Open Data Albania has reviewed the rate of insured deposits to total deposits in Albania, based on data from the Deposit Insurance Agency (ASD) for the years 2004-2012. The Deposit Insurance Agency is an institution created based on the law number 8872, as of 29.03.2002 “Insurance of Deposits”. The main purpose of ASD is the insurance and compensation of the deposits of individuals in the…
A comparative analysis of the expenses of the Albanian Road Authority in an election year, February – April 2012 versus 2013
Open Data Albania is analysing data on some transactions executed by the State Treasury in 2013, which coincides with an election year, versus the transactions in the previous year, 2012. The period considered for this research is the quarter February – April 2012 versus the corresponding quarter February – April 2013. The data of the transactions are comparatively explored to identify whether there are differences…
The accreditation of Higher Education Institutions, 2013
Accreditation can be defined as the process through which credibility, authority, capability and ability can be certified. In the higher education, accreditation is a process that ensures quality, evaluating the compliance of the service and activities of the Higher Education Institution (HEI) or its programs with the standards, a process that takes a very high importance in terms of a market still growing and developing,…
The Interest Rate on Loans and Deposits and Their Difference 2007-2013
Open Data Albania has conducted a research work on the interest rate for deposits and loans in Albania based on data from the Bank of Albania for the past seven years. The loan interest rate is an indicator of the average interest rate for loans granted by commercial banks for different periods. While the deposit interest rate is an indicator of the average interest rate…
Comparative Analysis of the Governmental Apparatus expenses on election years. February – April 2013 vs. 2012
Open Data Albania is exploring data on the transactions conducted by the State Treasury in an election year versus an earlier ordinary year. Data are explored in a comparative analysis to see if there are changes and specified expenses in a year where the ruling political forces engage in electioneering. The data are compared to the corresponding quarter February 1 to April 30, 2012 versus…
The Democratic Party – 2009 Electoral Funds and Expenses
The Democratic Party of Albania is one of the parliamentary political parties competing in the 2009 Parliamentary Elections. DP has submitted for auditing comprehensive balance sheets of its collected and spent funds after the completion of the election process. The electoral finances of this political party consist in public and non-public funds and also in the electoral subject?s own funds. During the 2009 electoral campaign,…
Outstanding financial obligations of political parties participating in the 2009 electoral campaign
Open Data Albania has conducted a research into the companies and individuals, who have supplied services during the electoral campaign without being financially compensated for the same. The research presents the indebted subjects, the uncompensated companies or individuals, and the respective values of uncompensated services. The subjects that have not been compensated for the services rendered are mainly media companies that have provided the political…
Electoral funds by type of financing – 2009 Electoral Campaign
Open Data Albania is providing for a summary accounting balance sheet of the Funds from the 2009 Electoral Campaign. Official data taken from the reports of certified accountants are used in order to assess the various types of electoral financing. In 2009, 34 political parties have registered with the Central Election Commission as electoral subjects. There are only 11 parliamentary parties out of the total…
Central Election Commission violates the Electoral Code concerning Financing of Electoral Subjects
Legal and administrative irregularities in appointing the Auditing Experts After publishing the data about the electoral expenditures for the two last campaigns, Open Data Albania, in an effort to ensure as much transparency as possible over the official data concerning the 2013 Electoral Campaign, found certain violations of the law in the organization of work by the Central Election Commission (CEC). Such violations have led…
Number of citizens in official electors list. Electoral process 2009, 2011, 2013
Open Data Albania researched over the total number of electors in electors list for two recent election processes of 2009 and 2011 and also the process that is going to happen in June 2013. The overall trend noticed regarding the number of citizens on the list from 2009 in 2013 was upwards. In 2009 , on the list there were in total 3 084 946…
Ministry of Finances Censures the State Treasure Public Data
In the name of the principles of Journalism for Public Information, I would like to share with you a concern over a recent case of State Treasure Public Data being censured. The Albanian Government is obliged by law and by the respective secondary legislation acts to ensure transparency over every single detail about the way that the Albanian taxpayers’ money and monetary public assets are…
State Budget Support for Political Parties, National Organizations, and Veterans of war organization
Open Data Albania has updated the data regarding the funding of Parties from the government budget for the years 2012 and 2013. The state budget finances through an allocation named ?Political Parties? three different categories, Political Parties, National Organizations, and Veterans of war organization. This funding for the political parties is not the same with the funding they receive from Central Election Commission. In other…
SP – 2011 Electoral Funds and Expenses
The Socialist Party of Albania (SP) is one of the parliamentary political parties competing in the 2011 Local Government Elections. SP has submitted for auditing comprehensive balance sheets of its collected and spent funds after the completion of the election process. The electoral finances of this political party consist in public and non-public funds and also in the electoral subject-s own funds. During the 2011…
SP – 2009 Electoral Funds and Expenses
The Socialist Party of Albania (SP) is one of the parliamentary political parties competing in the 2009 Parliamentary Elections. SP has submitted for auditing comprehensive balance sheets of its collected and spent funds after the completion of the election process. The electoral finances of this political party consist in public and non-public funds and also in the electoral subject?s own funds. During the 2009 electoral…
Most expensive election campaign. Comparative study into the 2009 and 2011 electoral campaigns
Open Data Albania has conducted a research into the funds and expenses in the 2009 and 2011 electoral campaigns, comparing them to one another. The research is based on the official data recorded in the auditing reports of certified accountants. Referring to these data, during the 2009 electoral campaign the electoral subjects have benefited total funding amounting to 336,040,695 Leks, whereas in the 2011 electoral…