"Escalation of the conflict, impact on the Albanian economy" - BoA: Monetary policy stance will be reconsidered in early May
The military conflict in the Middle East has already brought a new reality to international markets and, if it escalates, will have serious impacts on the Albanian economy in the future.
According to the Director of the Monetary Policy Department at the Bank of Albania, Erald Themeli, we are facing a supply shock, which is similar to the military conflict in Ukraine.
Meanwhile, the Supervisory Council of the Bank of Albania has kept the key interest rate unchanged at 2.5%.
According to the Foundation, at the beginning of May, the Supervisory Council of the Bank of Albania will once again review the monetary policy stance after noting all the developments that will occur in April.
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Costs for enterprises eased - Support for business after the minimum wage increase
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