TIRANA, Dec. 13 – VAT refunds, ongoing reference prices at customs points and relations with the tax administration are some of the key concerns businesses face in Albania, according to a recent survey conducted by Albania Investment Council, an advisory
TIRANA, Dec. 15 – Foreign direct investment slightly contracted in the first three quarters of this year as the slump in commodity prices and the sale of the country’s key oil producer almost paralyzed investment in key oil and mining
TIRANA, Dec. 12 – Dozens of businesses situated in the industrial area just outside the capital city along the Tirana-Durres highway have condemned indifference by central and local government authorities following the huge losses they incurred from the Nov. 8
By Ervin Lisaku TIRANA, Dec. 7 – Thousands of jobs in the booming call center industry in Albania are at risk after the Italian Parliament approved some changes making the supply of services from non-EU countries such as Albania tighter.
TIRANA, Dec. 6 – Albania’s central bank has proposed some new legal changes aimed at protecting the country’s financial system and minimizing the need to use taxpayer money in case of a possible bank collapse in Albania, despite the overwhelmingly
TIRANA, Dec. 7 – Unfair dismissals of public administration employees have cost Albanian taxpayers a staggering 8 billion lek ($62.5 million, €58 million) in the past three years, Open Data research center has unveiled through a database of treasury transactions
TIRANA, Dec. 7 – Albanian police said this week they are seeking to arrest Klement Balili, a large business owner and former regional official in southern Albania, who Greek authorities suspect is the head of a powerful drug trafficking group.
TIRANA, Dec. 5 – For the justice reform to work, high-level corrupt officials must face justice, and Albanians must expect and believe that that will happen, U.S. Ambassador to Tirana Donald Lu said this week. “You should expect that senior
TIRANA, Dec. 6 – Albania’s Democratic Party and representatives of the international community continue to disagree over the implementation of the Vetting Bill, part of the judicial reform which aims to root out corruption and bribery from the country’s justice
By Alba à‡ela Do not turn on your TV sets and don’t look at your phones. Every glance at the screen will cause one to shiver and squirm: Men who kill women by throwing them naked out the windows, men
