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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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Albania launches e-inspections

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TIRANA, Feb. 16 – Albania has launched e-inspections into businesses in a bid to increase transparency, reduce corruption and improve the climate of doing business in the country. Chief inspector Shkelqim Hajdari

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Business climate rated as unfavorable by two-thirds of investors

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TIRANA, Feb. 16 – Two-thirds of businesses in Albania consider the business climate unfavorable with courts, corruption and frequent changes in legislation and tax procedures as the top concerns, according to a

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Albania loses ground in global economic freedom index

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TIRANA, Feb. 15 – Albania lost six places to rank 65th among 180 world economies in the 2017 Index of Economic Freedom, maintaining its rating as a moderately free economy, but remaining

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Uncertainties over upcoming June elections pose threats to economy, EU report warns

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TIRANA, Feb. 14 – Increased uncertainties over the upcoming June 2017 elections, a longer than expected credit recovery and the conclusion of a three-year deal with the International Monetary Fund could

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June 18 elections: Opposition Democrats appeal to voters through lower taxes

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TIRANA, Feb. 13 – With only three months to go before the official launch of the electoral campaign for the June 18 general elections, the main opposition Democratic Party and its leader

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State audit uncovers €534 mln in abuses

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TIRANA, Feb. 9 – Abuses by central and local government institutions are estimated to have cost Albanian taxpayers about €534 million in the past four years, the Supreme State Audit has unveiled

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Growth prospects 1.5% lower under pessimistic scenario

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TIRANA, Feb. 9 – Sluggish credit, a poor recovery in the Eurozone economy affecting the country’s exports, remittances and FDI, strong exchange rate fluctuations and the pace of the structural reforms could

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Fruit, vegetable exports boom as more turn to agriculture investment

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TIRANA, Feb. 9 – Albania’s fruit and vegetable production has registered a sharp increase in the past five years, meeting the majority of the country’s needs and increasing exports. Vegetable exports increased

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Economy experts skeptical over billion euro PPP initiative

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TIRANA, Feb. 8 – Economy experts are skeptical over the ruling Socialists’ pre-electoral initiative of injecting 1 billion euros in key sectors through public-private partnerships, warning the project risks creating new arrears

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Inflation rate hits 5-year high

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TIRANA, Feb. 8 – Albania’s inflation rate hit a five-year high of 2.8 percent last January fuelled by a hike in fuel and liquid gas prices and one of the coldest months

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FDI heading for tough times as major energy-related projects near completion

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By Ervin Lisaku TIRANA, Feb. 7 – Albania’s foreign direct investment is set to register a considerable boost in the next few years boosted by some major energy-related projects and a pickup

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Business & Economy - Page 122

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

Albania launches e-inspections

Business climate rated as unfavorable by two-thirds of investors

Albania loses ground in global economic freedom index

Uncertainties over upcoming June elections pose threats to economy, EU report warns

June 18 elections: Opposition Democrats appeal to voters through lower taxes

State audit uncovers €534 mln in abuses

Growth prospects 1.5% lower under pessimistic scenario

Fruit, vegetable exports boom as more turn to agriculture investment

Economy experts skeptical over billion euro PPP initiative

Inflation rate hits 5-year high

FDI heading for tough times as major energy-related projects near completion

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