In the third quarter of 2025, the Construction Cost Index (IKN) reached 114.0 points, reflecting a year-on-year increase of 1.4%. This slightly lower growth compared to the previous year indicates a slowdown in cost pressures in the construction sector....
Could this affect imports, the economy and Albanian families? We think so and here's why! In these early days of 2025, the increase in the price of gas for consumption is being announced for the economy and families in mainly European countries...
In a clarification of the current situation, if our market would be like that of advanced countries, it is that the lost fight against evasion and corruption, as well as failure to act in time to have an expanded and...
In international analyzes related to the current financial situation, it is mentioned that "inflation came from nowhere", as stated by the president of the ECB, Mrs. Lagarde [1]. Although, inflation in Albania came more as an imposition from outside,...
"The annual change of the consumer price index in March 2023 is 5.3%, a year ago this change was 5.7%", quoted from the March bulletin on CPI [1] from INSTAT. When we look at an indicator like inflation, which...
The legal minimum wage level has over the years been used as the most direct policy instrument of governments to influence wage levels at the bottom of the distribution mechanism. But even though minimum wages are considered as a policy action...
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...
After years of fluctuations around targets, inflation in the Albanian economy, as well as in the countries of the Balkan region is the highest it has been in the last 15-20 years, suffering two major shocks: the impact of the...
