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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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Central bank cuts key rate to 1.25%, lowers growth forecast

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TIRANA, May 5 – Albania’s central bank has cut the key rate to a new historic low of 1.25 percent and revised downward the country’s 2016 economic outlook to 3 percent. The

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Gov’t okays controversial Vjosa River HPP

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TIRANA, May 4 – The Albanian government has given the green light to a new big hydropower plant along the southern Vjosa River, defying environmentalists and civil society activists who staged protests

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Credit remains at negative growth rates

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TIRANA, May 3 – Credit continued struggling to recover in the first quarter of this year while deposits grew by a mere 1 percent as interest rates on savings dropped to a

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Bankers Petroleum reports losses of $12 million in year’s first quarter

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TIRANA, May 5 – Canada-based Bankers Petroleum posted record high losses of about $12 million in the first quarter of this year when international oil prices hit a 12-year low of below

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U.S. concerned over business environment, departure of major companies

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TIRANA, May 5 – The U.S. embassy in Tirana has expressed its concern over the country’s business climate and that two major North American companies are leaving the country rather than expanding

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Improving business climate critical to growth recovery, IMF says

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TIRANA, May 3 – The International Monetary Fund is optimistic of Albania’s growth prospects for next few years but says improving the business climate will be key to accelerate growth. Jens Reinke,

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Business community pessimistic about 2016 investment, employment

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TIRANA, April 27 – Albania’s business community is pessimistic when it comes to the business climate, investment and employment prospects for 2016, a survey has found. Only a quarter of some 600

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Chinese consortium inks deal to take over Tirana airport

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TIRANA, April 25 – China Everbright has announced it has officially reached a deal to take over Albania’s sole international airport for an undisclosed amount, which along with the new acquisition of

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Insurance market slightly contracts in year’s first quarter

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TIRANA, April 27 – Albania’s insurance market slightly contracted in the first quarter of this year affected by a tax hike leading to higher insurance rates. Data published by the country’s Financial

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Private pension market registers strong double digit boost

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TIRANA, April 26 – Albania’s emerging private pension market registered a strong double-digit boost in 2015 apparently boosted by legal changes stripping contributions of the personal income tax, benefiting thousands of investors.

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Price review lowers HPP investors’ income

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TIRANA, April 25 – A revise downward in electricity prices for concession and private hydropower plants led to a decline in their 2015 income despite increased production due to some new HPPs

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Business & Economy - Page 148

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

Central bank cuts key rate to 1.25%, lowers growth forecast

Gov’t okays controversial Vjosa River HPP

Credit remains at negative growth rates

Bankers Petroleum reports losses of $12 million in year’s first quarter

U.S. concerned over business environment, departure of major companies

Improving business climate critical to growth recovery, IMF says

Business community pessimistic about 2016 investment, employment

Chinese consortium inks deal to take over Tirana airport

Insurance market slightly contracts in year’s first quarter

Private pension market registers strong double digit boost

Price review lowers HPP investors’ income

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