Private Consumption of the Economy 2009-2015

The following analysis from Open Data Albania is focused on the change in Private Consumption in the Albanian economy for the 2009-2015 period, and its dynamics in the first quarter of 2015. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of an economy can be measured in different ways. One of these is the Expense Method.  The estimation of the GDP through this method includes the 4 main…

Veliaj Pays Albtelekom, Albtelekom Pays His Brother

Yet, the Tirana mayor’s true motto seems to be “those who steal and abuse power also want to have fun.” Erion Veliaj has begun organizing several concerts in Tirana to celebrate the three-year anniversary of coming to power as mayor of Tirana. In these three years, his municipality has paid millions of euros for concerts and entertainment with little public interest, while Veliaj swears that…