Economics, Policy & Regulation
EU Enlargement Is Back as Brussels Fast-Tracks Accession
Accession talks accelerate in Brussels as Ukraine, Moldova, Albania, and Montenegro push for faster integration into the EU.
Albania
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Executive Interviews
Gent Sejko: Managing Growth
Gent Sejko, governor of the Bank of Albania, discusses the country’s economic transformation.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Albania: AI ChatBot Minister Joins Government
Albania unveils Diella, the world’s first AI minister, to oversee public procurement and fight corruption amid EU membership ambitions.
Albania
Includes historical data for the Albania’s Gross Domestic Product growth, debt-to-GDP ratio and more, as well as information on trade,...
Data
Personal Income Tax Rates
The OECD defines tax as a compulsory unrequited payment to the government. A taxable base is the base amount on which the tax rate is applied—such as corporate income, personal income, or property.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Balkans: Leaders See Eye To Eye
MILESTONES By Justin Keay Not long ago, it would have been almost impossible to get the leaders of the various...
Awards
World’s Best Emerging Markets Banks in Central & Eastern Europe 2014
Global Finance Names The World’s Best Emerging Markets Banks In Central & Eastern Europe 2014.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Europe: Dark Clouds Down South
While Central Europe appears to be recovering from the effects of the global economic downturn, Southeastern Europe is in for a rougher ride.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
CEE: Charting Diverse Economies
REGIONAL REPORT: CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE — A MIXED BAG By Justin Keay Central and Eastern European countries are quite diverse in their performance of late. However, investors continue to lump them together when it comes to investments. ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Debt: Apple Polishes Financial Planning
CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: CORPORATE DEBT By Gordon Platt Apple’s $17 billion corporate bond offering was not only the largest in history, but it exemplified a clever financial strategy that will save the company billions of dollars in US taxes. ...
Award Winners
Awards: World’s Best Banks 2013
BRIGHT STARS By Thomas Clouse, Jonathan Gregson, Antonio Guerrero & Gordon Platt Following a year that included some of the biggest scandals in banking history—the London Whale, the Libor rate-fixing scandal, widespread money laundering, insider trading, rogue trading and ...
Award Winners
World’s Best Banks 2013: Europe
By Thomas Clouse, Jonathan Gregson, Antonio Guerrero & Gordon Platt TOUGH TIMES CONTINUE IN EUROPE Europe remains mired in recession. Apart from Germany and the Nordics, major European economies are either flatlining or, as among the southern peripherals, contracting ...