A watchdog has revealed that the Ministry of Justice broke the law to use public funds to buy senior officials VIP tickets for the Euro 2016 qualifying match in Elbasan. Records of treasury transactions published by Open Data Albania, a Tirana-based watchdog, show Albania’s Ministry of Justice paid 36,000 lek (about 250 euros )to the Albanian Football Federation on October 8 for football tickets. Although the…
Indicators on imports of wheat by origin, 2001-2013
Open Data Albania is exploring on indicators of import of wheat and wheat-rye mixture (muesli) in the years 2001-2013. Over the years, the import of wheat and wheat-rye mixture has undergone constant ups and downs, both in quantity and value. The largest amount of wheat and wheat-rye mixture, a value of 354,617 tons, was imported in year 2004. The highest value in ALL for the…
Foreign Direct Investment in Kosovo by country of origin 2007-2013
Open Data Albania has carried out a research on FDI in Kosovo by country of origin. The analysis focuses on data from the period 2007-2013. Foreign direct investments are an important source of capital flows and economic development. During 2013 the state of origin of most of FDI in Kosovo is Turkey with 82.8 million euros or 28% of the total. Other important countries with…
Loans by economic activity in the Republic of Kosovo 2007-2013
Open Data Albania has conducted a research related to loans of Other Depository Corporations (ODCs) in Kosovo in 2007-2013. The data used in the survey were obtained from the Central Bank of Kosovo. In 2013, total value of loans issued to businesses in Kosovo marked the value of 1.2 billion euros, while in the same year in the Republic of Albania this value was 2.8…
Reserves of Gold Per Capita, Republic of Kosovo vs the Republic of Albania 2009-2013
Open Data Albania has carried out a research on the gold reserves in Kosovo during the period 2009-2013. If we refer to quantitative terms, for the gold reserves in Kosovo, the amount calculated according to the measurement unit ounce, has declined in the years 2009-2012, respectively from 7,868 to 5,017 ounces. In 2013, this amount has increased compared to the previous year marking 6,831 ounces.…
Subjects licensed by the Central Bank of Kosovo 2010-2013
Open Data Albania has conducted a research on the number of financial entities that are licensed by the Central Bank of Kosovo in 2010-2013. Financial entities that are licensed by this Bank are Commercial Banks, Pension Funds, Insurance Companies, Microfinance Institutions, Non-Bank Financial Institutions, money transfer offices, insurance intermediaries and foreign exchange offices. Commercial banks are banks that accept cash deposits or other repayable funds…
External Debt of the Republic of Kosovo in 2013
Open Data Albania has carried out a research on the External Debt of the Republic of Kosovo as an important part of the indicators of the Public Debt. Public debt, which is issued in the country and held by non-residents is called external debt. The External debt consists mainly in bilateral or multilateral financing agreements with international financial institutions such as the International Monetary Fund,…
Contributors to the Social Security Scheme by Category 2006 – 2013
Open Data Albania is exploring on the number of contributors to the social security scheme in the years 2006-2013. Social security scheme is compulsory for all employed individuals, but other individuals can also be part of it through voluntary insurance scheme. The average number of contributors per year has had its fluctuations from 2006 to 2013, mostly influenced by the ups and downs in the…
Trade Deficit in the Republic of Kosovo and Albania, exports and imports by country 2005-2013
Open Data Albania has conducted a research related to exports and imports by countries and the balance of trade in the years 2005-2013 in the Republic of Kosovo. The Balance of Trade measures the difference between the value of exports and imports of an economy. Exports represent the value of all goods and services sold abroad, while imports represent the value of all goods purchased…
Spending Data Albania – sheds light on cases of conflict of interest. One Member of Parliament risks losing his mandate
For the last nine months, Project “Spending Data Albania” has published every transaction involving payment of public money to beneficiaries and clients of the state institutions. Such information helps Albanian citizens learn how their money and public assets are being spent. At the same time, individuals may know clients who provide paid services to the state institutions, and from time to time see whether there…