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Concrete, Cocaine and Corruption: Albania’s Fragile Growth Model

Albania’s Concrete Economy: How Construction Became the Country’s Dominant Growth Model Tirana Times, July 10, 2026 – A booming construction sector has made Albania an outlier in Europe, but behind the cranes

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Austria Leads FDI, but Real Estate Tells the Bigger Story

Bank of Albania data show Austria topping first-quarter foreign investment flows, while property and construction continue to shape Albania’s FDI model. Tirana Times June 25, 2026 – The figures place Austria ahead

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Albania’s Missing Generation: A Country Losing Its Future Before 2050

Tirana Times, June 22, 2026 – Albania is no longer facing a normal demographic decline. It is facing the possible disappearance of the very generation on which its economic, social and political

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Concrete, Cocaine and Corruption: Albania’s Fragile Growth Model

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Austria Leads FDI, but Real Estate Tells the Bigger Story

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Albania’s Missing Generation: A Country Losing Its Future Before 2050

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Tirana Times, June 22, 2026 – Albania is no longer facing a normal demographic decline. It is facing the possible disappearance of the very generation on which its economic, social and political

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The Chief Executive Officer of OTP Bank Albania, Mr. Bledar Shella, described this investment as a reflection of the bank’s vision to build long-term and sustainable relationships with its clients.

OTP Bank Albania inaugurates new Private Banking premises in Tirana

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Tirana Times, May 18, 2026 – OTP Bank Albania has inaugurated new premises dedicated to the Private Banking segment, unveiling an exclusive space designed for clients seeking personalized service and advanced financial

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Prof. Dr. Alaa Garad is President and Founding Partner of the Stirling Centre for Strategic Learning and Innovation, University of Stirling Innovation Park, Scotland. He is actively engaged in health tourism, higher education and organisational learning across the Western Balkans, including the Global Health Tourism Leadership Programme in Albania.

Building a Trusted Health Tourism Ecosystem: Albania’s Next Competitive Advantage

Business & Economy·Features

by Professor Alaa Garad Tirana Times, March 17, 2026 – There are countries you visit, and there are countries you remember. Albania is rapidly becoming the latter. I began writing this article

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Behind Albania’s Collapsing Roads: Clientelism and Corruption

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Tirana Times, February 12 2026 – The rapid deterioration of newly inaugurated roads and tunnels across Albania has exposed far more than technical shortcomings. What authorities have sought to explain as weather-related

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The Kurum Case and the Collapse of Environmental Oversight in Albania

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Tirana Times, 08 February 2026 – The Kurum waste file has exposed one of the most serious environmental and governance scandals in Albania in recent years, revealing not only the illegal export

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Ivanka Trump Visit Reignites Property Dispute in Zvërnec

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Plans by relatives of U.S. President Donald Trump to build a luxury resort in the scenic coastal area of Zvërnec have sidelined local residents and their property claims, while intersecting with a

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Albania’s Fiscal Peace Sparks Concern

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Critics warn of deepening inequality, impunity and potential money-laundering exposure. Tirana Times, January 16,2025 – Albania’s newly adopted “fiscal peace” package framed by the government as a reset of relations between businesses

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Albanian Banks Brace for Rising Bad Loans

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Tirana Times, January 15, 2026 – Albania’s banking sector enters 2026 with growing caution, as banks operating in the country anticipate an increase in non performing loans despite strong demand for credit.

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Albania’s Currency Exchanges Tied to Drug Money Laundering

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By Tirana Times Staff TIRANA, Albania,October 16,2025. Behind brightly lit kiosks advertising euros, dollars and pounds, prosecutors say a hidden financial system is moving millions in illicit cash for some of Albania’s

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Business & Economy

Concrete, Cocaine and Corruption: Albania’s Fragile Growth Model

Austria Leads FDI, but Real Estate Tells the Bigger Story

Albania’s Missing Generation: A Country Losing Its Future Before 2050

Concrete, Cocaine and Corruption: Albania’s Fragile Growth Model

Austria Leads FDI, but Real Estate Tells the Bigger Story

Albania’s Missing Generation: A Country Losing Its Future Before 2050

OTP Bank Albania inaugurates new Private Banking premises in Tirana

Building a Trusted Health Tourism Ecosystem: Albania’s Next Competitive Advantage

Behind Albania’s Collapsing Roads: Clientelism and Corruption

The Kurum Case and the Collapse of Environmental Oversight in Albania

Ivanka Trump Visit Reignites Property Dispute in Zvërnec

Albania’s Fiscal Peace Sparks Concern

Albanian Banks Brace for Rising Bad Loans

Albania’s Currency Exchanges Tied to Drug Money Laundering

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