Identifying potential markets and buyers emerges as exporters’ top concern

TIRANA, Nov. 30 – Identifying potential markets and buyers is the most problematic factor for Albanian exporters who have been hit by a sharp cut in international commodity prices affecting the country’s poorly diversified exports, according to a survey conducted by the World Economic Forum in its latest 2016 Global Enabling Trade report where Albania improved its positioning to 60th among 136 global economies, ranking one of the region’s best performers. Access to trade finance is rated the second most problematic barrier for exporters as lending continues remaining at sluggish growth rates affected by non-performing loans at 20 percent keeping…