Let’s connect On Wednesday, October 14, the Ministry of Finances and the Italian Embassy to Tirana launched in a conference the fourth Call for Proposals of the Italian-Albanian Debt for Development Swap Agreement for local units and NGOs in Albania. The conference’s panel was attended by the Italian Ambassador to Albania Massimo Gaiani, the...
The parliamentary Law Commission approved on Monday the ratification of two cooperation agreements between Albania and Germany in the energy field. According to the deputy Minister of Energy and Industry Ilir Bejtja, these agreements are of a great importance for the increase of cooperation between the public sector of production, transmission and distribution of energy...
The Albanian government is working on the compilation of a strategy and a roadmap that will be subject of taxation which will be used for the roads maintenance in the upcoming years. The strategy plan will be compiled by Egnatia Odos company financed by a grant of 149,000.00 Euros by the European Bank for Reconstruction...
World Bank will accord a financial support of $1.1 billion to Albania, declared Tahsen Sayed, World Bank Country Manager for Albania. Present in the meeting of parliamentary Economy Commission, Sayed announced that World Bank will finance 15 projects in 2015-2019 period, approximately 3 projects per year. Sayed presented at the meeting the new partnership framework,...
World Bank will assist Albania in the rehabilitation process of flooded areas and evacuated families in country’s south, after rivers overflowed due to heavy rains. The rehabilitation plan consists in substituting drowned cattle by buying new animals in order to help farmers, whose cattle are prior revenues source. The plan also consists in the improvement...
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will allocate 18 mln EUR grant to Albania for the construction of Vlora By-pass. The agreement signed on Tuesday, February 3, by the Minister of Finances Shkelqim Cani and EBRD Director for Western Balkan Holger Muent, with a presence of the Minister of Transports, Edmond Haxhinasto. Minister Cani declared...
Parliamentary Economy Commission ratified on Tuesday the agreement reached between Albania and Switzerland Confederation Center, a fund that will be used for the implementation of “Municipality’s Infrastructure Program II/IV”. The program aims to ensure sustainable and financially affordable service for water supply, gathering and the treatment of waste waters for 400.000 citizens in Berat, Kucove,...
World Bank will allocate $163 mln fund for Albania, a fund partially provided by International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and International Development Association, mainly for infrastructure projects. This fund will be given to Albania only if projects presented to World Bank will be at the required levels by the international institution, is the main...
Commission of Legal Issues, Public Administration and Human Rights ratified on January 22 the agreement reached between the Albanian government and Center of Swiss Confederation, signed on November 2, 2014. Center of Swiss Confederation will provide a grant as the financial assistance of Municipality Infrastructure Program II/IV. Swiss program will contribute with an amount of...
The Albanian and Italian governments signed on December 12 the new Protocol of Collaboration for Development for 2014-2016, a very important collaboration moment between the two countries. The signing of this document is a proof of the serious engagement of the Italian government to support Albania in the process of the EU integration. For the...
