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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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Albania NPL decline slows down in key barrier to credit growth

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TIRANA, Jan. 23 – Non-performing loans in Albania’s banking system almost stood at a standstill in 2018 following a sharp decline since mid-2014 when they hit a record high of around 25

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Albanian unionists unhappy with trade unions’ performance, study shows

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By Ervin Lisaku TIRANA, Jan. 22 – Almost half of unionists in Albania think trade unions’ activity in defending workers’ interests is hampered by political influence and that union leaders are unable

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Albania to limit use of unsolicited proposals, scrap bonuses for PPPs

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TIRANA, Jan. 22 – Albania is planning to scrap the use of controversial unsolicited proposals for public private partnerships in the road sector but continue allowing it for a series of other

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New migration wave hits Albania low-wage sectors

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TIRANA, Jan. 21 – A new migration wave that has swept Albania in the past five years and rising desire among young men and women to leave the country has already had

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Ruling Socialists cancel €244 mln PPP to Albanian ‘oligarch’ over alleged links to offshore scandal

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By Ervin Lisaku TIRANA, Jan. 21 – Faced with mounting pressure over a recent public private partnership scandal and student protests over changes and higher financing in Albania’s public higher education system,

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Sale of Greek bank unit to Albania’s largest company okayed amid competition concerns

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TIRANA, Jan. 21 – Albania’s competition watchdog says it has approved the sale of Tirana Bank, a unit of Piraeus Bank, to a joint venture controlled by Albania’s largest company with operations

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New merger cuts number of Albania commercial banks to 13

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TIRANA, Jan. 17 – A new merger and acquisition between two small banks has reduced the number of commercial banks operating in Albania to 13, down from a decade of 16 until

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Hit by slump in oil prices, euro’s free fall, Albania’s exports receive first blow

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By Ervin Lisaku TIRANA, Jan. 17 – Albania’s exports preserved their double-digit growth for the second year in a row, but the December performance hints the country’s poorly diversified exports will find

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Bulgarian tycoon buys Telekom Albania for €50 mln

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TIRANA, Jan. 17 – Greek-German-owned Telekom Albania has been sold to a Bulgarian investor who controls Bulgaria’s largest telecoms operator, putting an end to months of negotiations over the sale of Albania’s

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Vegetable prices soar on lower domestic production, export orientation

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TIRANA, Jan. 15 – Lower domestic production and orientation toward much more profitable foreign markets has led to a considerable increase in vegetable prices in Albania, a country where interest in fresh

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Albania’s R&D spending remains one of region’s lowest

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TIRANA, Jan. 14 – Albania spends one of the region’s lowest amounts on research and development in a key barrier for the country’s emerging economy and its ability to innovate on products

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Business & Economy - Page 59

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

Albania NPL decline slows down in key barrier to credit growth

Albanian unionists unhappy with trade unions’ performance, study shows

Albania to limit use of unsolicited proposals, scrap bonuses for PPPs

New migration wave hits Albania low-wage sectors

Ruling Socialists cancel €244 mln PPP to Albanian ‘oligarch’ over alleged links to offshore scandal

Sale of Greek bank unit to Albania’s largest company okayed amid competition concerns

New merger cuts number of Albania commercial banks to 13

Hit by slump in oil prices, euro’s free fall, Albania’s exports receive first blow

Bulgarian tycoon buys Telekom Albania for €50 mln

Vegetable prices soar on lower domestic production, export orientation

Albania’s R&D spending remains one of region’s lowest

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