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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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IMF concerned over transparency of concessions

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TIRANA, Jan. 18 – Albania faces a variety of significant fiscal risks, including claims for compensation for expropriated property of up to 70 percent of GDP, a large banking sector with a

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Oil prices at 12-year low pose new threat to 2016 budget

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TIRANA, Jan. 20 – With international oil prices at a 12-year low, the Albanian government has been caught by surprise again in its forecasts and public finances could face a new mid-year

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Asylum exodus emerges as top concern for Albanian businesses, survey shows

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TIRANA, Jan. 18 – Large-scale involuntary migration, locally known as the asylum exodus, has emerged as the top concern for doing business in Albania after more than 50,000 Albanians left the country

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Business association to challenge new law setting prison time for tax evaders in Constitutional Court

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TIRANA, Jan. 18 – With few days to go before some legal changes replacing fines with prison time over tax evasion enter into force, a business association has warned of taking the

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Mining industry appeals for incentives

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TIRANA, Jan. 18 – The Albanian government says it is considering incentives to the country’s key mining industry which has been severely affected by the drastic cut in international base metal prices,

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Services sector confidence drops

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TIRANA, Jan. 18 – A moderate decline in the key services sector confidence contributed to a final quarter standstill in Albania’s Economic Sentiment Indicator, measuring both business and consumer confidence, the central

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Euro gains ground against lek

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TIRANA, Jan. 19 – The Euro has gained some ground against the Albanian lek during January, appreciating by 1.5 percent compared to late December with a positive effect on Albania’s exports which

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Lending standards ease but credit fails to recover

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TIRANA, Jan. 19 – Banks slightly eased lending standards in the final quarter of 2015 and expect them to further ease in early 2016 driven by a recovery in demand and lower

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Developers worried over hike in infrastructure impact tax

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TIRANA, Jan. 21 – The Construction Association has warned the quadruple of the tax of impact on infrastructure for new constructions in Tirana will increase apartment prices by Euro 150-250/m2. The association

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Insurance scheme extended to cover business deposits

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TIRANA, Jan. 20 – Albania’s deposit insurance scheme will be extended to also include deposits by the business community, according to a draft law submitted to Parliament by the government. The new

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Delays in court system hold back investments, AmCham says

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TIRANA, Jan. 20 – The backlog of pending cases in Albania’s court are curbing American investments to Albania, says Mark Crawford the president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Albania. “We

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Business & Economy - Page 163

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

IMF concerned over transparency of concessions

Oil prices at 12-year low pose new threat to 2016 budget

Asylum exodus emerges as top concern for Albanian businesses, survey shows

Business association to challenge new law setting prison time for tax evaders in Constitutional Court

Mining industry appeals for incentives

Services sector confidence drops

Euro gains ground against lek

Lending standards ease but credit fails to recover

Developers worried over hike in infrastructure impact tax

Insurance scheme extended to cover business deposits

Delays in court system hold back investments, AmCham says

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