Albania 
Country Descriptions
& Profiles
Albania
Country Review in Business Source Complete [About]
Published annually by CountryWatch, these in-depth reports
provide demographic, political, economic, business,
cultural and environmental data. Includes key sector
production, consumption and net exports, maps, country
flag, Freedom Rankings for political rights and civil
liberties, Human Development Index measuring quality
of life and investment climate basic infrastructure
information.
Background
Notes on Countries of the World: Albania in Business Source Complete [About]
Published by the U.S. government and includes facts
about the land, people, history, government, political
conditions, economy, foreign relations and travel/business
information.
Ernst
and Young: Albania
http://www.ey.com/global/content.nsf/EYSEE/Home
Finance, Trade
& Commerce
Albania Economic Competitiveness in Business Source Complete [About]
From the Icon Group, using vertical analysis or common-sized statements, provides estimates of the financial performance and labor productivity of countries compared to global benchmarks. Financial analysis includes asset, liability and income structure, ratios, profitability ratios and key percentile rankings. Labor productivity analysis includes asset-labor, liability-labor, and income-labor ratios.
BuyUSA.gov U.S. Commercial Services: Albania
http://www.buyusa.gov/albania/en/
From the U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration. U.S. Commercial Service (USCS) Provides information to U.S. businesses exporting goods and services, including trade agreements, market research, trade event lists, industry specific information.
Doing Business. Benchmarking Business Regulations.
http://www.doingbusiness.org/
Produced by the World Bank, this database provides information on business regulations and their enforcement in many countries. Countries are ranked according to ease of doing business. The Doing Business Indicators are comparable across 175 economies. These indicators include starting a business, dealing with licenses, employing workers, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, enforcing contracts, and others.
EIU: Economist Intelligence Unit: Albania [About]  (works only with Firefox)
Indepth reports such as Country Finance, Country Commerce, Country Forecast, Country Monitor, etc which include economic indicators, political and business environment analysis, country risk assessment and financial and operating conditions for companies doing business globally. Type of reports vary country by country.
Global
Edge: Albania
http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/countryintro.asp?CountryID=79
Created by the Center for International Business Education
and Research at Michigan State University (MSU-CIBER
), globalEDGE contains country specific news, statistics,
history, economics, and government data.
Index
of Economic Freedom: Albania
http://www.heritage.org/Index/Country/Albania
A Web resource evaluating the following areas: trade
policy, fiscal burden of government, government intervention
in the economy, monetary policy, capital flows and foreign
investment, banking and finance, wages and prices, property
rights, regulation, and black market.
World
Bank
www.worldbank.org
Provides report and statistics on challenges developing
countries face, education, debt, demographics, telecommunications
infrastructure, health issues, etc.
Statistics
& Goverment Resources
Albanian
Government
http://www.keshilliministrave.al/?gj=gj2
Albanian Parliament
http://www.parlament.al/
Central Bank
of Albania
http://www.bankofalbania.org/
The official Web site of the Central Bank of Albania
includes information on currency rates, monetary policy,
statistics and much more.
Institute of Statistics:
Albania
http://www.instat.gov.al/
Ministry
of Finance: Albania
http://www.minfin.gov.al/
Ministry of
Foreign Affairs: Albania
http://www.mfa.gov.al/web/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_of_Albania_1_2.php
Office
of the President: Albania
http://www.president.al/english/pub/default.asp
Selected
Internet Resources: Albania-Portals to the world
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/european/albania/al.html
"Links to electronic resources selected by Library of
Congress subject experts."
U.S. Embassy
to Albania
http://tirana.usembassy.gov/bio.html
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