Poorly diversified energy investment dominates Albania’s FDI in year’s first half

TIRANA, Sept. 25 – More than two-thirds of foreign direct investment that flowed into Albania in the first half of this year went to the energy sector and was mainly attributed to two major energy-related projects already in their final investment stage, unveiling tough challenges ahead with filling the huge FDI void that is expected once the key projects finish and attracting investment in higher value-added sectors. The Trans Adriatic Pipeline and the Devoll Hydropower, the key drivers of Albania’s FDI growth in the past four years, were the main contributors in the first half of this year when FDI…