What to look for beyond the exchange rate table

When talking about the euro exchange rate in Albania, it is not enough to look at just the number of the day. You need to look at the source of the currency, its stability and the effect on the main sectors. An economy does not strengthen simply because its currency rises against the euro. It strengthens when it produces, exports, attracts clean investment and reduces dependence on seasonal movements.

More transparency and less complacency are needed here. The foreign exchange market is not a theater where every fall in the euro is applauded as a government success. It is a sensitive mechanism that highlights the weaknesses and distortions of the economy as much as its strengths.

The public has the right to know not only what the exchange rate is today, but why it is there and who is paying the real bill for this movement. This question is worth more than any pretty graph. Because in the end, the exchange rate is not a game of experts. It is a mirror of the economic life of the country, and the mirror should not be painted with optimism.

If the euro continues to move strongly, citizens do not need slogans. They need honest explanations, a more transparent market, and institutions that speak clearly. Only then will the figure on the exchange rate table take on real meaning for everyday life. /CNA

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