Tirana Times

This Auditorium Comes With a Price Tag -Corruption in Albania’s Public Universities

Corruption remains one of Albania’s most stubborn obstacles toward development and its dream for European integration. Although the country marked its biggest historical leap in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index for the

3 weeks ago

9 mins read

Culture·News·Social Issues

Pushing Against Inertia: How Harnex Is Testing the Balkans’ Appetite for Innovation

Tirana loves a good spectacle. Walk through the capital today and you are greeted by sleek new glass towers, vibrant urban spaces, and a relentless political chorus proclaiming Albania as the next

2 months ago

4 mins read

News

Saudi Arabia’s Yemen Action: Between Deterrence, Diplomacy, and Regional Responsibility

The latest Saudi action in Yemen should be understood not as escalation for its own sake, but as part of a broader strategic approach that combines deterrence with diplomacy, aimed at safeguarding

6 months ago

7 mins read

Central bank expects national currency strengthening to come to an end

Business & Economy

TIRANA, August 3 – Albania’s central bank expects the negative effects that the strengthening of the national currency is having to gradually wane as the economy continues recovering mainly driven by some

9 years ago

4 mins read

Artisans, the backbone of the Kruja bazaar

Culture

Historically the Kruja bazaar, some 37 km off Tirana, has always been a lively and vibrant melting pot of artefacts, tradition, fabrics, colours, food, skills, architecture and people which altogether made this

9 years ago

13 mins read

Watchdog unveils record €375 million abuse by gambling authorities

Business & Economy

TIRANA, Aug. 3 – Albania’s Supreme State Audit has identified record high abuses in the country’s gambling sector in the past three years as a result of the authorities’ failure to impose

9 years ago

3 mins read

Meet Monika Maric, a Serbian who speaks fluent Albanian

Free to Read·News

Monika Maric has graduated in Albanian language from the University of Belgrade at the Albanian Language Department of the Faculty of Philology. She is currently doing a “Cultures in dialogue” Master’s at

9 years ago

9 mins read

Why Albania is among the top 10 holiday destinations for Poles

Features·Free to Read

“Would you like to spend your holidays in a special way? Are you looking for a country to enjoy an extraordinary atmosphere, a country with cultural diversity? Are you dreaming about

9 years ago

5 mins read

Banks worried over hike in informal lending as demand for new loans drops

Business & Economy

TIRANA, Aug. 1 – Commercial banks have identified a rise in informal borrowing by both businesses and households as a key concern for poor demand for new loans. The alarm comes as

9 years ago

2 mins read

Greece’s NBG planning to sell Albania unit

Business & Economy

TIRANA, August 1 – The National Bank of Greece has announced plans to sell its Albania unit along with other smaller operations in Serbia and Cyprus. The planned sales are part of

9 years ago

3 mins read

Albanian consortium gets 99-year concession to build ferrochrome plant

Business & Economy

TIRANA, Aug. 1 – A consortium of Albanian companies has been given a 99-year concession to build and operate an industrial park outside Durres in a free economic zone for a symbolic

9 years ago

4 mins read

INSTAT: Tirana, Durres performance becomes decisive for GDP growth

Business & Economy

TIRANA, July 31 – With commodity prices poorly recovering following the mid-2014 slump, the country’s two biggest regions of Tirana and Durres have emerged as the main contributors to Albania’s GDP growth,

9 years ago

3 mins read

Swiss archeologists help chart ancient Oricum port unknowns

Culture·Free to Read

TIRANA, July 31 – A team from Switzerland-based Octopus Foundation will be back on a mission to Albania early next September to conduct research on the historical site of Orikum, southern

9 years ago

5 mins read

Costly electricity imports unveil need for diversification of hydro-dependent sources

Business & Economy·Premium

TIRANA, July 31 – The Albanian government spent about €30 million to secure electricity for August 2017 in expensive imports for the second month in a row as the country’s hydro-dependent domestic

9 years ago

5 mins read

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Tirana Times

This Auditorium Comes With a Price Tag -Corruption in Albania’s Public Universities

Saudi Arabia’s Yemen Action: Between Deterrence, Diplomacy, and Regional Responsibility

Central bank expects national currency strengthening to come to an end

Artisans, the backbone of the Kruja bazaar

Watchdog unveils record €375 million abuse by gambling authorities

Meet Monika Maric, a Serbian who speaks fluent Albanian

Why Albania is among the top 10 holiday destinations for Poles

Banks worried over hike in informal lending as demand for new loans drops

Greece’s NBG planning to sell Albania unit

Albanian consortium gets 99-year concession to build ferrochrome plant

INSTAT: Tirana, Durres performance becomes decisive for GDP growth

Swiss archeologists help chart ancient Oricum port unknowns

Costly electricity imports unveil need for diversification of hydro-dependent sources

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