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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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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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Emerging private pensions continue gaining ground

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TIRANA, Nov. 24 – Albania’s emerging private pension market, where only three operators are present, continued registering strong double digit growth rates in the first three quarters of this year. A report

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New Albanian-owned investment fund breaks Raiffeisen’s monopoly

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TIRANA, Nov. 21 – The launch of a new investment fund is expected to give a new boost to this emerging market which has considerably slowed down in the past couple of

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EU warns of fiscal risks ahead of next year’s elections

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TIRANA, Nov. 15 – The European Commission has warned the upcoming mid-2017 general elections and the end of a 3-year IMF supported programme could put at risk the country’s fiscal consolidation path.

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Business & Economy - Page 129

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

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

Emerging private pensions continue gaining ground

New Albanian-owned investment fund breaks Raiffeisen’s monopoly

EU warns of fiscal risks ahead of next year’s elections

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