Consumer prices rose 3.4% from July 2025 and 0.2% from June 2026, according to INSTAT. Food and housing costs made the largest contributions to the annual rate, while transport recorded the sharpest price increase.
A draft law published on 7 August proposes a framework for licensing private credit bureaus. It would introduce credit reports and credit scoring, but it is not yet in force.
Three agreements signed on 3 August provide €90 million in loans and a €24 million grant for the transmission grid, the Vau i Dejës hydropower plant and energy efficiency at Student City.
A further escalation in the Middle East and deeper energy disruption could sharply weaken global growth; 1.3% is a downside scenario, not the baseline forecast.