Until recently, few refugees chose poverty-stricken Albania as a pit stop on their perilous trek towards wealthy EU countries. But with the so-called western Balkan migrant trail now shut, the number ...

Women from impoverished parts of Albania are being lured into work as day labourers on illegal cannabis plantations; if caught, they face paying a high price for what their lawyers say is effectively ...

Albania has recorded a decline in poverty and social exclusion rates in 2024. The findings show improvements across most social groups, reflecting progress toward the Europe 2030 Agenda goals. Gain ...

Anti-poverty NGO ActionAid has filed a complaint to the Court of Auditors in Italy over the 133 million euro cost of two migrant detention centres in Albania as part of a controversial asylum ...

Andi Hoxhaj does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

This interview was originally published in the Monitor magazine on May 29, 2020. Q: The World Bank predicted the Albanian economy would shrink by 5% during 2020, one of the sharpest in the region. Why ...

Alwyn Thomson of Our Man in Tirana writes about World Bank's conclusions on poverty in Albania. Global Voices stands out as one of the earliest and strongest examples of how media committed to ...

Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) are prepared by member countries in broad consultation with stakeholders and development partners, including the staffs of the World Bank and the IMF. Updated ...

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