The Albanian economy grew by 3.66% in 2025 and by 3.71% in the first quarter of 2026. The indicators place Albania above the Western Balkans average, but an analysis of the structure of growth raises a more important question than...
In the second quarter of 2025, the Albanian economy recorded a growth of 3.5%, which the Ministry of Economy presented as a clear indicator of success. At first glance, this seems like an argument that fits well with political rhetoric, since...
In a research analysis [1] prepared by a group of experienced experts [2] of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), emphasis is placed on the need that the countries of the Western Balkans must increase the presence...
In the next mission, the members of the Monetary Fund team made a statement, which in itself has findings with a positive approach to fiscal and budgetary actions taken by the Government, where in this position there are confirmations of...
The economic downturn in Albania this year came as a warning hurricane effect. Albania could not have come out better or worse from this economic downturn, because the reason for the earthquake damages before the pandemic, but especially the latter...
Social spending is a core component of the social contract needed to fulfill the missions of core country institutions. Social spending is a broader concept than social protection as it includes spending on health and education, which are especially critical...
