TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL If Albania’s government was looking for good news on the economic front, this wasn’t a good week. Despite much touted official numbers showing steady economic growth and lower unemployment, a US report out this week shows what
TIRANA, Aug. 2 – Kukes is the sole remaining Albanian club to continue the European competition dream, but will now have to fight in the qualifying rounds of the less prestigious Europa League after being knocked out of the Champions
TIRANA, Aug. 2 – Tenor, historic figure of Albanian opera music and Nation’s Honor Gaqo Cako passed away on Wednesday at the age of 83 in Tirana, where he lived with his wife, the artist Luiza Cako. à‡ako was born
TIRANA, Aug. 1 – A new recreational park for all ages will be added to Tirana’s Great Lake area. The Municipality of Tirana, with the financial support of TIKA and the Agency for Parks and Recreation, started work on a
TIRANA, Aug. 2 – The well-known Albanian-American musician Elida Dakoli visited Tirana this week not only to give a piano concert, but also express her desire to help in the efforts to uncover the crimes of the Albanian Communist dictatorship.
TIRANA, Aug. 2 – Albania’s government revenue missed the year’s first half target by a considerable amount, triggering a mid-year budget cut that was also influenced by a sharp strengthening of the Albanian lek against Europe’s single currency trading at
TIRANA, Aug. 2 – Albania’s central bank says it will continue its euro purchase operations from the local currency exchange market in a bid to curb any further strengthening of the Albanian lek against Europe’s single currency following a series
TIRANA, Aug. 2 – The Albania subsidiary of France’s Societe Generale has changed hands part of a deal the France-based lender has concluded to sell its Bulgarian unit to Hungary’s OTP Bank. The takeover was initially announced by Reuters news
TIRANA, Aug. 2 – American, Italian and French financial institutions have been selected to manage Albania’s upcoming Eurobond in the next few months when the Albanian government plans to raise up to €500 million in international capital markets. The finance
TIRANA, Aug. 1 – In three consecutive sessions, different bodies of the Independent Qualification Commission issued the decisions to oust High Court judge Artan Broci and current Tirana Prosecutor Dritan Rreshka, while the other High Court member Medi Bici was
