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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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Garment and footwear industry saves exports from sharp decline

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TIRANA, May 30 – A strong double-digit growth in garment and footwear sales is keeping Albania’s poorly diversified exports away from a sharp decline following a slump in international oil and mineral

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Italian, Greek firms top foreign enterprise list

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TIRANA, May 31 – Italian and Greek-owned enterprises dominate the list of foreign companies operating in Albania, according to a report published by the country’s statistical institute, INSTAT. The companies from the

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China’s Geo Jade to complete Bankers Petroleum takeover by early July

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TIRANA, June 2 – Canada-based Bankers Petroleum says China’s Geo Jade is expected to take over its major Albania operations in late June or early July. The announcement comes after Bankers’ shareholders

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Social housing programs proposed to tackle stock of unsold apartments

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TIRANA, June 2 – Social housing programs are seen as the only solution for the large stock of unsold apartments which could inject liquidity into the long-ailing construction sector. Albania’s Association of

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Legal changes on securing charges to boost sluggish credit

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TIRANA, May 31 – With credit failing to show signs of recovery despite the central bank’s easier monetary policy, the Albanian government is making legal changes to give a boost to sluggish

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JICA to continue development support to Albania

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TIRANA, May 31 – The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has reconfirmed its development support to Albania. In a seminar held in Tirana this week, JICA Balkan Office Chief Representative, Toshiya Abe

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Business climate perception hits four-year low

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TIRANA, June 1 – Albania’s business climate perception has received another blow, this time by the American Chamber of Commerce, which has been critical of the government’s tax policy and publicly criticized

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Long-awaited justice reform set as precondition to boost foreign investment

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TIRANA, May 24 – The long-awaited approval and implementation of the justice reform is considered a precondition for the improvement of the business climate and attraction of much-needed foreign direct investment in

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Road transport operators in difficulty

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TIRANA, May 24 – The long-ailing construction industry, declining exports, the high oil prices and increased tax burden have been negatively affecting the country’s transport industry during the past few years, especially

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Skavica HPP project sparks political debate, protests by residents

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TIRANA, May 24 – The announcement of a tender for a new hydropower plant, known as the Skavica HPP project, in the northern Drin river has sparked political debate and protests by

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Kukes airport needs €2.5 mln investment to become operational

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TIRANA, May 24 – The Kukes airport in northeastern Albania will need investment of €2.5 million to make it operational for international flights after a deal reached with the country’s sole international

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Business & Economy - Page 145

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

Garment and footwear industry saves exports from sharp decline

Italian, Greek firms top foreign enterprise list

China’s Geo Jade to complete Bankers Petroleum takeover by early July

Social housing programs proposed to tackle stock of unsold apartments

Legal changes on securing charges to boost sluggish credit

JICA to continue development support to Albania

Business climate perception hits four-year low

Long-awaited justice reform set as precondition to boost foreign investment

Road transport operators in difficulty

Skavica HPP project sparks political debate, protests by residents

Kukes airport needs €2.5 mln investment to become operational

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