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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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TIA passenger numbers rise to 2 million

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TIRANA, April 5 – Passenger numbers at Albania’s sole international airport hit a historic high of nearly 2 million in 2015, up 10 percent compared to 2014, the airport concessionaire says. The

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Long-awaited deal over TIA’s exclusive rights finally struck, way paved for new airports, cheaper tickets

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TIRANA, April 1 – The exclusive rights that the country’s sole international airport has been holding on international flights for a decade have finally been lifted, paving the way for the operation

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New operation against informality to focus on big businesses

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TIRANA, April 5 – Seven months after the launch of a tough nationwide campaign to tackle widespread tax evasion, the Albanian government has announced the beginning of a second stage against informality

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Retail sales, turnover index hint modest recovery

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TIRANA, April 6 – Retail sales and the turnover index in key economic sectors registered most increases in the final quarter of 2015 despite an aggressive nationwide campaign against informality, estimated at

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Corruption, business environment hinder growth prospects, report shows

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TIRANA, April 6 – Pervasive corruption and poor business environment cloud Albania’s growth prospects, says Deutsche Bank Research, the economic research unit of Germany’s largest lender. The report cites Albania’s ranking in

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Albanians withdraw €36 mln in deposits in early 2016

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TIRANA, April 5 – Albanians withdrew about 5 billion lek (€35.7 mln) in savings in the first couple of months of this year as deposit interest rates hit new historic lows. Data

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Bankers Petroleum continues delaying drilling activity

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TIRANA, April 5 – Canada-based Bankers Petroleum delayed drilling activity in the first quarter of this year as international oil prices hit a 12-year low of below $30 a barrel. The country’s

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Albania to pay Greek company $1.3 mln in compensation

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TIRANA, April 7 – The Albanian government will pay Greek company Valio Shipping about $1.3 million in compensation for an unlawfully seized vessel in the early 1990s. The government decision comes following

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The Chinese are coming

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TIRANA, March 30 – The Chinese are targeting big business in Albania. As the economic giant adjusts to a new normal following strong double-digit growth, Chinese companies have already targeted the oil

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Tirana businesses complain over multiple payment of new education tax

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TIRANA, March 29 – Medium-sized and big businesses operating in Tirana have complained they are being charged a new local tax on education infrastructure for each of their units which is significantly

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IMF concerned over new local government arrears

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TIRANA, March 28 – While Albania’s central government cleared arrears of about €500 million in the past couple of years, the International Monetary Fund has warned local government units have accumulated about

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Business & Economy - Page 152

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

TIA passenger numbers rise to 2 million

Long-awaited deal over TIA’s exclusive rights finally struck, way paved for new airports, cheaper tickets

New operation against informality to focus on big businesses

Retail sales, turnover index hint modest recovery

Corruption, business environment hinder growth prospects, report shows

Albanians withdraw €36 mln in deposits in early 2016

Bankers Petroleum continues delaying drilling activity

Albania to pay Greek company $1.3 mln in compensation

The Chinese are coming

Tirana businesses complain over multiple payment of new education tax

IMF concerned over new local government arrears

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