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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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Delay and revise Albania-Kosovo highway tolls, producers tell gov’t

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TIRANA, May 4 – Albanian producers have asked the government to delay the implementation of Albania’s first toll road system until next September when the peak tourist season ends and revise downward

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Central bank, experts divided over reasons behind lek’s constant strengthening

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TIRANA, May 3 – As the euro hit a 10-year low of 127.7 lek this week, the central bank reassured the downward trend of Europe’s single currency will be short-term and not

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Insurance claims paid out drop by about a quarter in early 2018

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TIRANA, May 2 – Claims paid out in Albania’s insurance market registered a significant drop in the first quarter of this year as insurance premiums stood almost unchanged. Data published by Albania’s

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Banking sector consolidation: Challenges ahead for Albania’s 14 remaining banks

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TIRANA, May 2 – Albania’s banking system has entered a consolidation stage as two small commercial banks were acquired by bigger internal competitors in the past few months, reducing the number of

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First Nordic tourist arrivals, a test for Albania’s emerging tourism industry

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TIRANA, May 1 – Albania’s tourism industry is set to host the first sizeable number of Nordic tourists in the upcoming tourist season in what will be a test that could prove

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State-run postal operator increases market share

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TIRANA, May 1 – State-run Posta Shqiptare (Albanian Post) gained some ground against private operators in 2017 when it handled the overwhelming majority of 94 percent of postal items, but generated only

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Mobile operators’ income hits 15-year low

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TIRANA, April 30 – Albania’s mobile phone operators suffered a double-digit income decline in 2017 in an ongoing downward trend since almost a decade triggered by tougher competition and smartphone apps replacing

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Exporters warn of massive losses over national currency’s ongoing strengthening against euro

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TIRANA, April 30 – Albanian exporters have warned the considerable strengthening of Albania’s national currency, lek, against Europe’s single currency in the first four months of this year will lead to losses

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Households’ financial situation deteriorates, central bank survey shows

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TIRANA, April 26 – The Albanian households’ financial situation deteriorated in the second half of 2017 as income dropped and spending increased while informal borrowing continued to remain widespread, says the central

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World Bank loan supports rehabilitation of roads at tourist sites

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TIRANA, April 26 – The World Bank has approved a US$50 million loan to finance the rehabilitation of about 55 km of regional and local roads, bringing better and safer connectivity to

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Dutch investors urged to consider Albania berry, medicinal plant investment opportunities

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TIRANA, April 26 – Only few Dutch companies are currently engaged in Albania’s agrifood sector, but the potential for cooperation and investment in the soft fruit sector in various types of berries,

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Business & Economy - Page 84

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

Delay and revise Albania-Kosovo highway tolls, producers tell gov’t

Central bank, experts divided over reasons behind lek’s constant strengthening

Insurance claims paid out drop by about a quarter in early 2018

Banking sector consolidation: Challenges ahead for Albania’s 14 remaining banks

First Nordic tourist arrivals, a test for Albania’s emerging tourism industry

State-run postal operator increases market share

Mobile operators’ income hits 15-year low

Exporters warn of massive losses over national currency’s ongoing strengthening against euro

Households’ financial situation deteriorates, central bank survey shows

World Bank loan supports rehabilitation of roads at tourist sites

Dutch investors urged to consider Albania berry, medicinal plant investment opportunities

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