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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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Italian legal changes put Albania’s booming call center industry at risk

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TIRANA, Nov. 28 – Legal changes initiated by the Italian Parliament risk putting at risk the booming call center industry in Albania, one of the country’s key employers in recent years with

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The Ministry of Health said it blamed the opposition of launching a negative propaganda against the free check up program which led to a â€œsmall number of citizens that have used the services regardless of the capacity of 475,000 tests each year which is supported financially by the Public Private Partnership.â€ (Photo: PDP/Pixabay)

New ‘shady’ PPPs to cost taxpayers €52 mln for 2017

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TIRANA, Nov. 24 – Financial support to six concession contracts the Albanian government has signed in key sectors over the past three years and two new public-private partnerships expected to be made

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Credit Suisse: Albania’s total wealth at $21 billion

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TIRANA, Nov. 22 – Albania has the third highest total wealth among the six EU aspirant Western Balkans countries, according to a report by Credit Suisse Research Institute. The latest Global Wealth

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Euro hits 6-year low against lek, further affecting ailing exports

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TIRANA, Nov. 23 – Europe’s single currency hit a six-year low against Albania’s national currency this week, further affecting the country’s exports, already on a downward trend due to a slump in

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Proposed income tax changes to increase companies’ burden

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TIRANA, Nov. 21 – Some newly proposed changes to the income tax will increase the companies’ corporate income tax by lowering the amount of tax deductible interest involving borrowing expenses that taxpayers

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WB: External, internal factors hamper growth prospects

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TIRANA, Nov. 23 – External developments associated with financial volatility and slow growth in the EU may adversely impact Albania’s growth and poverty prospects through reduced remittances, exports, investment and consequently economic

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Lumpy skin disease increases poverty rates among affected farmers

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TIRANA, Nov. 22 – The lumpy skin disease continues claiming livestock lives throughout Albania, most recently in the central part of the country, increasing poverty rates among thousands of households who rely

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Albania imposes ban on poultry imports from bird flu affected countries

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TIRANA, Nov. 23 – Albanian authorities have ordered a temporary ban on imports of poultry from bird flu affected countries and warned that the country is also endangered due to wildlife pilgrimage.

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Insurance market recovers by 7.2%

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TIRANA, Nov. 24 – Albania’s insurance market, heavily reliant on compulsory car insurance, registered moderate growth in the first three quarters of this year when paid claims rose by double digits. A

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Central bank governor warns gov’t to reduce external borrowing

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TIRANA, Nov. 22 – Albania’s central bank governor has warned government authorities to be careful with external borrowing which puts debt servicing at currency exchange risks. Public debt at about 72 percent

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EC: Albania’s narcotics business generates €260 mln annually

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TIRANA, Nov. 24 – The narcotics business in Albania, which has thrived nationwide even after a mid-2015 police crackdown on the notorious marijuana growing Lazarat village, has a much higher share to

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Business & Economy - Page 129

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

Italian legal changes put Albania’s booming call center industry at risk

New ‘shady’ PPPs to cost taxpayers €52 mln for 2017

Credit Suisse: Albania’s total wealth at $21 billion

Euro hits 6-year low against lek, further affecting ailing exports

Proposed income tax changes to increase companies’ burden

WB: External, internal factors hamper growth prospects

Lumpy skin disease increases poverty rates among affected farmers

Albania imposes ban on poultry imports from bird flu affected countries

Insurance market recovers by 7.2%

Central bank governor warns gov’t to reduce external borrowing

EC: Albania’s narcotics business generates €260 mln annually

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