TIRANA, June 10/ATA/ The easing of the restrictions and the high expectations of the tourist season have increased the optimism of business and consumers about the chances of delivering positive performance in the trade and services sectors.
The Bank of Albania reported on Thursday that, the confidence indicator has mostly reflected the strongest increase in business confidence in the services and trade sectors.
According to the BoA, in May of 2021 business confidence in the trade sector recorded a significant increase of 8.8%, mainly influenced by positive business assessments on sales performance.
Services included in this category are; maintenance and repair services; transport; travel; construction; insurance and pension services; financial services; use of intellectual property; telecommunication and informatics services; other business services; entertainment services; government services; etc.
According to INSTAT, at the end of 2020, the number of enterprises operating in the country reached of 65 thousand of which 63% of enterprises in the trade and services sectors.
The sector with the largest number of enterprises is the trade sector (40%) followed by the sector of other services (23%) and the sector of accommodation and restaurants (16.7%). //a.i/
