Editing Economy of Albania (section)

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However, Forbes also indicated some progress: "with help from international donors, the government is taking steps to improve the poor national road and rail network, a long-standing barrier to sustained economic growth. Inward FDI has increased significantly in recent years as the government has embarked on an ambitious program to improve the business climate through fiscal and legislative reforms. The government is focused on the simplification of licensing requirements and tax codes, and it entered into a new arrangement with the IMF for additional financial and technical support."<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.forbes.com/places/albania/ |title=Best Countries for Business |date=December 2016 |work=Forbes |access-date=February 8, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170211083456/http://www.forbes.com/places/albania/ |archive-date=February 11, 2017 }}</ref>

The [[International Monetary Fund]]'s January 24, 2017 report also offered some positive reinforcement: "Economic program remains on track, good progress in implementing structural reforms, [[Bank of Albania]]'s accommodative monetary policy stance remains appropriate". The IMF inspectors who visited [[Tirana]] provided the following action plan: "Going forward, the main priorities should be: to continue expanding revenue to strengthen public finances and to ensure debt sustainability, reduce NPLs to strengthen financial stability and support credit recovery and advance structural reforms to improve the business climate. Important progress has been made in these areas, and further efforts are needed to cement these gains. In this regard, strengthening tax administration, broadening the tax base, and introducing a value-based property tax remain important objectives. Improved public financial management will help ensure more efficient public spending and control of arrears. Rapid implementation of the strategy for resolving non-performing loans is needed to strengthen lending to the private sector. Structural reforms to enhance the business environment, address infrastructure gaps, and improve labour skills will be crucial to strengthen competitiveness."<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2017/01/24/PR1717-Albania-IMF-Reaches-Staff-Level-Agreement-for-Completion-of-Ninth-Tenth-Reviews |title=IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement for Completion of Ninth and Tenth Reviews of Albania's Extended Arrangement |date=January 24, 2017 |work=International Monetary Fund |access-date=February 8, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170211081307/https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2017/01/24/PR1717-Albania-IMF-Reaches-Staff-Level-Agreement-for-Completion-of-Ninth-Tenth-Reviews |archive-date=February 11, 2017 }}</ref>