The increase in the minimum wage from ALL 40,000 to ALL 50,000 in 2026 significantly changed the relationship between wages, productivity and the cost of formalization. The ALTAX Study shows that the main challenge is not only whether the...
According to the latest data from the Institute of Statistics (INSTAT), published on September 10, 2026, the average monthly gross wage for an employee with a salary reached 92,150 ALL in the second quarter of 2026. This marks an increase...
From the lack of skills to institutional inability to produce and retain them. The debate on the shortage of labor in Albania often stops at a simple question: Does the country have people with the skills that the economy requires? But this...
Albania’s labor market has reached a new structural turning point: employment is at record levels, wages are rising, yet businesses increasingly struggle to find qualified workers. ALTAX announces the publication of the English edition of “The Skills Absurdity and Wage Polarization”,...
ALTAX Observatory publishes the new study "The Minimum Wage and Informality Model in Albania", an evidence-based analysis of the relationship between the minimum wage, labor productivity, informality, and employment during the period 2015–2025, as well as the potential effects...
The Albanian economy continues to maintain acceptable macroeconomic stability during the first months of 2026, but is clearly showing signs of slowdown and lack of deep structural transformation. According to the analysis of independent economic minds, annual growth is expected...
The youth labor market in Albania presents a two-faced picture. On the one hand, the economy is producing more formal jobs than a decade ago, while sectors such as tourism, technology, construction, digital services, and logistics have expanded demand for...
In the fourth quarter of 2025, the average gross monthly salary per employee reached 86,984 lekë, marking an increase of 4.3% compared to the same quarter of 2024 and an increase of 4.4% compared to the third quarter of...
Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) have been a driving force for the economic development of Albania and Kosovo over the past two decades, reflecting shared challenges of the post-communist transition, such as the lack of domestic savings and the need for...
In a typical morning in Tirana, a small shop sees an increase in the number of clients and new buyers. This is one of the real faces of an Albania that, in 2025, is experiencing economic growth of around 3.5%,...
