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INSIGHTS ON THE BANKING SECTOR Part V

Artan P쳮aska apernaska@tiranatimes.com (Continued from the previous issues) Tirana Bank S.A. Tirana Bank is reported to have been the first privately owned bank in Albania (with a universal bank license). The bank
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INSIGHTS ON THE BANKING SECTOR Part VI

Artan P쳮aska apernaska@tiranatimes.com (Continued from the previous issues) Banka Nd쳫ombetare Tregtare Banka Nd쳫ombetare Tregtare (International Commercial Bank Sh. A.) which began activity on February 1997 is one of the oldest privately owned
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Beauty and the Beast, Chapter I

He’s one of many foreigners living and working in Albania trying to make sense of a country with Olympic natural beauties and a tragic historical past. He has watched and experienced, for
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Beauty and the Beast, Chapter II

In response to last week’s piece we thought that perhaps another frame of reference might be appropriate. Our new interviewee will be playing the role of the devil’s advocate; he has also
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Beauty and the Beast, Chapter III

Location: The rooftop of Shtepia Bardhe – a beautiful spot for a sunny day in the park! Pranvera is so beautiful and soft, that each year again I fall in love with
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Beauty and the Beast, Chapter IV

Location: Undisclosed residence, Tirana. As an ex-pat living in Tirana there are few things that I anticipate more than a package from home. Loaded with sweets, messages from friends and loved ones,
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Beauty and the Beast, Chapter V

Tirana through the eyes of a foreigner – Albania; Beauty and the beast. Location: Mother Teresa Airport – She’s such a beautiful symbol Tirana is my city, Albania my country. Every time
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Living with Stalin’s name

He was born in 1945 in Pogradec, when World War II was finally over with the Russians defeating Germany. His father was a big fan of Josif Stalin and decided to name
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