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		<title>AIDA presents European Enterprise Network for Albanian SMEs</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vjollca Shehu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2016 13:56:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Tirana, Albania 20 May 2016 On Friday, May 20th, the Albanian Investment and Development Agency organized a conference in the framework of the Enterprise Europe Network. The Agency presented this as a very important instrument to support Albanian SMEs in doing business in the European Union market. The participation in this network gives Albanian companies [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>39 000 new businesses registered in 2015</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vjollca Shehu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2016 16:37:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Tirana, January 19, 2016 The state business registration center has published a report on the number of new businesses registered at this institution during 2015. According to the official data, about 39 thousand new businesses registered at the National Center of Registration during 2015 while only 5 thousand businesses officially cancelled their commercial activities. The [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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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>
				<category><![CDATA[Foreign Investments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Albanian Entrepreneurship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EBRD - Albania]]></category>
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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>Tirana Municipality to support SMEs through $1 ml fund by Crimson Funding</title>
		<link>https://invest-in-albania.org/tirana-municipality-to-support-smes-through-1-ml-fund-by-crimson-funding/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vjollca Shehu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2015 10:50:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Tirana Municipality has announced that a $1 ml fund will be set in disposal to young entrepreneurs who seek to realize their business dreams and ideas in Tirana.  The fund will provide soft loans to entrepreneurs and will facilitate the bureaucratic procedures for receiving the funding. During the presentation of this initiative, Tirana Mayor Erion [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>EBRD to offer consulting services for SMEs in Albania by a EUR 2 ml project</title>
		<link>https://invest-in-albania.org/ebrd-to-offer-consulting-services-for-smes-in-albania-by-a-eur-2-ml-project/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vjollca Shehu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2015 12:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is supporting the sector of small and medium enterprises in Albania by a fund of EUR 2 ml. On December 2014, the EBRD launched a EUR 2 ml program for SMEs to assist them by offering professional consulting sessions to them. Through this program, 25 SMEs have received [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Albanian SMEs to attend fairs organized by European Enterprise Network</title>
		<link>https://invest-in-albania.org/albanian-smes-to-attend-fairs-organized-by-european-enterprise-network/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vjollca Shehu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2015 09:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIDA]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fair in Tirana]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The European Enterprise Network has announced that several fairs and exhibitions will be held during the second half of this year, which Albanian SMEs can attend and create partnerships with other European companies. Three of the most important events are as follow: Match 4 Industry Fair (15-16 October 2015 in Kocaeli, Turkey) This is the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>&#8220;Voucher&#8221;, new funding scheme to support SMEs to enhance innovation</title>
		<link>https://invest-in-albania.org/voucher-new-funding-scheme-to-support-smes-to-enhance-innovation/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vjollca Shehu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2015 14:43:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Small and medium sized enterprises will be supported by a new financing scheme, according to the Ministry of Economy. The State Help Commission at the Ministry of Economy approved the decision for establishing the “Voucher” scheme for supporting SMEs, a scheme that aims to boost the economic activities of SMEs which operate in the production [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Ministry of Economic Development held conference on the SMEs Act 2015</title>
		<link>https://invest-in-albania.org/the-ministry-of-economic-development-held-conference-on-the-smes-act-2015/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vjollca Shehu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2015 12:47:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On May 5th, the Ministry of Economic Development, Trade, Entrepreneurship and Tourism held a round table with groups of interest for discussing on the Small Businesses Act 2015. The Act aims to put in light various proposals which may be used in evaluating small and medium sized companies in the country. The Deputy Minister of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>$5.2 ml fund for SMEs in Tirana capital presented by Tirana Mayor Lulezim Basha</title>
		<link>https://invest-in-albania.org/5-2-ml-fund-for-smes-in-tirana-capital-presented-by-tirana-mayor-lulezim-basha/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vjollca Shehu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2015 16:42:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Albanian businessmen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infrastructure in Tirana]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The establishment of SMEs in Albania will be easier than ever through the new program launched by the Tirana Municipality in cooperation with the Norfund, Albanian American Development Fund and Crimson Capital Fund. The $5.2 million worth fund will finance and support financially SMEs oriented to the employment and the improvement of women and youth [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>EBRD accords 6 ml EUR loan to Albania in support to SMEs</title>
		<link>https://invest-in-albania.org/ebrd-accords-6-ml-eur-loan-to-albania-in-support-to-smes/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vjollca Shehu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2014 10:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[European Bank for Reconstruction and Development announced the allocation of the first 6 ml EUR syndicated loan to Albania, aimed at supporting the private sector initiatives. The EBRD loan given to Fondi Besa, will finance local SME’s. Tony Myron, EBRD Senior Banker for the Western Balkans, Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine, declared in a press conference [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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