Vizion Plus sale finalized
Dulaku family again 100% ownership of Vizion Plus shares. WAZ Germans finally leave… Artan Dulaku, Genc Dulaku and Adrian Dulaku once again take full control of…
Time to declare
Within 30 September, whoever makes more than lek 2m / year, must submit a personal income declaration to the…
05/08/2013 2:23 PMIn the shadow
Most hotels in Albania are almost “invisible” to the eye of the visual tourist. The big efforts, mainly of…
05/08/2013 2:21 PMDecisions that weigh on later …
Figures on the Albanian banking system for the second quarter of the year are really alarming. A system in…
05/08/2013 2:18 PMBad loans reach 21.7 per cent in June
More than € 240m (6.6% of total) bad loans outflow banks are unlikely to recover… Bad loans in the country keep mounting. BoA data for the…
Banking system is stuck
By Ornela Liperi Banks are no longer lending neither investing in T-bonds though deposits are growing satisfyingly and profits…
05/08/2013 2:15 PMThis year’s top event!
This year’s most important event for the country’s economy, about to happen in few days, will have an obvious…
05/08/2013 2:11 PMBoA/ Key rate cut, little effect in crediting
BoA decision to lower the key rate to 4% is only expected to have a slight effect in crediting.…
05/08/2013 2:09 PMFiscal policy problems and the business community
By Dr. Zef PREÇI and Prof. Dr. Fatmir MEMAJ The improvement of conditions for the public-private dialogue in Albania is taking place through raising the private…
Still struggling
The first months of the year marked a positive closure for the insurance market. It’s positive that the high…
02/08/2013 4:30 PMConsensus requires political coherence
The solution to the international crisis, as it appears every day, demands requires not only a financial, but also…
02/08/2013 4:28 PMJanuary – June: exports grow by 2%
Exports recovered to stop the sharp fall of January – March in the last three months. INSTAT data on…
02/08/2013 4:25 PMTax free exports to America
Albanian exporters will be able to trade a long list of custom free goods to America. Albania has joined the 128 countries that benefit a preferential…
Germans, € 100m investment in a time of crisis
By Laura Çela Within two years Tirana will have its first organized trade area, which will offer three office…
02/08/2013 4:16 PMTax free exports to America
Albanian exporters will be able to trade a long list of custom free goods to America. Albania has joined…
02/08/2013 4:10 PMInterest rates: latest cut, will it have effects?
BoA cuts key interest rates for a fifth consecutive time in 11 months. Hopes this monetary easing measure will…
02/08/2013 3:39 PMKey rate cuts send hopeful signals
For about a year the Bank of Albania used economic drives within its powers assertively, with the intention to ease the monetary policy–its key intervention tool–by…