Month: September 2014

Based on data from the Central Bank of Kosovo Open Data Albania has conducted a research related to FDI by sectors of the economy for 2007-2013. Foreign direct investments are an important source of capital flows and economic development. Most of FDI in Kosovo in 2013 consists in the real estate sector (35%), followed by construction (15%), transportation and telecommunications (14%), financial services (11%), energy…

Open Data Albania has conducted a research related to economic enterprises operating in the Republic of Albania according the legal form. This research is based on data from the National Registry of Enterprises, register that contains data from the General Directorate of Taxation; National Registration Center as well as statistical surveys from the Institute of Statistics. Enterprise as an economic term includes any entity that…

Open Data Albania has conducted a research on FDI in Kosovo and Albania, and the ratio or the share of Remittances to Foreign Direct Investment. Both these indicators are inflows in the balance of payments and are two important indicators for the growth of national economies. The data used were obtained from the Central Bank of Kosovo and the Bank of Albania. Source: Central Bank…

Open Data Albania has conducted a research related to foreign nationals who have residence permits to live and work in the Republic of Albania for the period 2011-2013. In 2013 in our country it is reported that two thousand one hundred and eighty-nine foreign nationals were given the employment permit from the National Employment Service. According to the national legislation, any foreign national who is…

Open Data Albania is exploring on the export price of copper and its products. The main copper products exported are categorized in nineteen groups according to the International Trade Centre, a joint agency of the World Trade Organization and the United Nations. In the case of our country we  distinguish the export of six main groups such as: copper ore and waste (scrap); copper wire;…

Open Data Albania has conducted a research related to situations of road accidents in the Republic of Albania in 2013. During the year the majority of accidents on roads have happened in urban areas, respectively 1,386 accidents from 2,075 in total. In rural road there were recorded 686 accidents and 3 happened on the level grounds. Source: Ministry of Transport and InfrastructureComments and analysis: ODA…

Open Data Albania has conducted a research regarding reserves of gold and precious metals in Albania during the period 2007-2013. Reserves of gold and other precious metals include non-monetary gold, platinum and silver in the domestic or foreign banks vaults in a given moment of time. The data in the survey were taken from the database of the Bank of Albania. In 2013 the value…

Open Data Albania is exploring on the price, quantity and values in export – import of electricity in the years 2008-2013. Pursuant to the requirements of the Albanian Market Model, imports of electricity for public needs in our country are carried out by the wholesale public supplier (WPS) that consists in KESH, CEZ Distribution JSC and Qualified Suppliers. By the end of 2013 in our…

Open Data Albania has conducted a research related to economic enterprises operating in Albania according to geographical origin of their ownership. This research is based on data from the National Registry of Enterprises. Enterprise as an economic term includes any entity that carries out an economic activity, whether these entities are domestically owned or not. In 2013, there were 106,429 active enterprises domestically-owned, 3,046 foreign-owned…

Open Data Albania has conducted a research related to economic enterprises operating in the Republic of Albania by the economic activity they pursue. Enterprise as an economic term includes any entity that carries out an economic activity, whether goods or services. Manufacturing enterprises are classified in “Agriculture, forestry, fishing”, “Industry” and “Construction”, while enterprises providing services are classified in “Trading”, “Accommodation and social service”, Transport…

Open Data Albania has updated data on road accidents happened in the country in the period 2009-2013. During these five years the number of road accidents has been increasing due to road signaling problems, lack of caution from drivers and pedestrians on the road etc. The only exception is the year 2012 during which the number of road accidents decreased by 0.3% compared with a…

Open Data Albania has conducted a research on interest rates in Albania based on data from the Bank of Albania, for the period from 2009 to February 2014. Loan rate is an indication of the average rate of loans granted by commercial banks for one-year terms. On the other hand, the deposit rate is an indication of the average rate of opened deposits at commercial…

Open Data Albania has updated data on the number of marriages and divorces listed in the National Civil Registry till the year 2013. In the past five years (2009-2013) the number of marriages has been decreasing to score in the last year an increase of just 4% compared to the previous year. So if year 1990 marked twenty-eight thousand nine hundred and ninety-two marriages, 2013…

Open Data Albania is exploring related to International Nonprofit Organizations operating in the Republic of Albania from 2005 to 2013. A Non-Profit Organization, according to the Law No. 8788, dated 7.5.2001 is a juridical person, foundation or center, which doesn?t aim to ensure profit and operates as independent from the state or political party influences and engages primarily in activities that contribute to the public…