Albania
Economy
Albania's foreign reserves have increased marginally to US$2.16bn in March, up from US$2.15bn at the end of 2007, and US$1.77bn in 2006. We maintain our core view that reserves will...
2008-07-23Economy
On July 9 NATO ambassadors signed accession protocols with Albania and Croatia, thereby facilitating their entry into the organization in April 2009. A week later, NATO Secretary...
2008-07-21Economy
In a speech to the European Parliament on May 27, Albania's parliamentary speaker Jozefina Topalli requested that the EU should fully recognise the regional progress of the Balkans...
2008-06-26Economy
Though consumer price inflation eased somewhat in May to 4.2% y-o-y (from 4.4% the previous month), aggregate price growth nonetheless remained above the 2.9% average for the previous...
2008-06-26Economy
We believe that inline with slowing growth in the eurozone and elevated global energy prices, Albania's external position will look distinctly unfavourable in 2008. That said, the...
2008-06-24Economy
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued a strong warning to the Albanian government over its fiscal shortfall in 2008. While the budget deficit has gradually fallen from...
2008-05-29Economy
In a speech to the European Parliament on May 27, Albania's parliamentary speaker Jozefina Topalli requested that the EU should fully recognise the regional progress of the Balkans...
2008-05-29Economy
We continue to forecast robust economic growth for Albania over the long term, with real GDP expected to expand by an average 5.7% from 2007-2012. Convergence reforms and increasing...
2008-04-03
