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Corridor VIII – the Forgotten Lifeline of the Balkans

An in-depth investigation into the EU-backed trans-Balkan transport project that remains stalled decades after its launch. Over two decades ago, European planners and Balkan leaders laid out the idea off Corridor VIII,

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Albania’s Food Safety Scandal Highlights Rule of Law Deficiencies Amid EU Accession Talks

A recent scandal involving 10 tons of pesticide-laden mandarins distributed across Albania has once again exposed the country’s weak enforcement of food safety regulations and broader rule-of-law challenges. As Albania progresses in

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Albania signs €1bn deal with Italy and UAE on renewable energy, new undersea connection

TIRANA, Jan. 16, 2025 – Albania, Italy and the United Arab Emirates have signed a trilateral agreement to develop renewable energy infrastructure, marking a €1 billion investment to produce and share solar,

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Big Albanian companies dominate €1 billion PPP contracts so far

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TIRANA, July 16 – Another Albanian company has won a major project as part of the Albanian government’s ambitious but controversial €1 billion public private partnership program for the next four years

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Vienna Institute downgrades Albania’s 2018 outlook on ‘unprecedented’ currency appreciation

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TIRANA, July 16 – The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies has slightly revised downward Albania’s 2018 economic outlook, citing an ‘unprecedented appreciation’ of Albania’s national currency against Europe’s single currency. In

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Hundreds of tourism businesses fined for tax evasion

Business & Economy

TIRANA, July 12 – Albanian tax inspectors have identified hundreds of businesses operating informally in coastal areas, including unlicensed hotels or bars or restaurants not issuing tax receipts. Authorities say they fined

7 years ago

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Albania climbs 10 spots to rank 83rd globally in innovation

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TIRANA, July 11 – Albania climbed 10 places to rank 83rd among 126 economies in the 2018 Global Innovation Index, but yet lagging behind some of its key regional competitors. The report

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Economic sentiment suffers setback

Business & Economy

TIRANA, July 10 – Albania’s Economic Sentiment Index suffered a major setback in the second quarter of this year when both business and consumer confidence significantly dropped, according to a quarterly survey

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Watchdog worried over spillover effects from shrinking e-communication market

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TIRANA, July 10 – Albania’s electronic communications watchdog says it is worried that the downward trend in income generated by mobile and other electronic communications operators in Albania will negatively affect the

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Stronger national currency reduces Albania’s public debt stock

Business & Economy

TIRANA, July 10 – The sharp strengthening of Albania’s national currency against the euro is also having some few positive effects on the Albanian economy, and it’s mostly the Albanian government that

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Gov’t blames euro’s free fall for revenue slowdown

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TIRANA, July 9 – The Albanian government has blamed the slowdown in tax revenue collected in the first half of the year on the free fall of Europe’s single currency against Albania’s

7 years ago

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Liquid gas excise duty costs Albanians millions of euros

Business & Economy

TIRANA, July 9 – The introduction of an excise rate on liquefied petroleum gas-powered vehicles cost Albanian owners of those cars at least an extra €8 million last year, the government says.

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Balkan Barometer survey: Albanian households, businesses remain largely pessimistic

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TIRANA, July 6 – Albanian households and businesses remain largely pessimistic and expectations for this year are not much optimistic, according to a Balkan Barometer survey published by the Regional Cooperation Council

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Thousands more businesses switch to passive status

Business & Economy

TIRANA, July 5 – Thousands of businesses switched to passive status in the first half of this year, at a much faster pace compared to last year, in a situation apparently triggered

7 years ago

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Business & Economy - Page 75

Corridor VIII – the Forgotten Lifeline of the Balkans

Albania’s Food Safety Scandal Highlights Rule of Law Deficiencies Amid EU Accession Talks

Albania signs €1bn deal with Italy and UAE on renewable energy, new undersea connection

Big Albanian companies dominate €1 billion PPP contracts so far

Vienna Institute downgrades Albania’s 2018 outlook on ‘unprecedented’ currency appreciation

Hundreds of tourism businesses fined for tax evasion

Albania climbs 10 spots to rank 83rd globally in innovation

Economic sentiment suffers setback

Watchdog worried over spillover effects from shrinking e-communication market

Stronger national currency reduces Albania’s public debt stock

Gov’t blames euro’s free fall for revenue slowdown

Liquid gas excise duty costs Albanians millions of euros

Balkan Barometer survey: Albanian households, businesses remain largely pessimistic

Thousands more businesses switch to passive status

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