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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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Public finances struggle even after mid-year budget cut

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TIRANA, Sept. 28 – Albania’s public finances continued struggling even after a surprise mid-year budget cut that slightly revised downward government revenue and spending. Finance ministry data shows the nationwide campaign against

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World Bank country manager for Albania Tahseen Sayed

Public revenues, spending among region’s lowest, WB report shows

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TIRANA, Sept. 28 – Albania is expected to have one of the region’s highest economic growth in the next couple of years but its public expenditure, revenues, debt and exports in percentage

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Corruption becomes top concern for businesses as Albania progresses in competitiveness

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TIRANA, Sept. 28 – Albania climbed 13 steps to rank 80th among 138 economies, leaving behind almost all regional competitors, but corruption was rated as a top concern for enterprises, according to

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A third of enterprises exposed to exchange rate risks, survey shows

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TIRANA, Sept. 27 – More than a third of enterprises in Albania are exposed to exchange rate risks, mainly because of having borrowed in foreign currency and using the national currency in

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Transport operators save €180 after Italy scraps discriminatory Cold War tax

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TIRANA, Sept. 26 – Albanian transport operators will now save up to €180 for a round trip to Italy after long-awaited legal changes scrapping a discriminatory Cold War tax on Albania have

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General tax director Brisida Shehaj has been appointed deputy economy minister

Tax, customs directorates face reshuffle

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TIRANA, Sept. 26 – Two of the country’s key public finances institutions, the tax and customs directorates, have undergone an unexpected reshuffle over the past few days but will continue to remain

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Major investor quits $450 mln Albania tourist project over assault

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By Ervin Lisaku TIRANA, Sept. 21 – Violence against an American executive ten days ago has led to a Dubai-based company withdrawing from a major tourist resort investment worth $450 million that

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Norway’s Statkraft delivers first electricity from Banja HPP

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TIRANA, Sept. 21 – Norway’s Statkraft says it has delivered the first electricity to Albania’s distribution grid following the launch of its Banja hydropower plant in central Albania as part of Devoll

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Albania advised to continue legal battle with Bankers Petroleum over $57 mln tax dispute

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TIRANA, Sept. 21 – The Albanian government has been advised by a U.S.-based law firm to continue its legal battle with the country’s biggest oil producer over a $57 million tax dispute

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Probe launched into Albanian subsidiary of Air BP over monopoly aviation fuel position

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TIRANA, Sept. 20 – Albania’s Competition Authority has launched an inquiry into the Albanian subsidiary of Air BP, the specialized aviation division of British Petroleum oil giant, over its monopoly position in

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Exports with top trading partners increase, suffer with Kosovo and Turkey

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TIRANA, Sept. 20 – Albania’s trade exchanges with key trading partners Italy, Greece and China recovered in the first seven months of this year, but suffered a setback with Kosovo and Turkey

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Business & Economy - Page 136

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

Public finances struggle even after mid-year budget cut

Public revenues, spending among region’s lowest, WB report shows

Corruption becomes top concern for businesses as Albania progresses in competitiveness

A third of enterprises exposed to exchange rate risks, survey shows

Transport operators save €180 after Italy scraps discriminatory Cold War tax

Tax, customs directorates face reshuffle

Major investor quits $450 mln Albania tourist project over assault

Norway’s Statkraft delivers first electricity from Banja HPP

Albania advised to continue legal battle with Bankers Petroleum over $57 mln tax dispute

Probe launched into Albanian subsidiary of Air BP over monopoly aviation fuel position

Exports with top trading partners increase, suffer with Kosovo and Turkey

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