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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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Harsher steps for illegal consumers; fewer power losses in Gjirokastra

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GJIROKASTRA, Oct. 22 – Stronger steps against illegal users of power supply, some 500 of them, have resulted in the reduction of the losses to 18-20 percent in Gjirokastra district, compared to

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Mountainous tourism in Korca

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KORCA, Oct. 24 – Mountainous tourism has been an important source of revenue for many areas in the southeastern district of Korca. There have been domestic and foreign tourists visiting many areas

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KESH tender on Nov. 6

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TIRANA, Oct. 26 – The Albanian Electro-Energy Corporation (KESH) will hold the international tender to buy energy for next year Nov. 6. KESH will buy some 2.206.300 MWh of energy with a

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Croatia ready to further liberalize trade with Albania

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TIRANA, Oct. – Croatian Agriculture Minister Petar Cobankovic said Thursday in Tirana that Croatia was ready to further liberalize trade exchange with Albania. Cobankonvic also hailed his Albanian counterpart Jemin Gjana for

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Many daily tourists at Vlora beaches

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VLORA, Oct. 22 – More than half of the tourists visiting Vlora beaches this summer were daily ones coming from the nearby districts of Fieri, Kucova, Permet, Berat and Lushnja but also

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The story of a successful transition: Raiffeisen Bank, branch Berat

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The year was 2004. The event was the most crucial economic happening since the launch of privatization, namely the acquisition of the most important bank in Albania, the state owned Savings Bank.

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The sale of American Bank of Albania on track

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TIRANA, Oct.24 – Eighty percent of the American Bank of Albania will be bought from the Italian San Paolo IMI Group, one of the biggest European actors. The Albanian American Enterprise Fund

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Central Bank of Albania reports healthy increase in banks portfolio

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TIRANA, Oct. 24 – The portfolio of all commercial banks in Albania has increased by 57.9 percent compared to last year, the central Bank of Albania said. That increase shows that only

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Underground economy remains a government challenge

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TIRANA, Oct. 16 – The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Energy organized Monday a conference on “Reducing informal economy – a challenge for the Albanian Government.” The underground economy has particularly plagued

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The EIB offers a helping hand to education

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TIRANA, Oct. 17 – The European Investment Bank (EIB) offered a new loan of 12.5 million to upgrade the Albanian education system on Tuesday. This move is part of a larger and

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Raiffeisen Bank: better loan for the education sector

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TIRANA, Oct. 16- Raiffeisen Bank launched a new initiative to offer loans at a lower competitive interest rate to teachers and other employees of the education sector. While for others the common

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Business & Economy - Page 736

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

Harsher steps for illegal consumers; fewer power losses in Gjirokastra

Mountainous tourism in Korca

KESH tender on Nov. 6

Croatia ready to further liberalize trade with Albania

Many daily tourists at Vlora beaches

The story of a successful transition: Raiffeisen Bank, branch Berat

The sale of American Bank of Albania on track

Central Bank of Albania reports healthy increase in banks portfolio

Underground economy remains a government challenge

The EIB offers a helping hand to education

Raiffeisen Bank: better loan for the education sector

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