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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.

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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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Behind Albania’s Collapsing Roads: Clientelism and Corruption

Tirana Times, February 12 2026 – The rapid deterioration of newly inaugurated roads and tunnels across Albania has exposed far more than technical shortcomings. What authorities have sought to explain as weather-related

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Balkan trade war

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TIRANA, July 10- The four states that lie in the Western Balkans are on the verge of a trade war. Kosovo, Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia, have set barriers to each other

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Bank of Albania to monitor money laundering

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TIRANA, July 8- The Bank of Albania is expected to strengthen the supervisory rules for banks and non-bank financial institutions to monitor shareholders and partners of banks and other financial institutions, while

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Political crisis affects business and consumer trust

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TIRANA, July 9- The ongoing political crisis which started beginning February has had a negative impact on the expectations of businesses and consumers. The Bank of Albania reported that the economic sentiment

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EU programme to grant Albanian SMEs 25 million euros

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TIRANA, July 9- Starting October 1 this year, Alpha Bank Albania will grant loans to Albanian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with limited available collateral This comes under a 25 million

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Albanian businesses have primitive management

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TIRANA, June 29- The World Bank made a study on small and medium enterprises (SME) which comprise 99 percent of all operating businesses in Albania, contribute to 81 percent of employment and

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Farms are facing bankruptcy

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TIRANA, July 1- Livestock breeding is facing difficulties in Albania due to lack of selling market, high emigration, lack of state subsidies, and adding lately the reducing of the VAT reimbursement threshold

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More money goes out of banks prior elections

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TIRANA, June 28- Growth of currency outside banks is a phenomenon that has usually accompanied all pre-election periods in Albania, reflecting the increase in public investment, or increased political parties’ expenses for

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Government has 15 million euro court ruling arrears

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TIRANA, June 28- The inability to pay bills on time is becoming a major problem for the government and mostly for the long-term economic sustainability of the country. According to official data

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Municipalities increase wage expenditure

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TIRANA, June 27- Local government units have continued to increase salaries spending during the first quarter of this year even though the transfer of functions from the central government is fading, as

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Roaming agreement and tariffs

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TIRANA, July 2- The Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) reports that since July 1 the roaming prices throughout the Western Balkans have dropped significantly, where citizens of these countries will be able to

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Fitch Solutions: Albania has high political and economic risk

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TIRANA, July 3- Fitch Solutions has released the latest country risk index report in Southeast Europe. Fitch’s index lists countries on a scale from 0 to 100, assessing short and long-term political

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Business & Economy - Page 41

OTP Bank Albania inaugurates new Private Banking premises in Tirana

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

Behind Albania’s Collapsing Roads: Clientelism and Corruption

Balkan trade war

Bank of Albania to monitor money laundering

Political crisis affects business and consumer trust

EU programme to grant Albanian SMEs 25 million euros

Albanian businesses have primitive management

Farms are facing bankruptcy

More money goes out of banks prior elections

Government has 15 million euro court ruling arrears

Municipalities increase wage expenditure

Roaming agreement and tariffs

Fitch Solutions: Albania has high political and economic risk

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