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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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Population registers new decline affected by migration, lower births

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TIRANA, Feb. 23 – Albania’s population continued declining in 2015 fuelled by an asylum exodus that saw about 43,000 people leave the country, mainly to Germany, according to data published by the

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Plus operator finally obtains 3G licence

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TIRANA, Feb. 23 – Plus Communication, the smallest and only Albanian-owned mobile operator, has finally managed to secure its long-awaited 3G licence after bidding 2.1 million euros for a 15-year licence, the

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Albania’s debt servicing rose to historic high of €722 mln in 2015

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TIRANA, Feb. 22 – Albania’s public debt hit a historic high of 72.2 percent of the GDP in 2015 when it climbed to more than 1 trillion lek (€7.5 billion) while its

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Public finances recover fuelled by tax hikes

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TIRANA, Feb. 24 – Public finances registered a considerable recovery in January 2016 fuelled by some tax hikes but public investments hit an 8-year low for the first month of a year.

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Tirana small business owners protest against sharp increase in local taxes

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TIRANA, Feb. 23 – Hundreds of small business owners protested this week in front of the Tirana municipality building against newly increased local taxes which they claim will take them to bankruptcy.

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Albanian cities fail to make it as FDI attractive locations

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TIRANA, Feb. 22 – Albanian cities have failed to make it to the most attractive locations in Europe for future foreign direct investment, according to a report by the Financial Times. The

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USAID project to help investigate large-scale evaders

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TIRANA, Feb. 23 – Senior-level volunteer experts from the U.S., EU, and other countries will work with Albania’s General Tax Directorate to help increase the efficiency of tax collection with a focus

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Prime Minister appeals for investment in EBRD summit

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TIRANA, Feb. 22 – Prime Minister Edi Rama has appealed for western investment to Albania and the whole Western Balkans that would integrate the region and make it a more competitive market.

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German economist takes over as FAO Albania representative

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TIRANA, Feb. 24 – German agricultural economist and senior manager Raimund Jehle has been named as the Food Agriculture Organization representative to Albania and new deputy regional representative for Europe and Central

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Bankers Petroleum suspends Arbitration proceedings against Albania

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TIRANA, Feb. 24 – Canada-based Bankers Petroleum has suspended arbitration proceedings against Albania by agreeing to hire a third-party auditor over a $57 million tax dispute with the Albanian government, the energy

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Durres industrial park concession fails after Chinese, Italian bids turned down

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TIRANA, Feb. 17 – The Albanian government has turned down two bids by Chinese and Italian companies to build an industrial park outside Durres, the country’s second largest city, that was supposed

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Business & Economy - Page 158

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

Population registers new decline affected by migration, lower births

Plus operator finally obtains 3G licence

Albania’s debt servicing rose to historic high of €722 mln in 2015

Public finances recover fuelled by tax hikes

Tirana small business owners protest against sharp increase in local taxes

Albanian cities fail to make it as FDI attractive locations

USAID project to help investigate large-scale evaders

Prime Minister appeals for investment in EBRD summit

German economist takes over as FAO Albania representative

Bankers Petroleum suspends Arbitration proceedings against Albania

Durres industrial park concession fails after Chinese, Italian bids turned down

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