Albania - Building Competitiveness : Main Report - Overview of Findings and Recommendations

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dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.date2012-03-19T17:26:11Z
dc.date2012-03-19T17:26:11Z
dc.date2009-10-01
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dc.descriptionCommitment to structural reforms and to economic stabilization has enabled high rates of gross domestic product (GDP) growth in Albania since the start of transition, and consequent reductions in poverty. The crisis caused by the collapse of 'pyramid' investment schemes in late 1996 and early 1997, the Government began to implement a stabilization and reform program which has resulted in rates of economic growth averaging more than five percent annually between 1998 and 2007. Strong growth has in turn made possible a 6.8 percentage point decline in the poverty headcount, a higher drop than in most countries in the (Eastern) Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region. These achievements have been underpinned by prudent fiscal and monetary policies. Budget deficits have been kept under control, declining from an average of around 10 percent of GDP in the late 1990s to less than 4 percent since 2005. In parallel, a monetary targeting regime has ensured price stability, with inflation remaining at around 3 percent in recent years. This report discusses how Albania can improve its long term competitiveness and growth by facilitating firms' ability to employ technology and skills and by closing the gap between formal regulations and actual enforcement. The second chapter sets the stage by presenting the macroeconomic setting, as well as key structural features of the Albanian economy. The third chapter provides an overview of investment climate constraints on firm performance. The crucial pillars of the investment climate that affect firm performance that is to say: (i) access to and adoption of knowledge by Albanian firms, and (ii) the gap between formal and informal regulation are treated in chapters four and five respectively. Chapter six concludes and summarizes policy recommendations.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3176
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/3176
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/416616
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
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dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectACTION PLAN
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectBACKUP
dc.subjectBALANCE OF PAYMENTS
dc.subjectBANK CREDIT
dc.subjectBORROWER
dc.subjectBROAD MONEY
dc.subjectBUDGET DEFICITS
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectBUSINESS PROCESSES
dc.subjectBUSINESS SECTOR
dc.subjectBUSINESSES
dc.subjectBUYER
dc.subjectBUYERS
dc.subjectCAPITAL ACCUMULATION
dc.subjectCAPITAL FLOWS
dc.subjectCAPITAL FORMATION
dc.subjectCAPITAL GOODS
dc.subjectCENTRAL PLANNING
dc.subjectCLOSED ECONOMY
dc.subjectCOLLATERAL
dc.subjectCOMMODITY
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCUSTOMS
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDOMESTIC CAPITAL
dc.subjectDOMESTIC ECONOMY
dc.subjectE-MAIL
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC CLIMATE
dc.subjectECONOMIC DYNAMISM
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subjectEFFECTIVE STRATEGY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectEMERGING MARKETS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL STUDIES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT CREATION
dc.subjectENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE REGIMES
dc.subjectEXOGENOUS VARIABLES
dc.subjectEXPORT GROWTH
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKET
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKETS
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectEXPOSURE
dc.subjectEXTERNAL FINANCING
dc.subjectEXTERNALITY
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SECTOR
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL STATEMENTS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SYSTEM
dc.subjectFIRM PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectFISCAL CONSOLIDATION
dc.subjectFISCAL DEFICIT
dc.subjectFISCAL DEFICITS
dc.subjectFIXED ASSETS
dc.subjectFIXED COST
dc.subjectFOREIGN BUYERS
dc.subjectFOREIGN CAPITAL
dc.subjectFOREIGN COMPANY
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTORS
dc.subjectFOREIGN EXCHANGE
dc.subjectFOREIGN FIRMS
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTORS
dc.subjectFOREIGN MARKETS
dc.subjectFOREIGN OWNERS
dc.subjectFOREIGN TRADE
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectGLOBAL ECONOMIC PROSPECTS
dc.subjectGLOBAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectGLOBAL KNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectGLOBAL MARKET
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE INDICATORS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectGROWTH POTENTIAL
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectGROWTH RATES
dc.subjectHARMONIZATION
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectICT
dc.subjectIMPACT ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectIMPACT ASSESSMENTS
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectINDIVIDUAL FIRM
dc.subjectINNOVATION
dc.subjectINNOVATION POLICIES
dc.subjectINNOVATIONS
dc.subjectINSPECTION
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL INVESTORS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MARKETS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectINVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subjectINVESTMENT CLIMATE REFORMS
dc.subjectLABOR COSTS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLEGAL SYSTEM
dc.subjectLICENSE
dc.subjectLICENSE FEE
dc.subjectLIMITED ACCESS
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC STABILITY
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING
dc.subjectMARKET COMPETITION
dc.subjectMARKET DEVELOPMENTS
dc.subjectMARKET REGULATION
dc.subjectMEDIUM ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectMISSING VALUES
dc.subjectMONETARY POLICIES
dc.subjectMONETARY POLICY
dc.subjectMONEY GROWTH
dc.subjectNATIONAL INCOME
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNEW MARKETS
dc.subjectNEW PRODUCTS
dc.subjectNEW TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectNEW TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectOUTPUT
dc.subjectOWNERSHIP STRUCTURE
dc.subjectPARTIAL CREDIT
dc.subjectPARTIAL CREDIT GUARANTEES
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOMES
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE MEASURE
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE MEASURES
dc.subjectPHONE
dc.subjectPOWER OUTAGES
dc.subjectPOWER PARITY
dc.subjectPRICE STABILITY
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPRIVATIZATION
dc.subjectPRIVATIZATIONS
dc.subjectPRODUCERS
dc.subjectPRODUCT CATEGORIES
dc.subjectPRODUCT DESIGN
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FUNCTION
dc.subjectPRODUCTION PROCESS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPROTOCOLS
dc.subjectPUBLIC DEBT
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectQUALITY STANDARDS
dc.subjectR&D
dc.subjectRAPID EXPANSION
dc.subjectREAL GDP
dc.subjectRED TAPE
dc.subjectREFORM PROGRAM
dc.subjectREGRESSION ANALYSIS
dc.subjectREGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectREGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectREGULATORY GAP
dc.subjectREGULATORY TREATMENT
dc.subjectRELIABLE ACCESS
dc.subjectRESULT
dc.subjectRESULTS
dc.subjectRETAIL PRICES
dc.subjectRETENTION
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSEARCH
dc.subjectSKILL BUILDING
dc.subjectSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectSMALL COUNTRY
dc.subjectSTANDARDIZATION
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL CHANGE
dc.subjectSUPPLY CHAINS
dc.subjectSUPPLY NETWORKS
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectTAX RATES
dc.subjectTAX SYSTEM
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectTECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY SUPPORT
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectTELEPHONE
dc.subjectTELEPHONE CONNECTION
dc.subjectTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectTRADE BALANCE
dc.subjectTRADE FACILITATION
dc.subjectTRANSITION COUNTRIES
dc.subjectTRANSITION ECONOMIES
dc.subjectTRANSMISSION
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectUNFAIR COMPETITION
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.subjectWAGE RATES
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWEAK ENFORCEMENT
dc.subjectWEB
dc.subjectWORKING CAPITAL
dc.subjectWORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
dc.subjectWORLD MARKETS
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE
dc.titleAlbania - Building Competitiveness : Main Report - Overview of Findings and Recommendations
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