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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

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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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American Chamber says political climate hampers investments

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TIRANA, June 25- Executive Director of the American Chamber of Commerce Ilir Trimi, said businesses operating in Albania are concerned and frustrated by the political crisis. In a previously joint statement with

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Economy in Brief

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150 enterprises conduct most trade According to Albanian Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) data, exports reached 10 billion lek (81 million euros) in 2018, increasing by 13.7 percent compared to the previous year,

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Net metering to increase profits in renewable energy

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TIRANA, June 20- The world is going green by day and Albania,too, is increasingly discussing the promotion of renewable energy sources, finding incentive schemes to support such investments, and developing relevant methodologies

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Non-performing bank loans increase

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TIRANA, June 19- The non-repayable loans in banks have increased in the first four months of the year after reaching in December last year, the lowest level since 2010. According to Bank

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Loans for housing increase

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TIRANA, June 19- Bank of Albania data show that home loans increased by 11 percent compared to the previous year. At the end of March, the stock of household loans was 57.5

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Informal economy still at concerning levels

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TIRANA, June 19- The Albanian Trade Union (ATU) has brought the undeclared economy back into focus as a dangerous component that drives policies in unrealistic planning and undermines all business activities in

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Economy in Brief

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Record depreciation of the euro in 11 years As more tourists are arriving in Albania for the summer season increasing the offer for the foreign currency, the euro is depreciating ever more

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Exports decrease during the first five months

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TIRANA, June 19- Albanian exported goods during the first five months of 2019 fell by 3.6 percent compared to the same period last year, reaching an overall value of 127 billion lek

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New draft laws to combat money laundering

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TIRANA, June 18- Three draft-laws that are still at the stage of discussion in parliamentary committees intend to close the paths of informality, money laundering, and terrorist financing. They come as a

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Apartment prices as construction increases in Tirana

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TIRANA, June 18- According to the Albanian Construction Portal there are 245 construction projects currently underway in Tirana, from 227 at the beginning of the year. In the first quarter of 2019,

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Weak financial culture still prevails among Albanians

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TIRANA, June 17- The Bank of Albania recently published the data from the second survey in measuring the level of financial culture of the population conducted during the summer of 2015. The

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Business & Economy - Page 44

Albania’s Cash Boom Raises Money Laundering Concerns

Vlora Airport Heads to Arbitration

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

American Chamber says political climate hampers investments

Economy in Brief

Net metering to increase profits in renewable energy

Non-performing bank loans increase

Loans for housing increase

Informal economy still at concerning levels

Economy in Brief

Exports decrease during the first five months

New draft laws to combat money laundering

Apartment prices as construction increases in Tirana

Weak financial culture still prevails among Albanians

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