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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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Hungarian companies double down on Albania, using large banking and IT investments as anchors

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TIRANA, March 11, 2022 – Hungarian companies have increased in number and investment size, doubling their presence in the Albanian economy in four years, according to official data. In what is a

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‘Speculative’ spike in prices sparks protests across Albania

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TIRANA, March 11, 2022 – Protest rallies, small and large, are taking place across Albania as residents express anger at the increase of the cost of living and myriad of other grievances

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Grain imports are Albania’s most exposed from Ukraine war, experts say

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TIRANA, March 2, 2022 – While Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and resulting sanctions are likely to have a myriad of effects on European economies, including Albania’s, a shift of where grains come

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Albania and Switzerland sign social security agreement, recognize retirement contributions

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TIRANA, Feb. 18, 2022 – Albania and Switzerland have signed an agreement on social security that would allow their citizens with a work history in both countries to get full access to

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Russia’s Nordwind Airlines to start direct flights between Tirana and Moscow

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TIRANA, Feb. 16 – Russia’s main air carrier for leisure travel, Nordwind Airlines, says it will start operating direct flights from Moscow to Tirana on April 30. Nordwind says it will operate

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Sejko gets presidential nod for second term as central bank governor

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TIRANA, Feb. 14, 2022 – President Ilir Meta has nominated Albania’s central bank governor, Gent Sejko, for a second seven-year term at the helm of Bank of Albania, the president’s office said

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Consumer prices see highest increase in a decade, latest data on inflation show

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TIRANA, Feb. 10, 2022 – Prices for consumer goods increased to a new high last month, with official data released this week showing the Consumer Price Index rose by 3.7 percent, compared

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Preliminary work starts on railroad connecting Albania to Greece

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TIRANA, Feb. 3 – Albanian and Greek transportation officials said Wednesday they were taking the first step on the construction of a new railway line between Albania and Greece, which would mark

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Key interest rate likely to increase later this year, BoA governor says

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TIRANA, Jan. 30 – Following international trends, Albania’s central bank is expected to increase its key interest rate later this year, according to the head of Bank of Albania. Governor Gent Sejko

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Bad loans ratio declined in 2021 to best level since 2008, BoA says

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TIRANA, Jan 28 – The non-performing loan ratio declined again in December and closed 2021 at 5.65 percent, the lowest level that ratio has seen since November 2008, according to Albania’s central

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A strengthening Euro could signal higher prices ahead

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TIRANA, Jan. 17 – The European currency saw an increase of 2 Albanian Leks in value, since the start of the year, with 1 EUR trading at 122.3 ALL on Sunday, according

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Business & Economy - Page 12

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

Hungarian companies double down on Albania, using large banking and IT investments as anchors

‘Speculative’ spike in prices sparks protests across Albania

Grain imports are Albania’s most exposed from Ukraine war, experts say

Albania and Switzerland sign social security agreement, recognize retirement contributions

Russia’s Nordwind Airlines to start direct flights between Tirana and Moscow

Sejko gets presidential nod for second term as central bank governor

Consumer prices see highest increase in a decade, latest data on inflation show

Preliminary work starts on railroad connecting Albania to Greece

Key interest rate likely to increase later this year, BoA governor says

Bad loans ratio declined in 2021 to best level since 2008, BoA says

A strengthening Euro could signal higher prices ahead

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