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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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Albania, Iran look to overcome MEK row by expanding trade, investment ties

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TIRANA, April 25 – Albania and Iran are mulling opportunities to increase current modest trade and investment ties despite sharp differences over Iranian opposition group known as Mujahedin e Khalq (MEK) whom

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‘Yes’ vote for EU accession talks will send positive signals to Albania’s economy, experts say

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TIRANA, April 25 – Albania’s economy experts say a ‘yes’ vote by the European Council to open accession negotiations with Albania next June would send a positive signal to the Albanian economy

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Albania’s two leading mobile operators ordered to switch back to 30-day pre-paid bundles

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TIRANA, April 25 – Albania’s electronic communications watchdog has ordered the country’s mobile operators to switch back to 30-day pre-paid standard bundles after cutting the packages to 28 days for the past

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Euro’s depreciation, sluggish consumption slow down consumer prices

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TIRANA, April 24 – Albania’s consumer prices slowed down in the first quarter of this year, amid sluggish domestic consumption and ongoing depreciation of the country’s national currency against Europe’s single currency

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Agricultural cooperatives stripped of 20% VAT

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TIRANA, April 23 – Agricultural cooperatives have been stripped of the 20 percent value added tax in a move that is expected to give a boost to a key sector of Albania’s

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Albania can diversify exports into plastics, agriculture, Harvard University study shows

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TIRANA, April 23 – A Harvard University study has unveiled Albania needs to consider the plastics and agriculture sectors to diversify the country’s exports in order to make the country’s economy more

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Wizz Air launches direct Tirana-London low-cost flights

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TIRANA, April 19 – Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air launched direct Tirana-London flights this week, offering a new cheaper opportunity to British tourists and a community of more than 13,000 Albanian residents

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Exports register double-digit growth in year’s first quarter

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TIRANA, April 19 – The resumption of electricity exports and crude oil production wholly destined for sales abroad following the bankruptcy of a local refiner, had a strong impact on the recovery

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Banks cut branches, staff as online banking gains ground

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TIRANA, April 18 – Albania’s banking system cut dozens of branches and jobs nationwide last year as lending remained sluggish and e-banking gradually expanded despite banks registering record high profits. Data published

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Albania remains moderately prepared for a functioning market economy, EU says

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TIRANA, April 18 – The European Commission says Albania continues to remain moderately prepared in developing a functioning market economy and coping with competitive pressure and market forces within the EU. In

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Public tenders with limited competition increased during election year

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TIRANA, April 17 – Albania’s central and local government institutions slightly increased the number of public procurements with limited competition in 2017 when public tenders were suspended for about four months prior

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Business & Economy - Page 85

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

Albania, Iran look to overcome MEK row by expanding trade, investment ties

‘Yes’ vote for EU accession talks will send positive signals to Albania’s economy, experts say

Albania’s two leading mobile operators ordered to switch back to 30-day pre-paid bundles

Euro’s depreciation, sluggish consumption slow down consumer prices

Agricultural cooperatives stripped of 20% VAT

Albania can diversify exports into plastics, agriculture, Harvard University study shows

Wizz Air launches direct Tirana-London low-cost flights

Exports register double-digit growth in year’s first quarter

Banks cut branches, staff as online banking gains ground

Albania remains moderately prepared for a functioning market economy, EU says

Public tenders with limited competition increased during election year

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