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USSR. Proposals have been made for a payments union, resembling the European Payments Union of 1950-1958, to ease the … included the USSR, which would be a persistent creditor. Other ways must be found to deal with the transition …
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Based on the experience of the Bank of Albania, the paper proposes a framework to estimate the interest rate lower …
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is derived from the experience of Albania. The paper is the first attempt to provide an empirical measure of the optimal … level of euroization. The results indicate that euroization is trending above the estimated measure in Albania, calling for …
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interest rates in Albania during 1993–97. The estimated parsimonious error correction model extends the findings of a growing …
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Albania? This paper discusses the origins of the pyramid schemes and the way the authorities handled them. It also analyzes …
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The paper discusses the challenges facing Albania''s fiscal policy following the graduation from the IMF programs. It … argues that Albania''s public debt remains too high and needs to be reduced. Strengthening the fiscal framework, including by …
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This paper studies the financial sustainability of the Albanian pension fund and assesses possible options for its reform. The paper concludes that the pension fund is not sustainable in its current form and proposes for the urban scheme a combination of parametric changes to the existing...
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As Albania has succeeded in reducing inflation to very low levels, understanding the driving forces behind the behavior …
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This paper reviews the developments in the social safety net system of Albania since the beginning of its economic …
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Inflation in Albania fell rapidly once comprehensive stabilization policies and market-oriented reforms were launched … price liberalization coupled with key supporting measures. It also gives hope for early recovery from Albania’s 1997 …
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