{"id":29721,"date":"2020-05-05T16:30:52","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T16:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amcham.com.al\/covid-19-economic-news-05-05-2020\/"},"modified":"2022-01-26T15:43:23","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T14:43:23","slug":"covid-19-lajmet-ekonomike-05-05-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amcham.com.al\/sq\/covid-19-lajmet-ekonomike-05-05-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Lajmet Ekonomike – 05.05.2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Declining\ninterest rates, liquidity injection, physical money, forms like the Bank of\nAlbania are reacting to Covid-19 \u2013 Monitor.al<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bank of Albania has made public\nthe information “Bank of Albania’s Response to COVID-19”, on the\nmeasures taken by the Bank of Albania to mitigate the effects on the economy\nand financial markets from the Covid-19 pandemic. The answers have been in all\nareas, such as monetary policy, support for citizens, supply of physical money,\netc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Banka e Shqip\u00ebris\u00eb ka b\u00ebr\u00eb publik\ninformacionin \u201cP\u00ebrgjigjja e Bank\u00ebs s\u00eb Shqip\u00ebris\u00eb ndaj COVID-19\u201d, mbi masat e\nmarra nga Banka e Shqip\u00ebris\u00eb p\u00ebr zbutjen e efekteve n\u00eb ekonomi dhe n\u00eb tregjet\nfinanciare nga pandemia Covid-19. P\u00ebrgjigjet kan\u00eb qen\u00eb n\u00eb t\u00eb gjitha fushat, si\npolitika monetare, mb\u00ebshtetja ndaj qytetar\u00ebve, furnizimi me para fizike etj.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Private\nCars Able to Move Freely from 11 May \u2013 Exit.al<\/em><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Minister stated that after May\n11, drivers will no longer need to apply for authorization to move in green\nareas, but this is likely to be extended throughout the country. Green areas\nare government-designated low-risk areas of the country that have less\nstringent lockdown measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ministri deklaroi se pas 11 maj,\nshofer\u00ebt nuk do t\u00eb ken\u00eb m\u00eb nevoj\u00eb t\u00eb b\u00ebjn\u00eb k\u00ebrkes\u00eb p\u00ebr autorizim p\u00ebr t\u00eb kaluar\nn\u00eb zonat e gjelb\u00ebrta, por kjo ka t\u00eb ngjar\u00eb t\u00eb zgjatet n\u00eb t\u00eb gjith\u00eb vendin.\nZonat e gjelbra jan\u00eb zona me rrezik t\u00eb ul\u00ebt t\u00eb p\u00ebrcaktuara nga qeveria q\u00eb kan\u00eb\nmasa m\u00eb pak t\u00eb rrepta t\u00eb bllokimit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Albanian\nBars and Cafes to Open from 18 May \u2013 Exit.al<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On 18 May, Albania\u2019s bars and\nrestaurants will reopen but with strict social distancing guidelines in place.\nAccording to a Facebook\npost<\/a> from\nPrime Minister Edi Rama, such businesses will be allowed to open until 5:30 pm\nand only the outside areas can be used. Owners and clients must observe social\ndistancing and hygiene requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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M\u00eb 18 maj, baret dhe restorantet n\u00eb\nShqip\u00ebri do t\u00eb rihapen por me udh\u00ebzime t\u00eb rrepta p\u00ebr distancimin shoq\u00ebror.\nSipas nj\u00eb postimi n\u00eb Facebook nga Kryeministri Edi Rama, bizneset e tilla do t\u00eb\nlejohen t\u00eb hapen deri n\u00eb or\u00ebn 17:30 dhe vet\u00ebm zonat e jashtme mund t\u00eb p\u00ebrdoren.\nPronar\u00ebt dhe klient\u00ebt duhet t\u00eb respektojn\u00eb k\u00ebrkesat e distancimit shoq\u00ebror dhe\nhigjen\u00ebs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why\nare employers not applying for employee financial assistance?! Businesses blame\nprocedures and deadlines \u2013 Monitor.al<\/em><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second financial package\nprovides for them to receive a salary of 40 thousand ALL only once for 176\nthousand employees, while the first provided 26 thousand ALL for three months\nfor employees in small entities in the slide of closed activities by order of\nthe Ministry of Health. But when more than a week has passed since the opening\nof applications, for the second financial package, by April 4, about 98\nthousand people have applied, according to updated tax data, or about 56% of\npeople who are expected to benefit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Paketa e dyt\u00eb financiare parashikon\nq\u00eb t\u00eb p\u00ebrfitojn\u00eb nj\u00eb pag\u00eb prej 40 mij\u00eb lek\u00ebsh vet\u00ebm nj\u00eb her\u00eb p\u00ebr 176 mij\u00eb t\u00eb\npun\u00ebsuar, nd\u00ebrsa e para jepte 26 mij\u00eb lek\u00eb p\u00ebr tre muaj p\u00ebr t\u00eb pun\u00ebsuarit n\u00eb\nsubjektet e vogla n\u00eb slit\u00ebn e aktiviteteve t\u00eb mbyllura me urdh\u00ebr t\u00eb Ministris\u00eb\ns\u00eb Sh\u00ebndet\u00ebsis\u00eb. Por, kur ka kaluar m\u00eb shum\u00eb se nj\u00eb jav\u00eb nga hapja e\naplikimeve, p\u00ebr paket\u00ebn e dyt\u00eb financiare, deri n\u00eb 4 prill kan\u00eb aplikuar rreth\n98 mij\u00eb persona, sipas t\u00eb dh\u00ebnave t\u00eb p\u00ebrdit\u00ebsuara t\u00eb tatimeve, ose rreth 56% e\npersonave q\u00eb \u00ebsht\u00eb parashikuar t\u00eb p\u00ebrfitonin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Self-employment\nprogram: If you are unemployed and have a business idea, the government\nfinances up to 500 thousand ALL \u2013 Monitor.al<\/em><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 If you are unemployed and have a business\nidea, you can benefit from the government up to 500 thousand ALL to implement\nit, through a competitive application process. A program to promote\nself-employment has been approved by the Council of Ministers on the proposal\nof the Minister of Finance and Economy, the Council of Ministers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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N\u00ebse je i papun\u00eb dhe ke nj\u00eb ide\nbiznesi, mund t\u00eb p\u00ebrfitosh nga qeveria deri n\u00eb 500 mij\u00eb lek\u00eb p\u00ebr ta v\u00ebn\u00eb n\u00eb\njet\u00eb at\u00eb, p\u00ebrmes nj\u00eb procesi konkurrues aplikimi. Nj\u00eb program p\u00ebr nxitjen e\nvet\u00ebpun\u00ebsimit \u00ebsht\u00eb miratuar nga K\u00ebshilli i Ministrave me propozimin e\nministrit t\u00eb Financave dhe Ekonomis\u00eb, K\u00ebshilli i Ministrave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

22%\nof employees in the country work for free in family businesses, Covid-19 leaves\nthem without income \u2013 Monitor.al<\/em><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2019, 22% of employees worked for\nfree in the family business according to INSTAT. If they have not been insured,\nthe Covid-19 crisis risks leaving them without income, as they do not benefit\nfrom financial aid schemes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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N\u00eb vitin 2019, 22% e t\u00eb pun\u00ebsuarve\npunonin pa pages\u00eb n\u00eb biznesin e familjes sipas INSTAT. N\u00ebse ata nuk kan\u00eb qen\u00eb\nt\u00eb regjistruar n\u00eb sigurime, kriza e shkaktuar nga Covid-19 rrezikon t\u2019I l\u00ebr\u00eb\nata pa t\u00eb ardhura, pasi nuk p\u00ebrfitojn\u00eb nga skemat e ndihm\u00ebs financiare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Farmers\nare “immune” against COVID-19. Deputy-minister Kote: Agriculture\nminimal consequences, production and exports normally \u2013 Scan-tv.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the fact that all sectors of\nthe economy have suffered severe consequences caused by the measures taken\nagainst COVID-19, agriculture has resulted in more immunity. In an interview\nfor TV SCAN, Deputy Minister of Agriculture Dhimit\u00ebr Kote, says that apart from\nsome small initial problems, farmers have not had problems with production,\nexport and delivery of products to local markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pavar\u00ebsisht se t\u00eb gjith\u00eb sektor\u00ebt e\nekonomis\u00eb kan\u00eb vuajtur pasoja t\u00eb r\u00ebnda t\u00eb shkaktuara nga masat e marra ndaj\nCOVID-19, bujq\u00ebsia ka rezultuar m\u00eb imune. N\u00eb nj\u00eb intervist\u00eb p\u00ebr TV SCAN,\nzv.Ministri i Bujq\u00ebsis\u00eb Dhimit\u00ebr Kote, shprehet se p\u00ebrpos disa problematikave\nt\u00eb vogla t\u00eb fillimit, fermer\u00ebt nuk kan\u00eb pasur probleme me prodhimin, eksportin\ndhe d\u00ebrgimin e produkteve n\u00eb tregjet vendase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only\n1 in 3 Albanians above average salary – Instat: Information and traffic with\nthe largest salary increase in 2019 \u2013 Scan-tv.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The latest data from the Institute\nof Statistics regarding the labor market provide a somewhat clear picture of\nwages by sectors and the distribution of wages according to their level in the\npopulation. While 27.9% are paid up to the average salary level, only 4.4% are\npaid above the level of 120 thousand ALL per month, gross. But a year ago, that\nrate was fixed at 4.1%. Even the rate of those paid between 95,000 and 120,000\nALL per month has increased slightly, from 3.3% in 2018 to 3.5% last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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T\u00eb dh\u00ebnat m\u00eb t\u00eb fundit t\u00eb institutit\nt\u00eb statistikave sa i p\u00ebrket tregut t\u00eb pun\u00ebs  japin nj\u00eb panoram\u00eb deri diku\nt\u00eb qart\u00eb t\u00eb pagave sipas sektor\u00ebve dhe  shp\u00ebrndarjes s\u00eb pagave sipas\nnivelit t\u00eb tyre n\u00eb popullsi. Nd\u00ebrkoh\u00eb q\u00eb 27.9% paguhen deri n\u00eb nivelin e pag\u00ebs\nmesatare, vet\u00ebm 4.4% paguhen mbi nivelin e 120 mij\u00eb lek\u00ebve n\u00eb muaj, bruto. Por,\nnj\u00eb vit m\u00eb par\u00eb, kjo norm\u00eb fiksohej n\u00eb 4.1%. Edhe norma e atyre q\u00eb paguhen mes\n95.000 dhe 120.000 lek\u00ebve n\u00eb muaj \u00ebsht\u00eb rritur leht\u00eb, nga 3.3% n\u00eb vitin 2018 n\u00eb\n3.5% vitin e kaluar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are\nwe endangered by pandemic rights? – Anastasi: Extraordinary situation, life\npriority. Pay attention to the proportionality of access to the courts \u2013\nScan-tv.com<\/em><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well-known constitutionalist Aurela\nAnasasi says that a very thin line separates coercive measures due to pandemics\nfrom the possibility of human rights violations. Anasasi, with the title\nProfessor Doctor, member of the Academy of Sciences, says that coercive\nmeasures have been taken in the name of protecting life, which is also a\nfundamental constitutional right, before the right to free movement or economic\nlaw. However, it does draw attention to important elements, such as the\nproportionality of coercive measures, the right to access court, or the right\nto compensation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Konstitucionalistja e njohur Aurela\nAnasasi thot\u00eb se nj\u00eb vij\u00eb shum\u00eb e holl\u00eb i ndan masat shtr\u00ebnguese p\u00ebr shkak t\u00eb\npandemis\u00eb nga mund\u00ebsia p\u00ebr shkeljen e t\u00eb drejtave t\u00eb njeriut. Anasatasi, me\ntitull Profesor Doktor, an\u00ebtare e Akademis\u00eb s\u00eb Shkencave thot\u00eb se masat\nshtr\u00ebnguese jan\u00eb marr\u00eb n\u00eb em\u00ebr t\u00eb mbrojtjes s\u00eb jet\u00ebs, q\u00eb \u00ebsht\u00eb edhe e drejta\nthemelore kushtetuese, p\u00ebrpara s\u00eb drejt\u00ebs p\u00ebr l\u00ebvizjen e lir\u00eb apo s\u00eb drejt\u00ebs\nekonomike. Gjithsesi, ajo t\u00ebrheq v\u00ebmendjen p\u00ebr element\u00eb t\u00eb r\u00ebnd\u00ebsish\u00ebm, si\u00e7\nmund t\u00eb jet\u00eb e proporcionaliteti i masave shtr\u00ebnguese, e drejta p\u00ebr akses n\u00eb\ngjykat\u00eb apo e drejta p\u00ebr d\u00ebmshp\u00ebrblim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EU\nDelegation Donates First Part of COVID-19 Assistance to Albania \u2013 Exit.al<\/em><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The European Union has donated\n10,000 test kits and over 200,000 protective devices to doctors in\nAlbania. This is the first part of the \u20ac 4 million assistance provided for\nAlbania in the fight against coronavirus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bashkimi Evropian ka dhuruar 10,000\nkomplete testimi dhe mbi 200,000 pajisje mbrojt\u00ebse p\u00ebr mjek\u00ebt n\u00eb Shqip\u00ebri. Kjo\n\u00ebsht\u00eb pjesa e par\u00eb e ndihm\u00ebs prej 4 milion eurosh, e dh\u00ebn\u00eb p\u00ebr Shqip\u00ebrin\u00eb n\u00eb\nluft\u00ebn kund\u00ebr koronavirusit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State\nOil Company Workers Protest Over Reduced Salaries and Redundancies \u2013 Exit.al<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some 250 employees of state oil\ncompany Albpetrol have protested today to oppose the reduction of prisoners and\nthe dismissal of colleagues. Workers at the Fier oil field say they have been\nat work every day, in difficult conditions and even in the absence of public\ntransport. They said it is unfair to decrease their wages by as much as 60%,\ndespite them working 16-hour days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rreth 250 punonj\u00ebs t\u00eb nd\u00ebrmarrjes\nshtet\u00ebrore t\u00eb naft\u00ebs Albpetrol kan\u00eb protestuar sot p\u00ebr t\u00eb kund\u00ebrshtuar uljen e\nt\u00eb burgosurve dhe largimin nga puna t\u00eb koleg\u00ebve. Pun\u00ebtor\u00ebt n\u00eb fush\u00ebn e naft\u00ebs\nFier thon\u00eb se kan\u00eb qen\u00eb n\u00eb pun\u00eb \u00e7do dit\u00eb, n\u00eb kushte t\u00eb v\u00ebshtira dhe madje edhe\nn\u00eb munges\u00eb t\u00eb transportit publik. Ata than\u00eb se \u00ebsht\u00eb e padrejt\u00eb t\u00eb ulen pagat e\ntyre deri n\u00eb 60%, megjith\u00eb ato q\u00eb punojn\u00eb 16 or\u00eb n\u00eb dit\u00eb.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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