TIRANA, September 19 e-Albania, the official service delivery platform, which offers several services such as registration, declarations, certificates, and others, will now provide a specific service for tracking public procurement cases. It allows businesses or companies to trace bids and tenders in the Public Procurement Agency and their participation in a specific bid, based on…

TIRANA, September 14 The Joint Chamber of Commerce between Albania and Switzerland was opened on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of cooperation between the two countries. The opening of the joint chamber of commerce was considered necessary in order to provide a better channeling of information and addressing different problems faced by the Swiss…

TIRANA, September 14 The findings of a survey on the super-rich Albanian people during 2016 were unveiled on Wendsday. The survey conducted by Pashko European Institute, part of the European Education Initiative, and Mapo Publications referred to an analysis based on the official data of balance sheets submitted at the National Business Center. Mapo.al says…

TIRANA, September 13 Albania’s unemployment rate dipped below 12 percent. The Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) reported in the recent publication of Quarterly Labor Force Survey, Q2 – 2017 that the official unemployment rate registered during the second quarter of the year was 13.9 percent, which is the lowest level since the fourth quarter of 2012….

TIRANA, September 8 The Trans Adriatic Pipeline is now more than 50 percent completed. This was confirmed by the company in a recent announcement. According to the TAP, this was achieved in about 16 months after construction began. So far, about 70 percent of the project route in Albania and Greece was cleared. Moreover, the…

TIRANA, August 30 The bid on Vlora and Fier bypass roads will open again this year. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced the official launch of procedures for the retendering of the two above-mentioned contracts. Meanwhile, official authorities from the Albanian Road Authority confirmed for local media that this process is expected…

TIRANA, August 24 The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will provide a loan up to Euro 30 million to the Water and Wastewater Utility Company (UKT) in the capital city. The project aims at assisting the company in reaching the objective of providing a 24-hour water supply by 2021 and for reducing the…

TIRANA, August 21 Albanian immigrants living in Italy have founded and own about 32,000 businesses in the neighboring country. This was confirmed by a recent report published by the Italian Union of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Handicraft, and Agriculture (UNIONCAMERE) “Italy has seen a growing presence of foreign-funded firms in its economy,” report published last…

TIRANA, August 18 Albanian companies exported 158 billion ALL of the goods in January-July of this year. According to INSTAT, compared to a year ago, exports expanded by 18 billion ALL, or 12.9 percent. The detailed data shows that the bulk of the growth has come mainly from two items, exports of construction materials and…