01757cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF016824 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484379097 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. European Dept. Albania : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2016. 1 online resource (41 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper aims to determine how much of the economic slowdown of Albania is owing to cyclical conditions and how much to a reduction in potential growth. The analysis shows that average growth in 2009-14 dropped by 3.2 percentage points relative to 1997-2008, of which 2.8 percentage points are due to lower potential growth. Albania has significant potential to improve its export competitiveness. However, Albania's competitiveness has shown narrow improvements over the past five years, with weak productivity growth and continued concentration in low-skilled labor-intensive sectors with limited value added. This paper also explores the factors underpinning Albania's relatively low level of general government revenues. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2016/143 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2016/143/002.2016.issue-143-en.xml IMF e-Library