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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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Traders association sues Tirana municipality over tax hikes

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TIRANA, March 2 – A traders association has sued the Municipality of Tirana over a sharp increase in local taxes and tariffs after several days of protests and failed negotiations with Tirana

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Reference prices, customs scanning increasing business costs, AmCham says

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TIRANA, March 2 – The ongoing application of reference prices and VAT refunds related to them, the reduction of working hours for export declarations in the Durres Port, the reconciliation of payments

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Fuel, cigarette and beer consumption stand below peak 2010 level

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TIRANA, March 1 – Albanians considerably cut consumption of imported fuel, cigarettes and beer during the past five crisis years as tax hikes made them more expensive, but continued consuming more coffee,

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Albania could lose up to €8 mln a year from VAT concession, data shows

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TIRANA, March 1 – The proposed concession on an electronic platform for the collection of the key value added tax could cost the Albanian government millions of euros. Finance ministry data shows

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State property offered for investments of €50 mln in tourism

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TIRANA, March 2 – The Albanian government is seeking to attract foreign investment in the tourism sector by offering potential investors state property in priority areas for a symbolic 1 Euro for

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Insurance market contracted in January

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TIRANA, March 1 – Albania’s insurance market dropped by about 14 percent last January when the tax rate on insurance premiums was raised by 7 percent to 10 percent. Insurance premiums in

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NPL write-off affecting credit recovery

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TIRANA, March 2 – Credit to the economy officially dropped by an annual 2.4 percent in 2015 registering the second post-crisis decline a slight drop in 2013, but the mandatory write-off of

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Albpetrol sells 30,000 tonnes of crude oil at $24 per barrel

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TIRANA, March 1 – Porto Romano Oil, an Albanian-owned joint stock company operating in the oil sector, has purchased 30,000 tonnes of crude oil from state-run Albpetrol company for $4.5 million, at

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World Bank urges continuation of reform agenda

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TIRANA, March 3 – The World Bank has urged Albania to continue its reform agenda and focus on a long-term shift to investment and export-led growth for greater prosperity. “As Albania shifts

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Albania ranks among top 20 global energy performers

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TIRANA, March 1 – Thanks to its wholly hydro-dependent domestic electricity production and huge oil production, Albania has made it to the top 20 performers globally on its ability to deliver secure,

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Why the SMI concession initiative should be backed

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TIRANA, Feb. 19 – With concessions becoming a hot topic in Albania’s politics, the Socialist Movement for Integration, the junior ally of the ruling Socialists, has proposed some legal changes to increase

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Business & Economy - Page 157

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

Traders association sues Tirana municipality over tax hikes

Reference prices, customs scanning increasing business costs, AmCham says

Fuel, cigarette and beer consumption stand below peak 2010 level

Albania could lose up to €8 mln a year from VAT concession, data shows

State property offered for investments of €50 mln in tourism

Insurance market contracted in January

NPL write-off affecting credit recovery

Albpetrol sells 30,000 tonnes of crude oil at $24 per barrel

World Bank urges continuation of reform agenda

Albania ranks among top 20 global energy performers

Why the SMI concession initiative should be backed

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