Albania

Albania ( (listen) a(w)l-BAY-nee-ə; Albanian: Shqipëri or Shqipëria), officially the Republic of Albania (Albanian: Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Sea within the Mediterranean Sea, and shares land borders with Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, North Macedonia to the east, Greece to the south; and maritime borders with Greece, Montenegro and Italy to the west. Tirana is its capital and largest city, followed by Durrës, Vlorë and Shkodër. Geographically, Albania displays varied climatic, geological, hydrological, and morphological conditions, defined in an area of 28,748 km2 (11,100 …

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24 July 2024 English

Indeed, it is sad to expect that refugees would come from war zones in the wider Middle East and Africa, so when the UNHCR notes that 42% of the world’s …

allied drug traffickers from Colombia, Mexico, and Albania, are trying to establish their hegemony over the


World Bank Group · 18 July 2024 English

Fostering gender equality and enabling women’s economic participation is critical for Bosnia and Herzegovina’s development trajectory. Actively engaging, nurturing, and optimizing the diverse talents and capabilities of the population, especially …

Kulenovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Juna Miluka (Albania and Kosovo), Jelena Žarković and Marko Vladisavjevic Manager, Serbia), Emanuel Salinas (Country Manager, Albania), Christopher Sheldon (Coun- try Manager, Bosnia 2013 2015 2017 2019 North Macedonia Montenegro Albania Serbia BiH EU27Country Gender Assessment Bosnia 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 BiH Albania EU27 Kosovo Montenegro North Macedonia Serbia 0 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 BiH Albania EU27 Kosovo Montenegro North Macedonia SerbiaCountry


World Bank Group · 18 July 2024 English

commitment. This Country Gender Assessment provides empirical evidence and analyzes gender equality in Albania. Methodologically, the report adopts the Gender Assessment framework proposed by the World Development

COUNTRY GENDER ASSESSMENT ALBANIA Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public of the work promptly.Country Gender Assessment Albania 3 CONTENTS Acknowledgments 4 Abbreviations 10. References 53Country Gender Assessment Albania 4 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This is one of six Western Balkans Kulenovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Juna Miluka (Albania and Kosovo), Jelena Žarković and Marko Vladisavjevic Ser- bia), Emanuel Salinas (Country Manager, Albania), Christopher Sheldon (Country Manager, Bosnia


World Bank Group · 18 July 2024 English

Promoting gender equality and enhancing women’s involvement in the economy are crucial for Serbia’s growth trajectory. It’s vital to actively engage, cultivate, and fully utilize the diverse skills and potential …

Kulenovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Juna Miluka (Albania and Kosovo), Jelena Žarković and Marko Vladisavjevic Manager, Serbia), Emanuel Salinas (Country Manager, Albania), Christopher Sheldon (Coun- try Manager, Bosnia and North Macedonia but notably lower than in Albania. Figure 6. Life Expectancy at Birth by gender Balkans, Serbia has a higher fertility rate than Albania (1.4), North Macedonia (1.3), and Bosnia and Herzegovina 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 BiH Albania EU27 Montenegro North Macedonia SerbiaCountry Gender


World Bank Group · 18 July 2024

commitment. This Country Gender Assessment provides empirical evidence and analyzes gender equality in Albania. Methodologically, the report adopts the Gender Assessment framework proposed by the World Development


World Bank Group · 18 July 2024 English

Promoting gender equality and increasing women’s participation in the economy are vital for North Macedonia’s development. Actively involving and fully utilizing the diverse skills of the population, especially those currently …

Kulenovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Juna Miluka (Albania and Kosovo), Jelena Žarković and Marko Vladisavjevic Manager, Serbia), Emanuel Salinas (Country Manager, Albania), Christopher Sheldon (Coun- try Manager, Bosnia mortality rate in the region of Western Balkans after Albania. In 1985, the male-to-female sex ratio at birth 2015 2017 2019 2021 North Macedonia Montenegro Albania Serbia BiH EU27Country Gender Assessment North 2015 2017 2019 2021 North Macedonia EU27 Kosovo Albania Montenegro Serbia BiHCountry Gender Assessment


Lowy Institute for International Policy · 18 July 2024 English

Not many people can say they spent their childhood following the opium trade around the world. Yet this was the trajectory of Hervé Lemahieu, who I’d like to introduce you …

European countries – including Georgia, Moldova, Albania, Serbia – are really accelerating their talks to


World Bank Group · 18 July 2024 English

Fostering gender equality and enabling women’s economic participation is critical for Kosovo’s development trajectory. Actively engaging, nurturing, and optimizing the diverse talents and capabilities of the population, especially of inactive …

Kulenovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Juna Miluka (Albania and Kosovo), Jelena Žarković and Marko Vladisavjevic Manager, Serbia), Emanuel Salinas (Country Manager, Albania), Christopher Sheldon (Coun- try Manager, Bosnia Serbia with slight differences and is surpassed by Albania, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Prenatal 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 BiH Albania EU27 Kosovo Montenegro North Macedonia Serbia 0 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 BiH Albania EU27 Kosovo Montenegro North Macedonia SerbiaCountry


World Bank Group · 18 July 2024 English

Montenegro has made significant strides in promoting gender equality since gaining independence. Improving women’s status is crucial for overall societal development, and Montenegro has seen progress in various sectors, including …

Kulenovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Juna Miluka (Albania and Kosovo), Jelena Žarković and Marko Vladisavjevic Manager, Serbia), Emanuel Salinas (Country Manager, Albania), Christopher Sheldon (Coun- try Manager, Bosnia Herzegovina and North Macedonia but falls behind Albania, Kosovo, and Serbia. Montenegro has consistently 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 BiH Albania EU27 Montenegro North Macedonia Serbia 0 5 10 15 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 BiH Albania EU27 Montenegro North Macedonia Serbia Kosovo 0


World Bank Group · 17 July 2024 English

This report includes a special focus chapter focused on the dynamics of the Moroccan private sector. It is based on the results of an analysis jointly conducted with the Moroccan …

objectives of the New Development Model: (i) Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Colombia, upper middle high in Morocco, only surpassed by India and Albania among considered peers. FiGURE 26 • Labor productivity Aggregate Algeria Colombia Morocco Tunisia Vietnam Albania Indonesia Egypt India Source: WB staff calculations reallocation Algeria Colombia Morocco Tunisia Vietnam Albania Indonesia Egypt India Source: WB staff calculations favorably with all considered peers except for Albania (Figure 32), although it remains well below that


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