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NASDAQ Composite

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Apple Inc

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10:50 - 27/06/2017

Average salary dropped to ALL 45.800 in 2016: INSTAT

Establishing a Western Balkans common market is actually impossible: Konfindustria

Non-bank financial institutions must erase bad loans after first year: BoA

Revised tourism VAT of 6% can be applied starting from June: GTD

Air flights to Albania increased by 36.1% in last five months

Euro reaches lowest level since 2009 in exchange rate with ALL

Albania’s HICP falls to 3.4% for May

VAT revenues increased ALL 2.5 bln compared to first five months of 2016

Kosovo’s future challenges: Finance Minister Hoti in a SCAN TV exclusive interview

Non-resident deposits go to 1.2 bln euro at the end of first 2017 semester

Albanian gov’t intends to hire international consultant for tourism in Southern Coast

Tirana Airport welcomes SmartWings service from Prague

Interest rates of gov’t’s debt instruments at stable levels in last three auctions

Albania, the cheapest in Europe for restaurants and hotels: Eurostat

The Balkans to offer a single tourist product: Alliance of Hotel Associations gathers in Oher

Tirana’s new boulevard: Abu Dhabi fund financed 27 mln euro, 6 mln euro for the underground parking

Albania’s foreign trade: Italy leading as partner, Turkey second for imports

Albania improved its balance of trade in 4 years

Energy Ministry opens concession race for two HPPs in Lushnje and Diber

Reforms did not have the expected impact: UET President Civici

Fiscal administration claims a sharp rise in tax revenue: ALL 8.9 bln more

Albania changing law to move towards dropped roaming charges similar to EU

Albania ranked among most polluted countries

US embassy opens competition for Democracy Program grants

French, German elections to revive EU expansion: PM Rama to Reuters

Tirana Business Matching to gather investors in September, aims increasing partnership

DP leader Basha meets President Trump in US

Business community present their economic platform, blast election promises

TV SCAN, EIP propose 10-year political pact on Albania’s fiscal policies

Albania becoming a main Italian tourist destination: ANSA

2017 displaying a better business climate despite being an election year: BS’a Bregasi

Belarus, Ukraine tourists flood Albania as visas lifted

Energy Ministry paves way for 14 mining permits

Association of Medical and Flavoring Plants calls for higher gov’t subsidies

Albania had more women borrowers than men in 2016

Ministry of Energy opens bid for Kukur HPP

Election promises: Does Albania’s agriculture really need such high subsidies? – Analysis

Tirana Municipality joins forces with financial institution to fund enterprises

Inflation at BoA’s target of 2%: Food’s prices increasing, fuel on a standstill

EC revises Albania’s growth at stunning 3.8%, higher than gov’t’s expectations

Summer tourism and seasonal remittances expected to increase deposits: Credins expert

No minister can dismiss civil servants: Deputy minister Beqiraj at Civici’s “Argument”

AMF establishes new structure to monitor Albania’s financial market

Albania to draft climate protection law by 2018 according to terms of Paris agreement

Albania’s Import Price Index marks slight increase overturning trend

WB affirms Albania’s growth at 3.5%, Kosovo projected at surprising 4.4% in 2019

BoA’s Sejko speaks for Reuters – Albania wants euro to play second fiddle to the lek

Albania’s producer prices reach record high as crude oil prices soar

Moody’s on Albania: Economic growth to enhance in both 2017 and 2018 as well as GDP

Life insurance products on the rise by 27%

Election promises can be achieved if economy grows by 10%: Expert Xhepa on increasing wages

Number of foreign businesses in Albania shrank by 5.1% in 2016

BoA transfers to the budget a net profit of ALL 908 mln

Hunting for increasing returns: 7-year gov’t bonds arouse high interest among investors

Number of active businesses in Albania declining, only farmers on the rise

40 companies open toddlers’ fair in Tirana’s main promenade

Business community presents complaints regarding Albania’s new customs code

Albania’s economic growth revised at 1.77% for 2014 and at 2.23% for 2015

AIDA calls on SMEs to apply for competitiveness government funds

Scan Exclusive: Annual leaves for public employees suspended until July 1 as election campaign looms

Albanian currency ALL still strong in the country despite nearing of election date