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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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Higher tax burden affects borrowing plans

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TIRANA, May 19 – Credit to both businesses and households registered negative growth rates in the first quarter of this year, reflecting the poor transmission of the central bank’s easier monetary policy

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Deflation concerns grow stronger as inflation remains close to zero

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TIRANA, May 10 – Albania’s inflation rate remained close to zero for the third month in a row in an unprecedented situation for the past 15 years although authorities have downplayed deflation

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Jobless youngsters in dilemma over staying or leaving

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TIRANA, May 11 – With about 102,000 young people officially jobless, youth unemployment at a record 32 percent has become a hot topic in Albania, with youngsters blaming lack of opportunities and

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Tirana businesses concerned over new municipal taxes

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TIRANA, May 9 – The American Chamber of Commerce in Albania has unveiled a series of concerns related to new taxes imposed by the Tirana Municipality and requested easier procedures in business

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Investment, recovering consumption to lead growth, EC says

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TIRANA, May 10 – The European Commission has kept Albania’s economic growth forecast for 2016 and 2017 unchanged at 3.2 and 3.5 percent respectively on strong investment and recovering private consumption. In

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Dutch investors introduced to garment and footwear opportunities

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TIRANA, May 10 – Albania has been recommended as an interesting textile and leather production country for Dutch brands and buyers. Typical for Albania is the high quality, fast lead times and

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EBRD expects Albania to grow by up to 3.5%

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TIRANA, May 12 – London-based European Bank for Reconstruction and Development expects the Albanian economy to grow by 3.3 percent in 2016 and accelerate to 3.5 percent in 2017, slightly lower compared

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More Albanian individuals, companies disclosed in Panama Papers

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TIRANA, May 21 – Nineteen individuals, six companies and two offshore entities linked to Albania have been disclosed in a searchable database that strips away secrecy of hundreds of thousands of offshore

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Per capita debt increases to €2,700

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TIRANA, May 10 – Public debt at a soaring 72 percent of the GDP and the declining population have sharply increased Albania’s per capita debt in the past five years. Data published

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Gov’t sets ceiling to curb soaring public debt

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TIRANA, May 5 – The Albanian government has set a 45 percent ceiling on public debt, currently hovering at a record 70 percent of the GDP and considered a key risk to

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Workers in foreign companies earn double

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TIRANA, May 2 – Foreign companies operating in Albania pay their staff twice as much the average wage in the Albanian private sector, according to a report by the country’s state statistical

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Business & Economy - Page 147

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

Higher tax burden affects borrowing plans

Deflation concerns grow stronger as inflation remains close to zero

Jobless youngsters in dilemma over staying or leaving

Tirana businesses concerned over new municipal taxes

Investment, recovering consumption to lead growth, EC says

Dutch investors introduced to garment and footwear opportunities

EBRD expects Albania to grow by up to 3.5%

More Albanian individuals, companies disclosed in Panama Papers

Per capita debt increases to €2,700

Gov’t sets ceiling to curb soaring public debt

Workers in foreign companies earn double

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