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The Chief Executive Officer of OTP Bank Albania, Mr. Bledar Shella, described this investment as a reflection of the bank’s vision to build long-term and sustainable relationships with its clients.

OTP Bank Albania inaugurates new Private Banking premises in Tirana

Tirana Times, May 18, 2026 – OTP Bank Albania has inaugurated new premises dedicated to the Private Banking segment, unveiling an exclusive space designed for clients seeking personalized service and advanced financial
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Prof. Dr. Alaa Garad is President and Founding Partner of the Stirling Centre for Strategic Learning and Innovation, University of Stirling Innovation Park, Scotland. He is actively engaged in health tourism, higher education and organisational learning across the Western Balkans, including the Global Health Tourism Leadership Programme in Albania.

Building a Trusted Health Tourism Ecosystem: Albania’s Next Competitive Advantage

by Professor Alaa Garad Tirana Times, March 17, 2026 – There are countries you visit, and there are countries you remember. Albania is rapidly becoming the latter. I began writing this article
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The 2020 Fiscal Package

TIRANA, Sept. 2- World Bank and International Monetary Fund reports have claimed that Albania’s economic system is 50 percent informal. VAT collection resulted lower than planned for the first quarter of the
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Albanian businesses are not innovative

TIRANA, July 18- According to a Balkan Business Survey report for 2018, direct advertising and communication with customers through modern channels – Facebook, YouTube or InstaGram is becoming increasingly important, while more
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Tax Agency lacks 30 million euros

TIRANA, July 17- Revenues collected from taxes, customs, social insurance and others, in the first six months of the year were 225.5 billion lek (1.8 billion euros), according to fiscal statistics published
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Private pensions to be obligatory

TIRANA, July 16- The pension scheme changed completely in 2015. Only minor adjustments affecting specific groups or procedures were made since then, however the Assembly has requested the Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA)
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Economy in Brief

Cost of living in Albania gets more expensive Albania ranks ninth out of 40 countries in Europe for the first six months of 2019, according to the Numbeo data portal. Albania’s living
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