The latest market, economy, central-bank, policy and company stories from Albania, updated every 15 minutes. Last updated 19 October 2026.
| GDP growth (2025) | 3.8% | Moderate growth. |
| Inflation (2025) | 2.1% | Close to the ~2% most central banks aim for. |
| Unemployment (2025) | 10.9% | High: many people can’t find work. |
| GDP per person (2025) | $12,998 | Average output per person: a rough measure of how wealthy a country is. |
| Current account (2025) | -0.5% of GDP | Deficit: spends more abroad than it earns, so it relies on foreign money. |
| Exports (2025) | 37.0% of GDP | An open, trading economy. |
Latest official annual figures from World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Context, not a forecast or financial advice.
The Tirana Chamber of Commerce and Industry has reacted to acts of violence and damage to public and private property during protests in the capital, condemning attacks on institutions, banks, shopping centers, and business premises.
Albania and Greece maintain good neighbourly relations, which they aim to further strengthen through economic, regional, academic and security cooperation. This message was conveyed at the Balkan Strategic Forum, held in Tirana with the participation of Albanian and Greek delegations.
Speaker of Parliament Niko Peleshi has spoken from Korça about the administrative reform and the changes envisaged for the municipality under the new territorial map.
Albania’s garment manufacturing industry is facing increasingly serious difficulties. From around 65,000 employees previously working in the manufacturing sector, the workforce has now fallen to approximately 40,000, while nearly 150 garment factories have shut down in recent years.
Prime Minister Edi Rama presented the “Double Your Business” programme on Wednesday. He said the programme aims to support small and medium-sized businesses through financing at interest rates of up to 2%. According to Rama, around 400 businesses are currently in the application process.
Prime Minister Edi Rama announced on Wednesday that the weekly “Faithful Presence” meetings are continuing. According to the head of government, discussions focused on the 2027 Budget, which he said will reach a record €10 billion, with the aim of redistributing more of the benefits from the economy’s sustained…
Albanian businesses are increasingly using the internet as a sales channel, placing Albania second in the Western Balkans. At a time when online trade has declined in most economies across the region, Albania recorded significant growth in 2025. Online trade is gaining ground among Albanian businesses.
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Buying a home with a mortgage is the only option for many Albanian families seeking to address their housing needs. This has made housing loans one of the most widely offered banking products, but how do interest rates on these loans vary? According to the latest report by the Bank of Albania, the interest rate
Businesses and consumers showed greater confidence in economic developments in September, contributing to a 0.3 percentage point increase in the Economic Sentiment Indicator, according to the Bank of Albania.