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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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Business community opposes increased tax burden in 2016 fiscal package

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TIRANA, Dec. 8 – While the ruling majority has already approved in principle the 2016 budget and some amendments to the Criminal Code envisaging prison time on tax evasion, the business community

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Kastrati acquires majority stake in authorized Mercedes dealer

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TIRANA, Dec. 7 – The country’s biggest oil importer and distributor, Kastrati, has diversified its investments in the car industry by acquiring exclusive rights to trade Mercedes vehicles in Albania after taking

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Junior Canadian company wins oil exploration block

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TIRANA, Dec. 10 – Junior Canada-based Pennine Petroleum Corporation has announced it has won an international tender to explore for oil in Block Velca in southern Albania, raising questions about the experience

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Food prices hit four-year high of 6%

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TIRANA, Dec. 9 – Food prices hit a four-year high of 6 percent in Nov. 2015 apparently fuelled by the nationwide campaign against informality which has sparked a moderate price increase due

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American Bank of Investments officially launched

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TIRANA, Dec. 7 – The American Bank of Investments has been officially launched in Albania targeting to becoming an important player in the Albanian banking market with competitive and innovative services. The

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New bill to oblige big businesses to join chambers of commerce

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TIRANA, Dec. 9 – The Albanian government has approved a draft law that obliges businesses operating as a juridical person to join chambers of commerce and pay an annual membership fee. Membership

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T-bill yields hit historic low

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TIRANA, Dec. 9 – With the key interest rate at historic low of 1.75 since early Nov. 2015, yields on government securities are also hitting record lows positively reflecting the central bank’s

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Predictability, corruption are key concerns for Dutch investors, ambassador says

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TIRANA, Dec. 9 – Tackling frequent legal changes, corruption and reforming the justice system are the three challenges Albania should address in order to attract more foreign direct investment, Dutch Ambassador to

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Moody’s warns about risks undermining Albania’s stable outlook

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TIRANA, Dec. 9 – Albania’s failure to stabilize the fiscal deficit and public debt ratio would undermine the country’s stable outlook, Moody’s Investors Service, one of the top three international rating agencies

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Central bank worried over high public debt level

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TIRANA, Dec. 10 – The country’s central bank has warned the current level of public debt at 72.6 percent of the GDP is high and continues remaining a barrier for the country’s

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Fuel prices likely to rise after sharp increase in gas station licence fees

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TIRANA, Dec. 9 – Fuel prices in Albania will likely rise, following an announcement that the Albanian government has decided to increase licence fees on fuel and gas stations by a staggering

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Business & Economy - Page 168

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

Business community opposes increased tax burden in 2016 fiscal package

Kastrati acquires majority stake in authorized Mercedes dealer

Junior Canadian company wins oil exploration block

Food prices hit four-year high of 6%

American Bank of Investments officially launched

New bill to oblige big businesses to join chambers of commerce

T-bill yields hit historic low

Predictability, corruption are key concerns for Dutch investors, ambassador says

Moody’s warns about risks undermining Albania’s stable outlook

Central bank worried over high public debt level

Fuel prices likely to rise after sharp increase in gas station licence fees

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