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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

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

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

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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FDI, tourism revenue see modest increase in year’s first quarter

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TIRANA, June 13 – Albania’s foreign direct investment and tourism income only modestly increased in the first quarter of this year when foreign companies operating in the country sharply increased transfer of

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Albania suspends new public tenders, PPPs during electoral campaign

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TIRANA, June 12 – Albania has suspended new public tenders and concessions until the June 25 general elections in a bid to curb the misuse of financial resources during the electoral campaign.

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Inflation rate recovers to 2.2% in January-May

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TIRANA, June 8 – Albania’s inflation rate hit a four-year high in the first five months of this year when it climbed amid higher food and oil prices to an average of

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TAP completes supply of 13,000 steel pipes to Albania

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TIRANA, June 8 – The Trans Adriatic Pipeline consortium has almost completed the supply of steel pipes that are being used for the Albania section of the major project bringing Caspian gas

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UNCTAD: Albania remains region’s second largest FDI recipient for seventh year in a row

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TIRANA, June 8 – Albania continued to remain the Western Balkan’s second largest FDI recipient for the seventh year in a row, but its FDI stock at the end of 2016 lagged

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Albania collects one of region’s lowest revenue, data shows

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TIRANA, June 7 – Albania has one of the region’s highest tax burden, but collects only about 27 percent of its GDP in tax and non-tax revenue, the second lowest amount among

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NPLs hit 6-year low of 16.6%

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TIRANA, June 7 – Non-performing loans hit a six-year low last April when they dropped to 16.6 percent, down 3 percent compared to a year ago and a post-crisis record high of

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Albania cruise ship tourism takes advantage of Turkish insecurity

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TIRANA, June, 7 – Albania’s emerging cruise ship tourism is set to register a boost this season as several international cruise lines have placed Turkey off their itineraries on security grounds, replacing

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Experts skeptical over main parties’ generous job, tax electoral promises

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TIRANA, June 6 – Economy experts are skeptical over the generous promises the country’s three main political parties have made for the upcoming general elections at a time when politicians are appealing

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World Bank: Oil price, EU integration uncertainties hamper growth prospects

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TIRANA, June 5 – The World Bank has kept unchanged its economic growth forecast on Albania for the next three years, but warns a renewed decline in commodity prices, uncertainties about EU

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INSTAT: Number of foreign-owned companies dropped by 5% in 2016

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TIRANA, June 1 – The number of foreign-owned companies operating in Albania registered a 5 percent decline in 2016, with fewer companies in the construction, trade and call center dominated information and

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Business & Economy - Page 111

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

FDI, tourism revenue see modest increase in year’s first quarter

Albania suspends new public tenders, PPPs during electoral campaign

Inflation rate recovers to 2.2% in January-May

TAP completes supply of 13,000 steel pipes to Albania

UNCTAD: Albania remains region’s second largest FDI recipient for seventh year in a row

Albania collects one of region’s lowest revenue, data shows

NPLs hit 6-year low of 16.6%

Albania cruise ship tourism takes advantage of Turkish insecurity

Experts skeptical over main parties’ generous job, tax electoral promises

World Bank: Oil price, EU integration uncertainties hamper growth prospects

INSTAT: Number of foreign-owned companies dropped by 5% in 2016

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EU agriculture funds for Albania suspended indefinitely following misuse investigation, ministry tells parliament

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