| AAB | Albanian Association of Banks |
| ADR | Alternative dispute resolution |
| AI | Artificial intelligence |
| AIDA | Albanian Investment Development Agency |
| AKSHI | National Agency for Information Society |
| AKSK | National Cyber Security Authority |
| ALREG | Albanian Securities Register |
| BAN | Business angel network |
| BIDS | Business and Investment Development Strategy |
| BIM | Building Information Modeling |
| BSS | Business support services |
| CAA | Albanian Competition Authority |
| CBAM | Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism |
| CCE | Consultative Council for Enterprises |
| CGS | Credit guarantee scheme |
| CIT | Corporate income tax |
| CRM | Customer relationship management |
| DART | Digital Agriculture and Rural Transformation |
| DiVA | Digital Valley Albania |
| DPS | General Directorate of Standardization |
| EBRD | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| EDIH | European Digital Innovation Hub |
| EEN | Enterprise Europe Network |
| EFSE | European Fund for Southeast Europe |
| EIS | European Innovation Scoreboard |
| EIT | European Institute of Innovation and Technology |
| ERP | Enterprise resource planning |
| ESG | Environmental, social and governance |
| ESPR | Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation |
| EU | European Union |
| EWS | Early warning system |
| FDI | Foreign direct investment |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| GDPR | General Data Protection Regulation |
| GHG | Greenhouse gas |
| GII | Global Innovation Index |
| GIS | Geographic information system |
| GPP | Green public procurement |
| GVC | Global value chains |
| ICT | Information and communication technologies |
| IFC | International Finance Corporation |
| ILO | International Labour Organization |
| INSTAT | Institute of Statistics |
| IP | Intellectual property |
| IPR | Intellectual property rights |
| ISHP | State Labour Inspectorate |
| KPI | Key performance indicator |
| MEKI | Ministry of Economy, Finance and Innovation |
| MSME | Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises |
| NAES | National Agency for Employment and Skills |
| NAIS | National Agency for Information Society |
| NAP | National Adaptation Plan |
| NASRI | National Agency for Scientific Research and Innovation |
| NAVETQ | National Agency for Vocational Education, Training and Qualifications |
| NBC | National Business Center |
| NECP | National Energy and Climate Plan |
| NEET | Not in education, employment or training |
| NGO | Non-governmental organisation |
| OGP | Open Government Partnership |
| PISA | Programme for International Student Assessment |
| PIT | Personal income tax |
| POS | Point of sale |
| PPA | Public Procurement Agency |
| PPC | Public-private consultation |
| PPL | Public Procurement Law |
| PRS | Slovenian Business Register |
| QI | Quality infrastructure |
| R&D | Research and development |
| RIA | Regulatory impact assessment |
| SDP | Supplier Development Programme |
| SECO | Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs |
| SIGMA | Support for Improvement in Governance and Management |
| SME | Small and medium-sized enterprise |
| SOE | State-owned enterprise |
| STEM | Science, technology, engineering and mathematics |
| STI | Science, technology and innovation |
| SWOT | Sstrengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats |
| TTO | Technology transfer office |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| UNIDO | United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
| VAT | Value-added tax |
| VC | Venture capital |
| VET | Vocational education and training |
| WBT | Western Balkans and Türkiye |
SME Policy Index for Western Balkans and Türkiye 2026 – Economy Profile for Albania
