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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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Albanian companies increase investments abroad

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Albanian companies invested a total of 120 million euros abroad over the past five years TIRANA, March 25 – As Albania seeks to attract more foreign investors, a recent report by the

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Remittances becoming vanishing lifeline

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Albanians working abroad are sending home less money each month. TIRANA, March 22 – While watchers of the Albanian economy have known for years that after record remittances following massive immigration the

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WB report: Albania on the right track with strong drive to increase energy production

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The outlook for primary energy supplies, heat, and electricity is questionable for the region. BRUSSELS, March 25 – As Albania moves forward with plans to more than double its energy output through

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Euro depreciation helping the Albanian lek

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Albania’s currency gaining, as euro reaches 10-month low against American dollar TIRANA, March 24 – The week saw a trend of Albania’s currency gaining ground against the euro, as the European currency

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General Electric case sheds light on political costs

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Rail line cancellation hits Albania with 20 million dollar fine, after government negated 70-million-dollar electric rail line project, saying it was too rich for the budget. TIRANA, March 25 – When an

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Small Businesses Avoiding New VAT Threshold

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TIRANA, March 21, – The Albanian Confederation of Industries, Konfindustria, has called on government to work harder to stop small businesses from avoiding the value added tax (VAT) scheme, warning that many

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Tour Operators Demand Lower VAT Rates

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TIRANA, March 23 – With two months to go before the tourism season kicks off, Albanian tour operators have complained about the amount of value added tax (VAT) they pay for hotel

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Greek Crisis Affects Albania

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TIRANA, March 24 – The consequences of the severe economic crisis that neighboring Greece is facing are also being felt in Albania where exports and immigrant remittances have considerably fallen and hundreds

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Lower economic confidence

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According to the central bank’s survey, the confidence of businesses and consumers in the economy fell by 5.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009. Outlook for first quarter of 2010 is

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Tirana-Elbasan Highway Project Ready, Construction to Start Soon

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The highway is considered the biggest infrastructure project the government intends to build in this four-year term with a cost of nearly 320 million Euros Ervin Lisaku TIRANA, March 11 – Albania

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Remittances Register Lowest Level Since 2005

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By Ervin Lisaku TIRANA, March 17, – Immigrant remittances in 2009 registered their lowest level since 2005, dropping to 799 million euros or 6.5 percent less than in 2008, according to the

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Business & Economy - Page 505

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

Albanian companies increase investments abroad

Remittances becoming vanishing lifeline

WB report: Albania on the right track with strong drive to increase energy production

Euro depreciation helping the Albanian lek

General Electric case sheds light on political costs

Small Businesses Avoiding New VAT Threshold

Tour Operators Demand Lower VAT Rates

Greek Crisis Affects Albania

Lower economic confidence

Tirana-Elbasan Highway Project Ready, Construction to Start Soon

Remittances Register Lowest Level Since 2005

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