TIRANA, Sept 14 /ATA/ – An International Monetary Fund mission for the Medium-Term Revenue Strategy (MTRS) held meetings with the Director-General of Albania’s Customs Administration Genti Gazheli and the technical staffs from September 4 to 8.
In a preliminary assessment, the IMF mission praised the improvements in performance of the customs administration.
According to the IMF’s preliminary report, initiatives related to customs controls, import processing and compliance with EU systems requirements are on track, including the expansion of the authorized economic operator programme.
According to the Mission, positive steps have been made towards the cooperation and agreement and information sharing with the local and international partners in fighting informality.
“We noted that the Customs Administration has actively participated in the technical discussions in the framework of the Medium-Term Revenue Strategy over the past few years and has received technical assistance to build risk management models in the field of excise duty,” according to the IMF mission report.
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