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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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Albania considers state monopoly on sports betting

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TIRANA, Oct. 18 – The Albanian government says it is considering a state-monopoly on sports betting following their expected ban from residential areas starting next January as part of a bill that

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Poor demand, tight standards keep credit at moderate growth rates

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TIRANA, Oct. 18 – Poor demand and the banking sector’s tight lending policies continue to affect credit performance in Albania, where lending to the private sector in the year’s first half statistically

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Weak institutions, infrastructure hamper Albania’s competitiveness progress

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TIRANA, Oct. 17 – Albania climbed several steps in the 2018 Global Competitiveness report to rank 76th out of 140 global economies and find itself as the region’s third best performer in

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Albania to tighten rules against tax evasion

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TIRANA, Oct. 16 – The Albanian government has proposed tighter rules against tax evasion following a series of incentives already approved or pending final approval that are expected to become effective next

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Top four businessmen represent half of assets, earnings among Albania’s ten richest

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TIRANA, Oct. 16 – The top 10 richest people in Albania was an all-male list in 2017 with the top four representing more than half of total profits and assets. Almost the

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Albania warned to be well-prepared for timely reaction over external, internal shocks

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TIRANA, Oct. 16 – Representatives of key international financial institutions have urged Albanian authorities to continue with economic growth reforms and be well-prepared for timely reaction in case of external or internal

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Albania lags behind regional competitors on top 10 company diversification

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TIRANA, Oct. 15 – Albania’s top ten companies continue to be dominated by energy-related and telecommunication companies unlike some of the region’s main competitors where the automobile industry is one of the

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Albania fails to make significant progress in money laundering, report shows

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TIRANA, Oct. 11 – Albania only slightly improved its ranking at the 2018 Basel anti-money laundering index, an annual ranking assessing the risk of money laundering and terrorist financing around the world,

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Business, consumer confidence hits surprise 2-year low

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TIRANA, Oct. 10 – Albania’s business and consumer confidence hit a surprise 2-year low in the third quarter of this year, the peak of the tourist season, signaling that the decade-high energy-fuelled

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Albania to ban all casinos, sports betting shops in residential areas

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TIRANA, Oct. 10 – The Albanian government says it will also ban sports betting shops from residential areas starting next January in addition to a warned relocation of electronic casinos in a

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World Bank: Albania is not immune to Turkey, global trade tensions

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TIRANA, Oct. 9 – Albania is almost immune to current global trade tensions between leading economies and Turkish market volatility to the Western Balkans, but a possible escalation of trade conflicts between

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Business & Economy - Page 68

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

Albania considers state monopoly on sports betting

Poor demand, tight standards keep credit at moderate growth rates

Weak institutions, infrastructure hamper Albania’s competitiveness progress

Albania to tighten rules against tax evasion

Top four businessmen represent half of assets, earnings among Albania’s ten richest

Albania warned to be well-prepared for timely reaction over external, internal shocks

Albania lags behind regional competitors on top 10 company diversification

Albania fails to make significant progress in money laundering, report shows

Business, consumer confidence hits surprise 2-year low

Albania to ban all casinos, sports betting shops in residential areas

World Bank: Albania is not immune to Turkey, global trade tensions

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