{"id":28334,"date":"2021-12-27T20:58:09","date_gmt":"2021-12-27T19:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=28334"},"modified":"2021-12-27T22:24:15","modified_gmt":"2021-12-27T21:24:15","slug":"prices-and-national-debt-have-spiked-in-2021-energy-crisis-persists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/prices-and-national-debt-have-spiked-in-2021-energy-crisis-persists\/","title":{"rendered":"Prices and national debt spiked in 2021, energy crisis persists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Albanian economy is expected to close the year with a 7 to 8 % rise.<\/p>\n<p>Both international institutions and the Bank of Albania have made similar estimations when it comes to economic growth as we approach the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Post-pandemic recovery encouraged supply and demand in all sectors of the economy, as our country invested in reconstruction to recover from damages left behind by the 2019 earthquake.<\/p>\n<p>The government changed the state budget several times to include the emission of an additional \u20ac650-million-euro Eurobond.<\/p>\n<p>Through this Eurobond, the public debt reached \u20ac 11.4 billion euros or a whopping 80% of the national GDP.<\/p>\n<p>This year we witnessed another period of price hikes, including the price of oil and basic food items, all the way to real estate and other related services.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the government decided to declare a national state of emergency due to the energy crisis, issues in local production and the 5-fold price hike in the global stock exchange.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/11\/09\/public-debt-reaches-e4-100-euros-per-person-65-higher-than-in-2013\/\">Public debt reaches \u20ac4.100 per person, 65% higher than in 2013<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/10\/14\/rama-public-debt-isnt-out-of-control-more-funding-coming-in-soon\/\">Rama: Public debt isn\u2019t \u2018out of control\u2019, more funding coming in soon<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/10\/13\/5th-eurobond-finance-minister-albania-will-be-receiving-up-to-e700-million-in-debt\/\">5th Eurobond, finance minister: Albania will receive up to \u20ac700 million in debt<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div class=\"spot-im-replies-count\" data-post-id=\"eneu24698\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Albanian economy is expected to close the year with a 7 to 8 % rise. Both international institutions and the Bank of Albania have made similar estimations when it comes to economic growth as we approach the end of the year. 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