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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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Upward trend in exports of medicinal plants comes to an end

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TIRANA, March 9 – Albania’s exports of medicinal plants, the country’s second largest agricultural exports after canned fish, registered a slight decline in 2016, ending their six-year upward trend that more than

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Public administration wages increase by 10%

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TIRANA, March 8 – More than a hundred thousand public administration employees have had their wages increased by an average of 10 percent starting March 2017, just three months ahead of next

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Consumer prices slow down to 2.2%

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TIRANA, March 8 – Albania’s inflation rate slowed down last February as the country overcame the coldest January in three decades with a negative impact on domestic greenhouse production. Data published by

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New shopping center increases competition in Tirana

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TIRANA, March 8 – A new luxury shopping center has opened in downtown Tirana, increasing competition in a city of about 1 million residents where several malls already successfully operate, mainly in

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EU export quota hold back growth for emerging fish industry

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TIRANA, March 9 – Albania’s emerging fish processing industry has been suffering in the past few years as its rapid growth has led to companies meeting the EU duty free export quotas

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New low-cost flights to link Tirana to Budapest, Amsterdam

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TIRANA, March 7 – Two new direct low-cost flights will connect Tirana to Budapest and Amsterdam in the next couple of months as Albania prepares for its new tourist season peaking in

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Emerging investment funds suffer first contraction

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TIRANA, March 1 – Albania’s emerging investment funds suffered their first contraction in 2016 after rapid growth in their first four years of their operation, apparently affected by a sharp decline in

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Banks’ profits dropped by 40% in 2016

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TIRANA, March 1 – Banks’ profits suffered a sharp decline in 2016 as non-performing loans remained almost unchanged at 18 percent and credit struggled to recover to positive growth rates. Central bank

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IMF: Uncertainties related to the elections put economy at risk

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TIRANA, March 1 – As a 3-year binding deal with the International Monetary Fund came to an end this month and prospects of a renewed agreement were delayed after next June’s general

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Property tax hike postponed until general elections

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TIRANA, March 1 – Albania has postponed drafting legislation on a new value-based property tax that is expected to considerably increase rates compared to the current area-based tax after the June 2017

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Fuel companies warn of strike action over newly proposed licence fees

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TIRANA, Feb. 28 – Fuel trading companies have warned a new government initiative to increase license fees on fuel and gas stations by several times risks causing problems in the fuel market

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Business & Economy - Page 120

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

Upward trend in exports of medicinal plants comes to an end

Public administration wages increase by 10%

Consumer prices slow down to 2.2%

New shopping center increases competition in Tirana

EU export quota hold back growth for emerging fish industry

New low-cost flights to link Tirana to Budapest, Amsterdam

Emerging investment funds suffer first contraction

Banks’ profits dropped by 40% in 2016

IMF: Uncertainties related to the elections put economy at risk

Property tax hike postponed until general elections

Fuel companies warn of strike action over newly proposed licence fees

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