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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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Albania to set up Business Ombudsman to handle complaints

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TIRANA, March 7 – The Albanian government is working to establish a Business Ombudsman as a new body to settle disputes between the business community and the government in a bid to

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Administrative courts fail to address business appeals, report shows

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TIRANA, March 9 – Two years after their establishment, administrative courts are failing to examine business appeals in time and about three-quarters of their decisions are in favour of the public administration,

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New review of HPP prices sparks concern among investors

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TIRANA, March 8 – The Albanian government has revised down electricity prices set for private and concession hydropower plants for the third year in a row, in a situation which the HPP

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French company gets TAP contract for Albanian section

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TIRANA, March 8 – France’s Spiecapag has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction contract by the Trans Adriatic Pipeline for its 215 km Albania section, the consortium scheduled to bring Caspian

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Unknown company takes over TransAtlantic Albania assets

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TIRANA, March 8 – U.S.-based TransAtlantic Petroleum has announced the sale of its loss-making Albanian unit to an unknown company named GBC Oil which has undertaken to pay off the company’s huge

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Court delays hamper competition watchdog

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TIRANA, March 7 – Delays in court proceedings is one of the main barriers the country’s Competition Authority faces in dealing with competition issues such as cartels or abuse of dominant position,

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

Exports make poor start affected by ongoing decline in oil, base metal prices

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TIRANA, Feb. 29 – Albania’s exports made a poor start this year when they suffered a new decline fueled by an ongoing decline in international oil and base metal prices. Data published

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Exports to Turkey, China suffer sharp decline

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TIRANA, March 1 – Albania’s metal and mineral dominated exports to Turkey and China were severely affected by the sharp cut in international commodity prices last January, according to INSTAT. Exports to

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Oil price slump could pose major threat to public finances, IMF warns

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TIRANA, March 1 – Oil prices at a record low, the fragile recovery in top trading partners Italy and Greece, fiscal consolidation and the high level of non-performing loans are the key

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Albania to launch online platform for construction permits

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TIRANA, Feb. 29 – Albania will launch an electronic platform on construction permits next April, enabling both businesses and households to apply online by reducing bureaucracy and paperwork in state offices, the

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Banks’ profits surge as NPLs drop 17.6%, deposit rates hit record low

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TIRANA, March 1 – Banks’ profits hit a historic high of 15.7 billion lek (€111.7 mln) in 2015 as non-performing loans dropped to 17.66 percent and deposit interest rates registered a record

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Business & Economy - Page 156

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

Albania to set up Business Ombudsman to handle complaints

Administrative courts fail to address business appeals, report shows

New review of HPP prices sparks concern among investors

French company gets TAP contract for Albanian section

Unknown company takes over TransAtlantic Albania assets

Court delays hamper competition watchdog

Exports make poor start affected by ongoing decline in oil, base metal prices

Exports to Turkey, China suffer sharp decline

Oil price slump could pose major threat to public finances, IMF warns

Albania to launch online platform for construction permits

Banks’ profits surge as NPLs drop 17.6%, deposit rates hit record low

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