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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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Albanian families face economic hardships

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TIRANA, July 10- Almost one-third of Albanian households were unable to meet basic food and clothing needs during 2018, according to a poll conducted by the Balkan Barometer 2019 which is a

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Unemployment among university graduates increases

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TIRANA, July 10- Having completed higher education in Albania does not mean you are necessarily privileged to find a job. On the contrary, the number of unemployed professional graduates increased in 2018,

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Economy in Brief

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Euro enters a downward trend again After a slight increase in the end of June, the euro depreciated again yesterday (10.07), when it was exchanged for 121.85 lek, about 0.03 points less

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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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Business & Economy - Page 41

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

Albanian families face economic hardships

Unemployment among university graduates increases

Economy in Brief

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

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