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Albania’s Cash Boom Raises Money Laundering Concerns

Cash outside Albania’s banking system reached a record 5.6 billion euros, last month. Tirana Times, August 30, 2026 – The amount of cash circulating outside Albania’s banking system has reached a record

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Prime Minister Rama, Former Deputy PM Ministedr Balluku and Mr. Bexhet Pacolli

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Vlora Airport Heads to Arbitration

Albania faces another potentially costly international dispute after losing several arbitration cases in recent years that have exposed the state to hundreds of millions of euros in compensation and related liabilities. Tirana

3 weeks ago

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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

2 months ago

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Serbia set to buy out Kosovo

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TIRANA, July 8 – Serbia is looking to make its way into the economic sphere of Kosovo, similar to its efforts to purchase Telekom Albania last year. Serbian media reported that Telekom

6 years ago

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COVID-19: Economy to experience €1.8 billion loss

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TIRANA, July 7 – Albania’s ecnonomy is expected to lose about 1.8 billion euros as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Based on the 2020 revised budget, the Ministry of Finance has

6 years ago

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IMF against tax removal & fiscal amnesty proposals

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TIRANA, July 2 – The International Monetary Fund expressed concern over the Albanian government’s tax amnesty draft law as well as its proposal to remove the profit tax for certain small businesses

6 years ago

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Albania’s economy experiences 2.52% downfall

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TIRANA, July 1 – The earthquake that hit Albania last year, along with the COVID-19 pandemic drove the economy into a significant downfall during the first quarter of 2020. According to the

6 years ago

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AmCham Business index: biggest drop in confidence in 8 years

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TIRANA, June 29 – Confidence in the Albanian business climate has decreased significantly, dropping to its lowest point since 2012, according to the latest Business Index by the American Chamber of Commerce.

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Majority of returning migrants in Albania are unemployed

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TIRANA, June 23 – Returning migrants in Albania are struggling to find a place in the labor market, as the majority is unemployed or working illegally in their own country. A study

6 years ago

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Japan provides X-Ray machine to Trauma University Hospital

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TIRANA, June 18 – New medical equipment funded by Japan’s grant aid scheme (GGP) will be provided to Trauma University Hospital. On June 18th, the Ambassador of Japan to Albania, H.E. Mr.

6 years ago

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Officials sign agreement on Kosovo – Albania airway

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TIRANA, June 17 – The airway between Kosovo and Albania has been opened thanks to an agreement reached on Wednesday between the Air Navigation Services Agency (AShNA) and Albcontrol in the framework

6 years ago

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Tirana deemed as most expensive capital in WB

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TIRANA, June 16 – Tirana is the most expensive capital to live in, compared to the majority of the Western Balkans states. According to the Mercer index, out of the 209 capitals

6 years ago

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44% of Albanians migrated to EU in 10-year span

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TIRANA, June 11 – During the period 2008-2018, 44 percent of the Albanian population migrated to the European Union, taking the lead in the Western Balkan region. According to the latest report

6 years ago

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COVID-19, WB to experience loss in learning

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TIRANA, June 9 – The Western Balkans may experience a significant loss in learning due to the coronavirus pandemic. In one of its latest reports, the World Bank foresees a percentage increase

6 years ago

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Business & Economy - Page 22

Albania’s Cash Boom Raises Money Laundering Concerns

Vlora Airport Heads to Arbitration

Concrete, Cocaine and Corruption: Albania’s Fragile Growth Model

Serbia set to buy out Kosovo

COVID-19: Economy to experience €1.8 billion loss

IMF against tax removal & fiscal amnesty proposals

Albania’s economy experiences 2.52% downfall

AmCham Business index: biggest drop in confidence in 8 years

Majority of returning migrants in Albania are unemployed

Japan provides X-Ray machine to Trauma University Hospital

Officials sign agreement on Kosovo – Albania airway

Tirana deemed as most expensive capital in WB

44% of Albanians migrated to EU in 10-year span

COVID-19, WB to experience loss in learning

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