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		<title>EUR 2 ml for women entrepreneurs, EBRD and Intensa San Paola sign agreement</title>
		<link>https://invest-in-albania.org/eur-2-ml-for-women-entrepreneurs-ebrd-and-intensa-san-paola-sign-agreement/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vjollca Shehu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2015 19:04:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Tirana, December 3, 2015 After the announcement of the EBRD’s loan program for women entrepreneurs in Western Balkan countries, an agreement was signed between the EBRD’s First Vice President Phil Bennett and the CEO of Intensa Sao Paola bank, Silvio Pedrazi. Based on the agreement, the EBRD will provide an amount of EUR 2 million [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Garazh, the newest IT community in Tirana</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vjollca Shehu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2015 15:24:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A new community dedicated to the IT field and new startups is about to establish in Tirana capital. We are talking about Garazh, a community of IT students and young entrepreneurs which will gather each month together to discuss, brainstorm and work in teams for different projects in the IT field. According to their official [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Adventures of a Finnish Entrepreneur in Albania</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vjollca Shehu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2015 12:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion / Editorial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Albanian Entrepreneurship]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#8230; and how to Build Albania into a Regional Leader in Innovation and Sustainability! Ville Korpela is Managing Partner of Eagle Partners, a Tirana based corporate finance advisory firm. He is also Founding Partner of BoardRoom Investment Group, an Estonian based startup accelerator and business coaching firm with offices in Tallinn and Munich. Ville has [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Interview with Alen Saqe, founder of Dentem</title>
		<link>https://invest-in-albania.org/interview-with-alen-saqe-founder-of-dentem-3/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vjollca Shehu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2015 10:03:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Albanian Entrepreneurship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Albanian-Startups]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Albanian startup scene is evolving and increasing due to many private and governmental initiatives which have boosted and encouraged young adults to be more creative and innovative in creating new businesses by using technology as a primary mean. Such initiatives as Innovation Week (organized by the Ministry of Innovation and Public Administration), Startup Weekend [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>First startups&#8217; networking-party to be held on June 30th in Tirana capital</title>
		<link>https://invest-in-albania.org/first-startups-networking-party-to-be-held-on-june-30-in-tirana-capital/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vjollca Shehu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2015 12:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Albanian Entrepreneurship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Albanian-Startups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship in Albania]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[On July 30th, the biggest community of startups in Albania will gather in a networking-party, the first Startups Summer Party organized by Startup Grind Tirana, a community that educates, inspires and connects Albanian entrepreneurs. The party’s agenda includes a panel of discussions with the presence of the State Minister of Innovation and Administration, Milena Harito [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Yunus Social Business Albania launches the third edition of Accelerator Program</title>
		<link>https://invest-in-albania.org/yunus-social-business-albania-launches-the-third-edition-of-accelerator-program/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vjollca Shehu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2015 13:48:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On June 20, Yunus Social Business Albania funding organization launched this year’s Accelerator Program for wannapreneurs and active entrepreneurs who seek to implement their social business ideas. After the first successful implementation of the first accelerating programs where several startup ideas where funded and mentored by Yunus Social Business Albania, the platform comes with a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>EUR 25 ml PRODAPS Italian-funded project provides loans for SME-s in Vlora city</title>
		<link>https://invest-in-albania.org/eur-25-ml-prodaps-italian-funded-project-provides-loans-for-sme-s-in-vlora-city/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vjollca Shehu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2015 14:16:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Albania-Italy relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Albanian Entrepreneurship]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Italian investments in Albania]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Albanian – Italian PRODAPS program for the development of the SME-s held a joint seminar with the Agency of the Local Economic Development where it was presented the so far activity and the performance of SMART INNO, an EU funded project. The seminar was attended by the General Managers of the second tier banks [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>SMEs to be funded by the governmental funds which are managed by the AIDA</title>
		<link>https://invest-in-albania.org/smes-to-be-funded-by-the-governmental-funds-which-are-managed-by-the-aida/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vjollca Shehu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2015 11:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Albanian Investment and Development Agency has started the implementation of five funding programs, by utilizing the government’s funds aimed at supporting and giving grants to local small and medium sized businesses. The AIDA manages the governmental funds for the development of SMEs since many years, but the novelty of this year is the added [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>AIDA announces Start-Up funding scheme for SMEs</title>
		<link>https://invest-in-albania.org/aida-announces-start-up-funding-scheme-for-smes/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vjollca Shehu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2015 14:52:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Albanian Investment and Development Agency announced the start of the applications for “Start-Up” “Albanian Fund, a fund that finances small and medium sized companies. The fund aims to support and boost the development of SMEs, mainly startups by providing direct finances in order to improve the operating conditions of them. Small and medium sized [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Albania becomes member of COSME EU programme</title>
		<link>https://invest-in-albania.org/albania-becomes-member-cosme-eu-programme/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vjollca Shehu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2015 11:24:18 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Foreign Investments]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Arben Ahmetaj]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The competition and innovation of small and medium sized enterprises in Albania will foster through the COSME program, signed by the Albanian Minister of Economic Development Arben Ahmetaj during his official visit in Brussels. Albania became part of this program in order to boost fair competition and to increase innovation in small and medium sized [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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