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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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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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WB: A third of population at risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care

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TIRANA, Nov. 16 – Almost a third of Albania’s population is at risk of catastrophic expenditure when surgical care is required, slightly above regional countries, but considerably below the average of 39

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Oil prices, VAT identified as threats to 2017 budget

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TIRANA, Nov. 17 – The Albanian government has drafted a rather realistic budget for 2017 when the economy is expected to recover by 0.4 percent to 3.8 percent but several international and

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World Bank awards $71 mln loan to boost tourism

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TIRANA, Nov. 17 – The World Bank has approved US$ 71 million in financing for the Integrated urban and tourism development project in Albania that will help create jobs, increase incomes, and

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Fier waste-to-energy plant okayed amid protests by local residents

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TIRANA, Nov. 16 – The Albanian government has concluded a contract deal with an Albanian joint venture over the construction of an urban waste-to-energy plant under a six-year concession amid protests by

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Unlicensed online trading operator goes bankrupt

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TIRANA, Nov. 17 – An unlicensed operator has suddenly suspended its activity in Albania, apparently after going bankrupt, tricking hundreds of investors in Albania and Kosovo who had invested in online trading

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Opposition Democrats offer 9% flat tax, 15% VAT for upcoming general elections

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TIRANA, Nov. 17 – With seven months to go before Albania holds its new general elections, the opposition Democratic Party has finalized its electoral platform that is based on sharply lower taxes

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Overwhelming majority of Albanians live on just above estimated subsistence level

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TIRANA, Nov. 17 – The overwhelming 90 percent of Albania’s population lives on 16,637 lek (€121) a month, only slightly above a newly calculated 16,000 lek (€115) subsistence level by the Ombudsman’s

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Improving entrepreneurship conditions could add $6.7 bln to Albanian economy, report shows

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TIRANA, Nov. 15 – Improving the conditions for entrepreneurship by 10 percent could add $6.7 billion, equal to 55 percent of the GDP, to the Albanian economy, says a report published by

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Business & Economy - Page 130

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

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

WB: A third of population at risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care

Oil prices, VAT identified as threats to 2017 budget

World Bank awards $71 mln loan to boost tourism

Fier waste-to-energy plant okayed amid protests by local residents

Unlicensed online trading operator goes bankrupt

Opposition Democrats offer 9% flat tax, 15% VAT for upcoming general elections

Overwhelming majority of Albanians live on just above estimated subsistence level

Improving entrepreneurship conditions could add $6.7 bln to Albanian economy, report shows

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