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Exports increased by 24% in May, not affected by euro depreciation

9,500 newly-registered businesses reported in Albania in 2018

Gov’t signs 150m euro Kalivac HPP construction contract

DP’s Basha urges Austria to offer support for Albanias’ EU accession talks

Inflation unchanged at 2.1% for May

Albania among countries that smuggle counterfeit products to EU: EC report

Disempowering: Albania’s gender gap went up to a dramatic 10.5% in 2017

BoA move revives euro against ALL as it gains 1 point

Road toll row: Kosovo business community urges suspension until fall 2018

Treasury bills’ interest rates drop to 2.18%

BoA lowers base interest rate as Governor promises steps to depreciate ALL

Bad loans at 13.5% in April

ALSE identifiying businesses with strong potentials: CEO Gjergji

Euro hits news record low in exchange rate with Albanian Lek

Construction costs: Slow rates of growth in Q1

Bulgarian PM: We’re trying to persuade skeptics about Albania’s accession talks

Foreign tourists contributed 15% of Albania’s GDP last year

Saddest Children’s Day in years: 23.1% of Albanian minors suffering from malnutrition

Moody’s optimism: Albanian economy to grow by 3.9% in 2018, 4% in 2019

EUT’s Job Fair: 45 institutions present their offers

Euro hits new record low at ALL 125.92

Albanians pay more than Swedes for electricity in real terms: Eurostat

TAP project is more than 72.5% complete, says president

Tirana Bank becomes newest Albanian Securities Exchange ALSE member

Half of Albanian households suffer from deficit in expenses-income rate: Bank of Spain

Construction permits doubled in Q1 2018

Albanian driving license recognized in Belgium

PM Rama: Intl. experts will assist gov’t to curb money laundering, crime and corruption

Number of businesses goes down for second consecutive year as formalization of farmers enters final stage

IMF urges authorities to be cautious regarding sales of banks operating inside Albania

Germany-Albania Development Cooperation marks 30 years with hundreds of projects in place

IMF supports BoA’s efforts to reduce euroization of Albanian economy

Number of private pensions in Albania reaches 22.000

FSA holds education conference on financial markets

Fiscal package 2019: Gov’t envisages to reduce profit tax by 5% for some fields

IMF has urged Albanian gov’t to increase some taxes: Why and which?

European Commission: ALSE an important progress in Albania’s financial framework

Gov’t approves IBRD loan for dam safety in Albania

IMF: Failure in EU talks would cost Albania 1% of GDP per year; public debt would soar at 74.3%

Gov’t debt interest rates drop in the latest bonds’ auction

Malta-Albania Business Forum held in Valletta, Albanian President urges intensified relations

Property tax not postponed, Ahmetaj’s statement misunderstood: Head of Municipalities Association

60 companies expected to offer their bids for Tirana-Durrës-Rinas railway

Albanians are more than three times poorer than other Europeans

Property tax suspended until January 1, 2019

Tourist to pay 35-45 euro for room on an average this tourist season

Nine banks report profit in Q1 2018: Albanian Association of Banks

Fair competition and new securities exchange are the key to economic future: BoA’s Sejko

EBRD expected to increase funding to Western Balkans by 30%

Instat presents strategy for Census 2020

Albania’s problem with “animosity” to business: Last in Europe, 103rd in the world among 130 countries

Albania is in favor of free trade: BoA’s Sejko at Governors’ Club meeting

PM Rama meets President Macron as France singled out as skeptical to Albania’s EU accession talks

IMF projects better performance for Albania in terms of demand, prices and employment

Albania needs dedicated prosecution office to fight corruption: Konrad Adenauer Stiftung head

Agriculture grants: 90% of applicants have passed the first stage

FSA presents 2018-2023 strategy on financial markets, ALSE praised as a major development

Investment-GDP ratio: Albania ranks fifth in Europe

Albania among “cheapest European destinations”, writes Canadian Troymedia

TAP nearing final stage as 95 per cent of route cleared in Albania, Greece

Gap of credibility survey: 72% of Albanians claim that politics lacks responsiveness