Albania : Recent Economic Developments.

This paper describes economic developments in Albania during the 1990s. Macroeconomic performance deteriorated in 1996, as the fiscal stance was weakened ahead of the parliamentary elections in May. Although two large public sector wage increases contributed, it was mainly revenue shortfalls that dr...

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Autor corporatiu: International Monetary Fund
Format: Revista
Idioma:English
Publicat: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1997.
Col·lecció:IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 1997/021
Accés en línia:Full text available on IMF
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