Doing Business in Albania
Doing Business captures several important dimensions of the regulatory environment as it applies to local firms. It provides quantitative indicators on regulation for starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency. Also measures features of labor market regulation.
Transition Reform
Robust economic growth is continuing. GDP grew by 3.8 per cent in 2017, driven equally by private consumption and investment. Monetary policy remains accommodative, while fiscal deficits have been reduced.
Albania: Restoring Growth and Improving Prosperity
Over the past two decades, Albania has transformed from one of the poorest countries in Europe to an upper-middle-income country, reducing poverty from 25.4% in 2002 to 14.3% in 2012. The global financial crisis halted growth…
Economic Reform Programme
The path towards economic stability and fiscal consolidation, in accordance with the European integration goals and coupled with internal demand for sustainable growth, has shaped the economic model and the reforms undertaken by the Government of Albania.