Page 15 - Gazeta AFP

15
E martë, 13 mars 2018 15
Tuesday, 13 March 2018
SPORT
ENGLISH EDITION
www.albanianfreepress.al
While the official figure for Official unemployment drops, but
unemployment in Albania is

estimated to be 13.4%, among
young people it is estimated it doubles among youngsters
to be around 24.6%

Eglantina Nasi

fficial unemploy
ment in Albania
is currently re
Oported to be
13.4%. Experts are enthusi-
” ployment is lower than be-

saying that the rate of unem-
"Compared to the astic about this figure, while
end of 2016, at the fore. But what catches the
end of last year, the eye is the fact that this fig-
ure may be low, but, on the
official rate of other hand, there is a very
unemployment high rate of unemployment
went down by among youngsters.
This is a marginal cat-
0.8%, meanwhile
egory of the Albanian soci-
compared to the ety due to the very small op-
previous quarter of portunities of employment
that they get. "In the fourth
2017, it saw a fall
quarter of 2017, the official among youngsters has a ten- tween the figures shows a lation is only 10.5% and this
of 0.2%", experts unemployment rate in Alba- dency to fall. "Compared to 13.4% big difference between the shows that this is the most
of INSTAT say, nia, for the population aged the fourth quarter of 2016, un- rate of unemployment for the motivated category of do-
15 years and over is 13.4 employment rare for young- population in general and mestic population as far as
while they compare
%", experts of the Institute sters in the fourth quarter of Is estimated to be the population among younger work is concerned.
the drop of unem- of Statistics say, adding that 2017 is 3.5% lower. rate of unemployment population and this difference This is in fact explained
ployment rate in "the official rate of unemploy- Meanwhile, compared to nationwide in the last is almost two times bigger. by factors such as experi-
the country ment for youngsters is at the third quarter of 2017, it quarter of last year for According to INSTAT, as far ence gained throughout the
24.6%". However, according has registered a fall of 1.4%", as age group 30-64 is con- years, but also the stable
to experts, from one year to experts of INSTAT say. How- age groups 15 years cerned, unemployment rate work relations that exist in
another, unemployment rate ever, the comparison be- and over in this category of the popu- this category.

FAILURE IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS IN OFFICE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ALBANIAN BRANDS

Leader of opposition: Albania was BoA involved in President Ilir Meta: More

certified like Europe's Columbia activities to promote mechanisms to boost competition

awareness

he Bank of Albania has started the so called
Money Week today for the year 2018. Dur
Ting this week, there will be a range of ac-
tivities. The scope of these activities is to make
children and youngsters more aware in order for
them to be more responsible people while taking
their financial decisions. In his speech, governor
Sejko underlined the slogan of the activity "Money:
You will reap what you saw", which stresses the
importance of issues relating to money.
Sejko also said that these educating activi-
ties that will be held throughout the week, the
Bank of Albania is seeking to attract the atten-
he accusations launched by the majority against the opposition for tion of youngsters and children on the significance he improvement of the business climate, the lift
allegedly funding lobbying activities in Washington, have been con of personal money and the impact of reasonable ing of tariff and non-tariff barriers with Kosovo and
Tsidered as mere lies by chairman of the Democratic Party, Lulzim decisions in the personal success of everyone Tthe attraction of direct foreign investments, fiscal
Basha. According to Basha, Rama has nothing positive to tell Albanians as part of a society. predictability, legal and contractual guarantees, must
about the first six months of his government in office. "During these six be some of our main priorities in our economic agenda.
months, it was confirmed that here we have a state of narcotics, which Such fact was announced today by the president of
turned Albania, in at least 4 international reports as Europe's Columbia", Albania, Ilir Meta in a meeting held with representatives
Basha declared. The chairman of the Democratic Party, Lulzim basha of the Joint Forum of Albanian Producers. This acts as
made this declaration at the end of the meeting of the democrat parlia- a lobbying platform to promote Albanian products, rep-
mentary group. Basha also said that the record amount of cocaine that resented by business associations and Chambers of
was caught by police in Maminas is only the tip of the iceberg. "Hundreds Commerce of Albania, Kosovo and FYROM.
and hundreds of kilograms of cocaine have passed under the strict assur- The head of the Albanian state appealed for more
ances given by Edi Rama. It's been six months that no foreign investor or financial, fiscal and promotional mechanisms in order
minister of economy visits Albania. The only ones who have visited the to make Albanian products and brands more competi-
country are interior ministers and police chiefs and the main concern for tive.
Rama in these six months is how to control at all costs the damage that According to Meta, this is the only way to strengthen
crime is causing to his damaged reputation in Europe, therefore, his favor- the Pan-National Economic Space, which would help
ite game is the attack against the opposition", said the leader of the the creation of the Regional Economic Zone, while the
Democratic Party, Lulzim Basha. latter would act as an ante-room for EU accession