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11:03 - 21/08/2017

Tax on personal income producing lower results than last year

High demand for EUR bond, coupon at 0.8%

Technical ministers leave government, submit report on election violations

Severe drought prompts Gov’t to mark ALL 3 bln for power supply shortages

Albanians flocking to Greece, Turkey for vacations due to lower prices: Tourist operators

DP Ministers resigning from duty, competences passing to vice ministers

Banking sector’s performance in the first semester: Only 8 banks reported profits

Decision on tap water price increase in Tirana needs some three more months: WRA’s Ajdini

Fier and Vlora bypasses: Gov’t to reopen bids within September

Turkish businesses eye Albania for investments

Trade and construction top latest BoA report on lending to businesses

Private pension market grew by 12.69% in first half of 2017 – SiCred dominates

Around 31.000 Albanians have invested in Credins and Reiffeisen funds

BoA lists factors that prompted Lek to strengthen its position vis-a-vis Euro currency

Construction industry on the rise in 2017: BoA

Rinas Airport among the best performing ones in Europe: ACI Europe

SCAN Exclusive: Moody’s retained Albania’s B1 Stable outlook, but downgraded economy’s mark

Albanian economy more optimistic than expectations: BoA report

Albania’s economic growth projected at 3.8% of the GDP: Finance Ministry

1422 new businesses registered in July – Most in Tirana, Durres and Vlora

Two third of TAP route cleared in Albania, Greece

Travel and Tourism Index: Albania among 15 countries that fared best last year

AirBnb bargains: Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo the cheapest in Europe

Inflation index dropped to 2% in July 2017: INSTAT

Agricultural University tops Albanian universities in world ranking

50 state-owned facilities offered for privatization

Firefighting efforts costing Albania some ALL 30 mln per month: Ministry of Defense

Marinas to be built along Albanian coast in the coming years: Ministry of Tourism

Moody’s affirms Albania’s B1 rating, maintains stable outlook

Vlora-Brindisi ferry tickets price double as tourism reaches peak

Imports of cigarettes increase by 55 tons compared to 2016

EU hails Albania’s involvement in extending economic sanctions against Russia

18.000 bad loans being executed: New law producing satisfactory results

Beer consumption on a sharp rise in the first semester of 2017

Majority of Albanians optimistic about the country’s economy and EU future

Banking system main pillar of domestic public borrowing

PM Rama meets US VP Pence: Washington aims to strengthen cooperation with Balkan countries

Albanian economy toward improvement: BoA keeps interest rates unchanged

Increasing interest for photovoltaic parks: Hydro Valbona wants to build one in Topoja

Lending in decline in the first 6 months of 2017

“Storm” in the health sector: PM Rama urges directors to resign

Spitalla’s Free Economic Zone to be developed by merger of three companies

Two HPP projects in Kukes area draw interest from companies

Individuals fund 15% of Albania’s domestic debt

BoA proposes new rules on how banks are managed

PM Rama asks IRPOs heads to offer their resignation

Two applications submitted for photovoltaic power stations in Elbasan and Lushnja

Insurance companies spent 44% more for damages in the first semester of 2017

BoA expected to purchase 57 mln euro in seven auctions this year

Tirana municipality approves 30% water price rise, DP opposes move

Public spending increased by 15% in the first half of 2017, typical for an election year

Macedonia’s success in business climate and attracting investments will help Albania: FM Bushati

Treasury bills’ interest rate at 2.14%: BoA

New Investment Opportunities – Hoxha: “ALSE” comes in the right financial moment

Internet market – The growth is inhibited in fixed line segment

“The stock exchange was a necessity”, Malaj: Potential of developing in the internal market

BoA warns Albanian public over risks of investing in Bitcoin

1.3 bln of arrears created in January-April 2017

30 companies to undergo procedure of forced collection of debts

Just 7% of Albanian enterprises involved in e-commerce: INSTAT

PM Rama meets President Macron, stresses reforms and negotiations