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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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National currency hits 5-year high against Euro

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TIRANA, July 12 – The Euro hit a five-year low against the Albanian lek this week in gradual depreciation since late 2015 apparently fueled by the tourist season effects and lower demand

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European Commission slams Albania’s economic growth forecast as overoptimistic

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TIRANA, July 12 – A European Commission report has described the Albanian government’s economic forecast for the next three years as overoptimistic, warning that downside risks such as sluggish lending and falling

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Little progress makes Albania lag behind in regional information technology competitiveness

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TIRANA, July 12 – Albania made some progress in information technology but continues lagging behind most regional competitors when it comes to generating economic impact from investments in information and communication technologies,

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Only one out ten enterprises engaged in e-commerce, survey shows

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TIRANA, July 11 – While the overwhelming majority of more than 90 percent Albanian enterprises have internet access, only less than half of them have a website and use social networks which

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Inflation picks up as oil, food prices recover

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TIRANA, July 8 – Albania’s inflation rate hit a five-month high last June when it picked up to 1.2 percent, but yet remaining significantly below the central bank’s 3 percent target estimated

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Brexit could indirectly affect Albania, governor warns

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TIRANA, June 7 – The country’s central bank has warned that while the Albanian economy and financial system are largely immune to the Brexit, the country could face indirect spillover effects from

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Oil industry could face sharper production cut, Fitch says

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TIRANA, July 4 – Albania’s oil industry could face a sharper than expected production decline this year in case the Chinese consortium that is about to take over the country’s biggest oil

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Italian Parliament scraps discriminatory tax on transport operators

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TIRANA, July 5 – Italy has finally scrapped a discriminatory Cold War tax on Albanian transport operators, considerably reducing costs with the country’s top trading partner across the Adriatic. The Italian Parliament

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Vienna Institute urges change in exchange rate regime

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TIRANA, July 6 – The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies has urged Albania to consider adopting an intermediate exchange rate system allowing broader fluctuation bands to offer more certainty for exporters

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Legal changes target lifting ban on waste imports

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TIRANA, July 7 – Three ruling Socialist Party MPs have proposed lifting a ban on waste imports in a bid to give a boost to the ailing recycling industry which has seen

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Durres seaport is Albania's largest. (Photo: Archives)

Macedonia targets Durres Port as alternative to Thessaloniki

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TIRANA, July 5 – Businesses in neighboring Macedonia are considering using Albania’s Durres port as an alternative to Greece’s Thessaloniki port which has been hit by strikes and blockades over privatization plans.

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Business & Economy - Page 140

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

National currency hits 5-year high against Euro

European Commission slams Albania’s economic growth forecast as overoptimistic

Little progress makes Albania lag behind in regional information technology competitiveness

Only one out ten enterprises engaged in e-commerce, survey shows

Inflation picks up as oil, food prices recover

Brexit could indirectly affect Albania, governor warns

Oil industry could face sharper production cut, Fitch says

Italian Parliament scraps discriminatory tax on transport operators

Vienna Institute urges change in exchange rate regime

Legal changes target lifting ban on waste imports

Macedonia targets Durres Port as alternative to Thessaloniki

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