Post by account_disabled on Mar 2, 2024 4:29:21 GMT
If this pandemic has had one good thing, it has been proof of the strong bond between Albanian families. Immigrants living in Germany, despite their limitations, did not stop helping families in crisis. "We say a word, without letting yourself get hurt, you can't do good to anyone. My salary in Germany is not that high, but those there are worse, especially now in the time of Corona, so of course I help my family in Kosovo, says Ardiani, a construction worker who has been living near Bonn in Germany for years. . Remittances, the sending of income of Albanians who work and live abroad in the form of money or other investments for decades are a significant help for families in Albania and Kosovo, with a positive effect on the economy as well.
Even according to World Bank data Cambodia WhatsApp Number Data from a 2016 study for the Western Balkans, this income constitutes about a third of the annual budget of Albanian families and about 23% of the annual budget of families in Kosovo. Read also: Transport is suspended in some areas of Germany, workers go on strike The state does not reimburse them/Albanians are consuming more medicines, but the cheapest ones A large number of families regularly receive income from family members abroad. Edlira Dashi, expert of the World Bank in Albania, says to Deutsche Wellen, that "remittances in Albania even exceed foreign direct investments and official development assistance, being a safe, stabilized and massive source of financing for Albanian families.
Albanien Finanzexpertin Edlira Dashi TiranaEdlira Dashi, finance expert at the World Bank in Tirana The pandemic changed almost nothing This source was not exhausted even during the pandemic. According to Edlira Dashi, a slight decrease was observed in Albania during 2020, but this decrease was much smaller compared to the world level. "Precisely, this crisis showed us that remittances are a lifeline for many families who may have lost their jobs or their business turnover... remittances have remained at very high levels, making them even more important for the economy of country". Meanwhile, the Central Bank of Kosovo confirms that in 2019 the total value of remittances reached 980 million euros.
Even according to World Bank data Cambodia WhatsApp Number Data from a 2016 study for the Western Balkans, this income constitutes about a third of the annual budget of Albanian families and about 23% of the annual budget of families in Kosovo. Read also: Transport is suspended in some areas of Germany, workers go on strike The state does not reimburse them/Albanians are consuming more medicines, but the cheapest ones A large number of families regularly receive income from family members abroad. Edlira Dashi, expert of the World Bank in Albania, says to Deutsche Wellen, that "remittances in Albania even exceed foreign direct investments and official development assistance, being a safe, stabilized and massive source of financing for Albanian families.
Albanien Finanzexpertin Edlira Dashi TiranaEdlira Dashi, finance expert at the World Bank in Tirana The pandemic changed almost nothing This source was not exhausted even during the pandemic. According to Edlira Dashi, a slight decrease was observed in Albania during 2020, but this decrease was much smaller compared to the world level. "Precisely, this crisis showed us that remittances are a lifeline for many families who may have lost their jobs or their business turnover... remittances have remained at very high levels, making them even more important for the economy of country". Meanwhile, the Central Bank of Kosovo confirms that in 2019 the total value of remittances reached 980 million euros.