TIRANA, September 18 The Albanian business ecosystem needs improvement in order to increase its productivity and attract more foreign investments. This was said by Ricardo Hausmann, Director, Harvard’s Center for International Development for Top Channel. Hausmann was part of a four-year project (2013-2017) launched in Albania focused on identifying the country’s binding constraints and proposing…

TIRANA, September 7 Albania and the five other countries of the Western Balkans, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia have completed the draft on investment cooperation. This is an initiative launched in the frame of the joint plan on regional integration. According to the Regional Cooperation Council, the investment draft includes: A specified…

TIRANA, August 28 A new initiative in support to entrepreneurship skills and to the technology sector is implemented in Albania by the British Embassy and the British Council. UK-Albania Tech Hub is a new program to support the partnership between Albania and the UK in the technology sector. This program aims at boosting tech start-ups…

TIRANA, July 28 The European Union (EU) launched a call for proposals in support to the fishery sector. “To increase the contribution of fishery sector to the economic development of Albania by improving management and protection of fishery resources in line with the EU Common Fishery Policy”. The overall indicative amount made available under this…

TIRANA, July 24 Representatives of the Albanian and Kosovan governments discussed the elimination of trade barriers. Kosovan deputy Minister of Finances Agim Krasniqi and the Minister of Industry Hykmete Bajrami expected in an official meeting with Albanian Deputy Minister of Finances Irena Beqiraj. They focused on bilateral cooperation between both countries, especially in the economic…

TIRANA, June 29 Foreign tourist guides and tour operators in Albania need a relevant certificate issued by the Ministry of Economic Development, Tourism, Trade, and Entrepreneurship. This institution released a notice on Thursday that specifies the documents that these categories need. Please, find below the text of the notice. “The foreign tour operator, offering travel…

TIRANA, June 28 A national forest census will show how forest in Albania changed during the last decades. The National Forest Inventory, part of the project on Environmental Service that is supported by the World Bank (WB) and the Swedish government, is set to begin soon. It will provide updated information on the current situation…

TIRANA, June 20 Albania is being promoted by international media as the next best tourist destination. All the articles and posts about Albania besides the tourism potential also highlights the quality-price ratio. Official data from the Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) confirmed that the number of tourists from the European and worldwide target market has increased….

TIRANA, June 19 The number of foreigners that are buying properties in southern Albania is increasing. Deutsche Welle in Albanian visited a French couple in the village of Qeparo that plans to live in the village after retirement. Foreign citizens value the beauty of Qeparo Village in the Southern Riviera.The Albanian coast turned into the…