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Corridor VIII – the Forgotten Lifeline of the Balkans

An in-depth investigation into the EU-backed trans-Balkan transport project that remains stalled decades after its launch. Over two decades ago, European planners and Balkan leaders laid out the idea off Corridor VIII,

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Albania’s Food Safety Scandal Highlights Rule of Law Deficiencies Amid EU Accession Talks

A recent scandal involving 10 tons of pesticide-laden mandarins distributed across Albania has once again exposed the country’s weak enforcement of food safety regulations and broader rule-of-law challenges. As Albania progresses in

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Albania signs €1bn deal with Italy and UAE on renewable energy, new undersea connection

TIRANA, Jan. 16, 2025 – Albania, Italy and the United Arab Emirates have signed a trilateral agreement to develop renewable energy infrastructure, marking a €1 billion investment to produce and share solar,

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High transfer costs blamed for 40% of remittances flowing informally

Business & Economy

TIRANA, July 5 – Migrant remittances continue to have a huger than officially reported role in Albania’s economy, but high transfer costs and complicated procedures lead to about 40 percent of them

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Stronger Albanian lek delays central bank’s inflation, monetary policy targets

Business & Economy

By Ervin Lisaku TIRANA, July 5 – A much stronger national currency against Europe’s single currency during the first half of this year has delayed the central bank’s inflation target expectations and

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Albania bans non-biodegradable plastic bags

Business & Economy

TIRANA, July 4 – New rules on businesses involved in the production, trade and use of non-biodegradable plastic bags came into force this week under a ban Albania is imposing in a

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Albania’s electricity distribution operator suffers drastic cut in profits

Business & Economy

TIRANA, July 4 – The prolonged drought that Albania faced last year had a severe negative impact on the finances of the state-run OSHEE distribution operator in 2017, with costly imports forcing

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Albania to select lead managers for new €500 mln Eurobond

Business & Economy

TIRANA, July 3 – Albania has launched a call for joint lead managers that will help the country’s government raise up to €500 million in international capital markets in a new Eurobond

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Experts worried over ‘paradoxical’ economic growth failing to boost Albanians’ welfare

Business & Economy

TIRANA, July 3 – Albanian economy expert Suzana Goxholli describes the first quarter growth in the Albanian economy as largely accidental and fuelled by heavy rainfall and energy exports with not much

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Albania launches probe on covert call centers acting as brokerage firms

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TIRANA, July 2 – Albania has launched a probe into dozens of call centers allegedly operating as covert unlicensed brokerage firms involved in fraud operations by offering potential investors attractive return rates

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BoA: Albania banks at medium to high risk over money laundering, terrorism financing

Business & Economy

TIRANA, June 28 – Financial institutions supervised by Albania’s central bank display medium to high risk on money laundering and terrorism financing, a report assessing the exposure of commercial banks and non-bank

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Tirana-Durres highway ‘nightmare’ finally coming to an end

Business & Economy

TIRANA, June 28 – Albania’s main Tirana-Durres highway is in its final stage of an emergency intervention after having degraded and turned into a nightmare for drivers over the past year. The

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Albania neither confirms nor denies oil concessionaire’s alleged links to Russia’s Gazprom

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TIRANA, June 28 – The Albanian government has neither confirmed nor denied that a Switzerland-based company with alleged ties to Russian giant Gazprom is conducting contract negotiations to acquire three oilfields in

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Albania FDI uncertainties mount as few alternatives remain for major concluding projects

Business & Economy·Premium

TIRANA, June 27 – Two-thirds of foreign direct investment that flowed into Albania in the first quarter of this year came from two major energy-related projects, already in their final stage of

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Business & Economy - Page 76

Corridor VIII – the Forgotten Lifeline of the Balkans

Albania’s Food Safety Scandal Highlights Rule of Law Deficiencies Amid EU Accession Talks

Albania signs €1bn deal with Italy and UAE on renewable energy, new undersea connection

High transfer costs blamed for 40% of remittances flowing informally

Stronger Albanian lek delays central bank’s inflation, monetary policy targets

Albania bans non-biodegradable plastic bags

Albania’s electricity distribution operator suffers drastic cut in profits

Albania to select lead managers for new €500 mln Eurobond

Experts worried over ‘paradoxical’ economic growth failing to boost Albanians’ welfare

Albania launches probe on covert call centers acting as brokerage firms

BoA: Albania banks at medium to high risk over money laundering, terrorism financing

Tirana-Durres highway ‘nightmare’ finally coming to an end

Albania neither confirms nor denies oil concessionaire’s alleged links to Russia’s Gazprom

Albania FDI uncertainties mount as few alternatives remain for major concluding projects

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Will any other Western Balkans country join the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) on the same day as Montenegro?

Albania signs €1bn deal with Italy and UAE on renewable energy, new undersea connection

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Albania’s Food Safety Scandal Highlights Rule of Law Deficiencies Amid EU Accession Talks

Qatar Square to serve as Tirana’s newest hub and vital part of New Boulevard project

Albania joins SEPA, marking tangible step in economic integration with the EU

Property prices on Albanian coast soar, partially driven by foreign buyers

EU agriculture funds for Albania suspended indefinitely following misuse investigation, ministry tells parliament

Albania’s TikTok ban draws debate

Concerns raised as Tirana mulls exiting ICSID over Becchetti affair €120-million judgement

Farewell, Pope Francis

In a depopulating Albania, why is the PM campaigning on a promise to make it easier for young people to leave?

Trump’s New Tariffs and Their Impact on Albania and the Western Balkans