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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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The Kurum Case and the Collapse of Environmental Oversight in Albania

Tirana Times, 08 February 2026 – The Kurum waste file has exposed one of the most serious environmental and governance scandals in Albania in recent years, revealing not only the illegal export

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Ivanka Trump Visit Reignites Property Dispute in Zvërnec

Plans by relatives of U.S. President Donald Trump to build a luxury resort in the scenic coastal area of Zvërnec have sidelined local residents and their property claims, while intersecting with a

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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

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High transfer costs blamed for 40% of remittances flowing informally

Business & Economy

TIRANA, July 5 – Migrant remittances continue to have a huger than officially reported role in Albania’s economy, but high transfer costs and complicated procedures lead to about 40 percent of them

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Stronger Albanian lek delays central bank’s inflation, monetary policy targets

Business & Economy

By Ervin Lisaku TIRANA, July 5 – A much stronger national currency against Europe’s single currency during the first half of this year has delayed the central bank’s inflation target expectations and

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Albania bans non-biodegradable plastic bags

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TIRANA, July 4 – New rules on businesses involved in the production, trade and use of non-biodegradable plastic bags came into force this week under a ban Albania is imposing in a

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Albania’s electricity distribution operator suffers drastic cut in profits

Business & Economy

TIRANA, July 4 – The prolonged drought that Albania faced last year had a severe negative impact on the finances of the state-run OSHEE distribution operator in 2017, with costly imports forcing

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Albania to select lead managers for new €500 mln Eurobond

Business & Economy

TIRANA, July 3 – Albania has launched a call for joint lead managers that will help the country’s government raise up to €500 million in international capital markets in a new Eurobond

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Experts worried over ‘paradoxical’ economic growth failing to boost Albanians’ welfare

Business & Economy

TIRANA, July 3 – Albanian economy expert Suzana Goxholli describes the first quarter growth in the Albanian economy as largely accidental and fuelled by heavy rainfall and energy exports with not much

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Albania launches probe on covert call centers acting as brokerage firms

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TIRANA, July 2 – Albania has launched a probe into dozens of call centers allegedly operating as covert unlicensed brokerage firms involved in fraud operations by offering potential investors attractive return rates

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BoA: Albania banks at medium to high risk over money laundering, terrorism financing

Business & Economy

TIRANA, June 28 – Financial institutions supervised by Albania’s central bank display medium to high risk on money laundering and terrorism financing, a report assessing the exposure of commercial banks and non-bank

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Tirana-Durres highway ‘nightmare’ finally coming to an end

Business & Economy

TIRANA, June 28 – Albania’s main Tirana-Durres highway is in its final stage of an emergency intervention after having degraded and turned into a nightmare for drivers over the past year. The

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Albania neither confirms nor denies oil concessionaire’s alleged links to Russia’s Gazprom

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TIRANA, June 28 – The Albanian government has neither confirmed nor denied that a Switzerland-based company with alleged ties to Russian giant Gazprom is conducting contract negotiations to acquire three oilfields in

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Business & Economy - Page 77

Behind Albania’s Collapsing Roads: Clientelism and Corruption

The Kurum Case and the Collapse of Environmental Oversight in Albania

Ivanka Trump Visit Reignites Property Dispute in Zvërnec

Thousands more businesses switch to passive status

High transfer costs blamed for 40% of remittances flowing informally

Stronger Albanian lek delays central bank’s inflation, monetary policy targets

Albania bans non-biodegradable plastic bags

Albania’s electricity distribution operator suffers drastic cut in profits

Albania to select lead managers for new €500 mln Eurobond

Experts worried over ‘paradoxical’ economic growth failing to boost Albanians’ welfare

Albania launches probe on covert call centers acting as brokerage firms

BoA: Albania banks at medium to high risk over money laundering, terrorism financing

Tirana-Durres highway ‘nightmare’ finally coming to an end

Albania neither confirms nor denies oil concessionaire’s alleged links to Russia’s Gazprom

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