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,...
In this current economic background, inflation in Albania rose to the highest levels in decades. Initially, the higher inflation was seen as transitory, reflecting increases in relative prices for a small number of items affected by the pandemic. But inflation...
The decreases in employment income in Albania appear to have consisted not only of job losses for those employed seasonally or even permanently for some activities [1]. For this period, there was also a decrease in the value of...
The increase in uncertainties and concerns over the possible weakening of economic activity with the prolongation of the conflict in Ukraine, have dictated the tightening of lending standards by banks for businesses, as well as the increase in the cost...
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...
For many months, prices have been kept under pressure by the markets of the goods we import, not simply because our economy has produced more, but because the economy is not as free and open as in the countries where...
The devaluation of the euro directly affects deposits and income benefits, which are lower for citizens but also for businesses that export and import. In the meantime, borrowers should rethink not to focus only on loans in Euros, but now...
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...
Rising rents are a national phenomenon, as they rise in parallel with rising house prices, and while more people can’t afford house buying prices, they have increased pressure on the rental market. As a preliminary logic can be, that where the...
