In mid-2025, the Albanian financial market is operating in an environment that continues to be favorable for borrowing, mainly due to the accommodative monetary policy of the Bank of Albania and the still low cost of deposits. These conditions have...
In general, the Albanian economy exceeded the forecasts of domestic and foreign economists for 2023. For 2024, it seems that economists are showing a cautious approach to the forecasts of economic growth declared by the government at the level below...
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....
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...
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...
In clarifying the term strong economy, according to many definitions and criteria from most information, it is seen that it should summarize together: - High rate of economic growth. According to our commentary, this implies an expansion of economic output,...
The sharp tightening of monetary policy has often caused financial stress or even crises, especially in developed economies, but also in developing countries. Because of higher credit and currency risks, global investors have typically pulled out quickly when interest rates...
Inflation can affect public finances through multiple channels. It tends to expand tax bases in nominal terms, increasing nominal tax revenues, but it can also increase the cost of government spending, more directly for budget items that are automatically indexed...
According to the history and development of inflationary trends it has been observed that countries with higher inflation usually see their currency depreciating relative to the currencies of their trading partners. This is usually accompanied by higher interest rates as...
Today's economy looks vastly different compared to last year and worries about inflation, exchange rate fluctuations, rising bank interest rates and the cost of personal and business loans and even a recession are weighing on in the minds of each...
