Archive · Economy
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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- BusinessBusinesses required to obtain a certificate for their NVE code; financial statements only via e-AlbaniaNew entities have 30 days after registration, existing ones a year; some provisions take effect on Jan. 1, 2027.
- JobsIbrahimaj: 60 million euros for the Youth Guarantee, aiming to get 10,000 young people into jobs in 2027The program, designed with the EU, will be rolled out nationwide under next year's budget; the minister also promises thousands of rental homes and subsidized loans.
- JobsUnemployed people in vocational courses to receive 50% of the minimum wage per class hour and 1,800 lek for transportationThe government decision applies to jobseekers from special groups; payment stops if a trainee misses more than 20% of classes.
- MarketsEuro falls to 90.74 lek as the Bank of Albania records another all-time lowWednesday's official rate slipped another 3 qindarka from the previous day, while the dollar traded at 80.86 lek.
- BusinessRama meets bankers at the Bank of Albania: 45 branches and 53 ATMs damaged, 85% of Tirana branches operatingGovernor Sejko says deposits are not affected, while the tax authorities count about 90 businesses damaged in the protests, with initial losses of 18 million lek.
- MarketsERE: Electricity bills based on estimated consumption for no more than three monthsThe regulator's draft methodology sets out how bills are calculated when the meter is not working and how the difference is settled once actual readings arrive.
- MarketsEuropean Commission: Albania second-to-last in region for second-quarter growth as investment slows to 1.8%Albania's economy grew 3.6% in the second quarter, matching the regional average, but only Bosnia and Herzegovina did worse. Albania is the only Western Balkan country where investment growth slowed.
- BusinessPoverty line doubles in six years to 29,130 lek a month per person; average pension stays below itINSTAT data show the at-risk-of-poverty threshold for a person living alone reached about 315 euros a month in 2025. Pensioners on an average pension and families on social assistance remain far below it.