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Tirana International Fair: Albania eyes new Chinese, Serbian investment

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TIRANA, Nov. 27 – Chinese and Serbian companies dominated this year’s 24th edition of the Tirana International Fair, Albania’s largest business fair, reconfirming interest in Albania as a hub to the Western Balkans region with a strategic geographical position, but also plenty of untapped resources and cheap labour costs. The world’s second largest economy acquired some key assets in Albania last year, including the country’s sole airport and the biggest oil company as part of its regional expansion, giving a new impetus to relations with its once key tiny Balkan ally in the 1960s and 1970s. Meanwhile, ties with Serbia,…

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