{"id":29844,"date":"2020-04-24T17:18:34","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T17:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amcham.com.al\/covid-19-economic-news-24-04-2020\/"},"modified":"2022-01-31T16:04:53","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T15:04:53","slug":"covid-19-lajmet-ekonomike-24-04-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amcham.com.al\/sq\/covid-19-lajmet-ekonomike-24-04-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Lajmet Ekonomike – 24.04.2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The\nexchange rate \/ Week closes negatively for the Euro and the Franc. The Pound\nand the Dollar are strengthening<\/a><\/em> – Scan-tv.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The European currency\nweakened again this Friday, closing the week negatively as it was bought today\nwith 123.7 lek and sold with 124.6 lek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

—<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monedha europiane \u00ebsht\u00eb\ndob\u00ebsuar s\u00ebrish k\u00ebt\u00eb t\u00eb premte duke e mbyllur jav\u00ebn negativisht pasi \u00ebsht\u00eb bler\u00eb\nsot me 123.7 lek\u00eb dhe \u00ebsht\u00eb shitur me 124.6 lek\u00eb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On April 27, all retail stores open. Shopping malls continue closed<\/em><\/a> \u2013 Exit.al<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Monday, April 27, all\nretail stores in the country will open. Shopping malls will not open. This is\nwhat the Minister of Reconstruction and Coronavirus Ahmetaj said, invited to\nthe show “Opinion”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

—<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M\u00eb 27 prill, dit\u00ebn e\nh\u00ebn\u00eb, do t\u00eb hapen t\u00eb gjitha dyqanet e tregtis\u00eb me pakic\u00eb n\u00eb vend. Qendrat\ntregtare nuk do t\u00eb hapen. K\u00ebshtu tha Ministri i Rind\u00ebrtimit dhe Koronavirusit\nAhmetaj, i ftuar n\u00eb emisionin \u201cOpinion\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Government borrowing – ALL 31 billion for April, the market responds\nwell<\/em><\/a> – Scan-tv.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Albanian government\nhas borrowed a significant amount during the month of April. The data of the\nMinistry of Finance shows that only during this month in the domestic financial\nmarket, 31 billion ALL has been borrowed through the issuance of bonds. The\namount also includes refinancing existing debt, but for the most part it is a\nmatter of new borrowing, and in general, the market has responded well to\ngovernment funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

—<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Qeveria shqiptare ka\nzhvilluar nj\u00eb huamarrje intensive gjat\u00eb muajit prill. T\u00eb dh\u00ebnat e Ministris\u00eb s\u00eb\nFinancave tregojn\u00eb se vet\u00ebm gjat\u00eb k\u00ebtij muaji n\u00eb tregun e brendsh\u00ebm financiar\njan\u00eb marr\u00eb rreth 31 miliard\u00eb lek\u00eb hua p\u00ebrmes emetimit t\u00eb bonove dhe\nobligacioneve. Shuma p\u00ebrfshin edhe rifinancim t\u00eb borxhit ekzistues, por n\u00eb\npjes\u00ebn m\u00eb t\u00eb madhe b\u00ebhet fjal\u00eb p\u00ebr huamarrje t\u00eb re dhe n\u00eb p\u00ebrgjith\u00ebsi, tregu i\n\u00ebsht\u00eb p\u00ebrgjigjur mir\u00eb k\u00ebrkes\u00ebs s\u00eb qeveris\u00eb p\u00ebr financime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The budget deficit enters a new “normalcy”, an increase for\nthe next 5 years<\/em><\/a> <\/em>\u2013 Monitor.al<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fiscal indicators have\nentered a new normalcy where for at least the next 5 years nothing will be the\nsame in the economic situation of the country. The economic consequences of the\nCovid 19 Pandemic will be reflected in fiscal indicators, especially in public\ndebt due to the increase in the budget deficit for at least the next 5 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

—<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Treguesit fiskal kan\u00eb\nhyr\u00eb n\u00eb nj\u00eb normalitet t\u00eb ri ku s\u00eb paku p\u00ebr 5 vitet n\u00eb vijim nuk do t\u00eb jet\u00eb\nasgj\u00eb nj\u00ebsoj n\u00eb situat\u00ebn ekonomike t\u00eb vendit. Pasojat ekonomike t\u00eb Pandemis\u00eb\nCovid do t\u00eb reflektohen n\u00eb treguesit fiskal\u00eb, sidomos n\u00eb borxhin publik p\u00ebr\nshkak t\u00eb rritjes s\u00eb deficitit buxhetor se paku p\u00ebr 5 vitet n\u00eb vijim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Albania’s internal natural resources, INSTAT, shows how much has been\nused<\/em><\/a> \u2013 Monitor.al<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2018, the raw\nmaterial extracted from domestic natural resources, which represents the total\namount of materials used directly in the economy, is about 22.4 million tons,\nmarking an increase of 4.6% compared to 2017. The structure of natural internal\nresources shows that “non-metallic mineral” products account for\nabout 49.5%, “biomass” 35.6%, “metallic minerals” 7.9% and\n“fossil energy materials” 7.1%, reports INSTAT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

—<\/p>\n\n\n\n

N\u00eb vitin 2018, l\u00ebnda e\npar\u00eb e nxjerr\u00eb nga burimet e brendshme natyrore, e cila p\u00ebrfaq\u00ebson sasin\u00eb\ntotale t\u00eb materialeve q\u00eb p\u00ebrdoren direkt n\u00eb ekonomi, \u00ebsht\u00eb rreth 22,4 milion\u00eb\nton, duke sh\u00ebnuar nj\u00eb rritje me 4,6 %, krahasuar me vitin 2017. Struktura e\nburimeve t\u00eb brendshme natyrore, tregon q\u00eb produktet \u201cminerale jo metalike\u201d z\u00ebn\u00eb\nrreth 49,5 %, \u201cbiomasa\u201d 35,6 %, \u201cmineralet metalike\u201d 7,9 % dhe \u201cmaterialet e\nenergjis\u00eb fosile\u201d 7,1 %, raporton INSTAT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taxes: Update the activity code if you have had problems with financial\nassistance and permission to work<\/em><\/a> – Monitor.al<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The General Directorate\nof Taxation invites all taxpayers, who as a reason for refusing to apply for\nfinancial assistance have inconsistencies with the Code of Activity with the\ndescription of the activity, or with the type of activity they actually\nexercise, that they must update their data<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

—<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drejtoria e P\u00ebrgjithshme\ne Tatimeve fton t\u00eb gjith\u00eb tatimpaguesit, t\u00eb cil\u00ebt si arsye p\u00ebr refuzim t\u00eb\naplikimit p\u00ebr ndihm\u00eb financiare kan\u00eb mosp\u00ebrputhjen e Kodit t\u00eb aktivitetit me\np\u00ebrshkrimin e aktivitetit, apo me llojin  e veprimtaris\u00eb q\u00eb ata realisht\nushtrojn\u00eb, se duhet t\u00eb p\u00ebrdit\u00ebsojn\u00eb t\u00eb dh\u00ebnat e tyre<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Private equity markets, need for intervention<\/em><\/a> – Scan-tv.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Parliamentary\nCommittee on Economy has discussed the draft law from \u201cOn equity markets, which\nhas been worked on for a year and which aims to promote the development of\nthese markets, as well as to create a better protection of investors. The\nMinister of Finance, Anila Denaj, announced the innovations of the draft and\nthe effect on the economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

—<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Komisioni Parlamentar i\nEkonomis\u00eb ka diskutuar projektligjin nga \u201cPer tregjet e kapitalit, mbi t\u00eb cilin\n\u00ebsht\u00eb punuar p\u00ebr nje vit dhe q\u00eb synon t\u00eb nxis\u00eb zhvillimin e k\u00ebtyre tregjeve, si\nedhe t\u00eb krijoj\u00eb nj\u00eb mbrojtje m\u00eb t\u00eb mir\u00eb t\u00eb investitor\u00ebve. Ministrja e\nFinancave, Anila Denaj b\u00ebri me dije risit\u00eb e draftit dhe efektin n\u00eb ekonomi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Public companies, part of the scholarship – Gjergji: Government to\nundertake incentive legal initiatives<\/em><\/a> – Scan-tv.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The government must\nundertake a concrete legal initiative to enable the quotation of public\ninstitutions on the ALSE Stock Exchange, as the only way to encourage private\ncompanies to be listed and to make this instrument fully functional. During the\ndiscussions of the draft law on “Capital Markets”, the Executive\nDirector of the Albanian Stock Exchange, ALSE, states that the infrastructure\nis ready. In the meantime, this opinion is shared also by the Titles Trading\nAssociation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

—<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Qeveria duhet t\u00eb\nnd\u00ebrmarr\u00eb nj\u00eb iniciativ\u00eb ligjore konkrete q\u00eb t\u00eb b\u00ebj\u00eb t\u00eb mundur kuotimin e\ninstitucioneve publike n\u00eb burs\u00ebn ALSE, si e vetmja m\u00ebnyr\u00eb p\u00ebr t\u00eb nxitur\nedhe kompanit\u00eb private q\u00eb t\u00eb listohen dhe q\u00eb ta b\u00ebj\u00eb k\u00ebt\u00eb instrument t\u00ebr\u00ebsisht\nfunksional.  Gjat\u00eb diskutimeve t\u00eb projektligjit p\u00ebr \u201cTregjet e kapitalit\u201d, Drejtori\nEkzekutiv i Burs\u00ebs Shqiptare t\u00eb Titujve, ALSE, thekson se infrastruktura \u00ebsht\u00eb\ngati. Nd\u00ebrkaq, k\u00ebt\u00eb mendim ndan edhe Shoqata e Tregtimit t\u00eb Titujve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The EC assesses Albania’s economic reforms – “Covid-19 does not\nchange priority reforms. Research and Innovation Reforms are lacking\u201d<\/em><\/a> \u2013 Scan-tv.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The European Commission\nhas published a working document on the evaluation of the economic reform\nprogram for Albania. This program was agreed with the Albanian government at\nthe end of January this year, and was finalized in February. But the situation\nand the economic crisis created by Covid-19 makes it very difficult for the\ncommission to give an assessment of this economic reform program. For this\nreason, the updated fiscal and macroeconomic projections, which will reflect\nthe impact of the current crisis, will be included in the report on candidate\ncountries to be published in the first days of May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

—<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Komisioni Europian ka\npublikuar dokumentin e pun\u00ebs mbi vler\u00ebsimin e programit ekonomik t\u00eb reformave\np\u00ebr Shqip\u00ebrin\u00eb. Ky program \u00ebsht\u00eb dakord\u00ebsuar ma qeverin\u00eb shqiptare n\u00eb fund t\u00eb\njanarit t\u00eb k\u00ebtij viti, dhe u finalizua n\u00eb muajin shkurt. Por, situata dhe kriza\nekonomike e krijuar si rrjedhoj\u00eb e Covid-19 e b\u00ebn shum\u00eb t\u00eb v\u00ebshtir\u00eb p\u00ebr komisionin\nq\u00eb t\u00eb jap\u00eb nj\u00eb vler\u00ebsim mbi k\u00ebt\u00eb program reformash ekonomike. P\u00ebr k\u00ebt\u00eb arsye,\nprojeksionet fiskale dhe makroekonomike t\u00eb rifreskuara, ku do t\u00eb reflektohet\nedhe imapkti i kriz\u00ebs aktuale, do t\u00eb p\u00ebrfshihen n\u00eb raportin p\u00ebr vendet\nkandidate q\u00eb do t\u00eb publikohet n\u00eb dit\u00ebt e para t\u00eb muajit Maj.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Skeptics of the fiscal amnesty \/ Civici e Xhepa: Unfavorable time, an\naccompanying package needed<\/em><\/a> <\/em>\u2013\nScan-tv.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Economic experts are\nskeptical of the realization of the fiscal amnesty in these conditions where\nthe country and the tax administration are located, while suggesting that if\nimplemented, it must be accompanied by legal improvements to serve the\nformalization of the economy. In a Skype interview for SCAN, experts Adrian\nCivici and Selami Xhepa analyze this government initiative and the effects it\ncould have on the economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

—<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ekspert\u00ebt e ekonomis\u00eb e\nshikojn\u00eb me skepticiz\u00ebm realizimin e amnistis\u00eb fiskale n\u00eb k\u00ebto kushte ku\nndodhet vendi dhe administrata tatimore, nd\u00ebrsa sugjerojn\u00eb q\u00eb n\u00ebse do t\u00eb vihet\nn\u00eb zbatim, duhet patjet\u00ebr q\u00eb t\u00eb shoq\u00ebroret me p\u00ebrmirsime ligjore q\u00eb t\u2019i\nsh\u00ebrbej\u00eb formalizimit t\u00eb ekonomis\u00eb. N\u00eb nj\u00eb intervist\u00eb n\u00eb Skype p\u00ebr SCAN,\nekspert\u00ebt Adrian Civici dhe Selami Xhepa, analizojn\u00eb k\u00ebt\u00eb iniciativ\u00eb t\u00eb\nqeveris\u00eb dhe efektet q\u00eb mund t\u00eb ket\u00eb n\u00eb ekonomi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Albania and Northern Macedonia sign the first mini-Schengen agreement<\/em><\/a> \u2013 Exit.al<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Albania and Northern\nMacedonia will sign the first mini-agreement, the Agreement on the Recognition\nof Phytosanitary Certificates. The agreement will facilitate trade and exchange\nof agricultural products between the two countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

—<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shqip\u00ebria dhe Maqedonia\ne Veriut do t\u00eb n\u00ebnshkruajn\u00eb marr\u00ebveshjen e par\u00eb t\u00eb minishengenit, Marr\u00ebveshjen\np\u00ebr Njohjen e \u00c7ertifikatave Fitosanitare. Marr\u00ebveshja do t\u00eb leht\u00ebsoj\u00eb tregtin\u00eb\ndhe shk\u00ebmbimin e produkteve bujq\u00ebsore midis dy vendeve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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