Lending remains at negative growth rates for third month in row

Lending remains at negative growth rates for third month in row

TIRANA, Dec. 2 – Lending to the economy slightly recovered last October but continued remaining at negative growth rates for the third month in a row, according to data published by the country’s central bank. Data shows lending contracted by

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Albania committed to address climate change issues, Nishani tells UN conference

Albania committed to address climate change issues, Nishani tells UN conference

TIRANA, Dec. 2 – Albania will do its modest part to protect the planet from climate change, the negative effects of which are already felt by the country, President Bujar Nishani has told a large UN conference on the topic

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Rama pitches Albania to Chinese investors as a jumping point to Europe

Rama pitches Albania to Chinese investors as a jumping point to Europe

TIRANA, Nov. 29 – Vying to attract Chinese investments, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama made a three-day visit to China pitching the Albanian market as a good transit point for doing business with the rest of Europe. Rama appeared to

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HIV/AIDS cases register sharp increase in past few years

TIRANA, Dec. 2 – The number of HIV/AIDS infected people in Albania has seen a sharp increase in the past three years, according to a report published by the Public Health Institute on Dec. 1, the World Aids Day. Some

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CONFERENCE REPORT: Albania 25 years after the fall of communism: Rebuilding the state and society

How has Albania fared in the past quarter century? The Albanian Institute for International Studies with the support of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation and the U.S. Embassy in Tirana tried to give detailed answers to that question organized last week

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Elez Biberaj: Albania at a democratic crossroad

By Dr. Elez Biberaj* Twenty-five years after the demise of Hoxha’s totalitarian, communist regime, Albanians have reason to be proud of the political and economic progress that their country has made. Albania is a nation transformed. It has held eight

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