy is likely to see interest rates rise as the Central Bank responds to higher growth and potential inflationary pressures...
The budget programs for 2023, in their limitation related to the high public debt, as it appears at the beginning of the second 6 months 2023 (64.78% of GDP), despite the mitigating effects with at least 4% in decrease from...
Fixed exchange rates are best for partner countries with similar macroeconomic factors and economic strength, such as the US and the European Union. If countries still wish to establish a fixed exchange rate[1], they can maintain such a relationship...
At the beginning of the second 6-month period, after an assessment and ongoing monitoring of the economic situation, but also the positions held by the financial and fiscal institutions, as well as based on the comments and recommendations from the...
In a statistical calculation of the trend of the per capita income ratio in the last 20 years (2002-2022) it is seen that there is an increase of 3.73 times more. This increase is an indicator of economic development, but...
In broad terms, exchange rate risk [1] is major when a company or investment relies on a foreign currency that must be converted into the Albanian lek. Foreign exchange risk can be caused by the appreciation/devaluation of the Lek,...
