Albania: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix

March 7, 2003

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Albania: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2003) accessed November 24, 2024

Summary

This Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix analyzes causes and consequences of real exchange rate appreciation in Albania. The paper highlights that Albania has experienced a sustained real appreciation since 1992, which appears to have been brought about by largely beneficial developments: price liberalization, productivity growth, external inflows, and a successful stabilization policy. The pace of appreciation has slowed in the last few years, and a real depreciation in 2002 has brought the real effective exchange rate back to its January 2000 level.

Subject: Economic sectors, Exports, Foreign exchange, Informal economy, International trade, Labor, Public employment, Real effective exchange rates, Real exchange rates

Keywords: CR, Enterprise, Europe, Exports, Firm timetable, Government, Government performance, Informal economy, ISCR, Private sector, Public employment, Public goods, Real effective exchange rates, Real exchange rates, Shadow economy need, Tax collection

Publication Details

Pages:

76
Volume:

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Series:

Country Report No. 2003/064
Stock No:

1ALBEA0022003
ISBN:

9781451800715
ISSN:

1934-7685

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