Home » Archives by category » Business (Page 2)

Albania government set to privatize highway maintenance

The Government of Albania had decided to introduce tolls on its first highway in order to pay for its maintenance and intends to privatize other highways currently under construction, the Prime Minister Sali Berisha said on Tuesday.

Loan loss provisions cut earning of banks in Albania

Increasing nonperforming loans in Albania diminished the net earnings of the country’s banking system during the first quarter 2001 as loan loss provisions continued to raise, statistics published by the Central Bank shows.

Albania suspends plans for corporate profit tax reform

The government of Albania had suspended its plans to increase the corporate profit tax rate for companies that have profit rates higher than 20 per cent of their turnover and is trying to modify the initial proposal, unofficial sources from the Ministry of Finance told to local television Top Channel on Friday

UAE Signs ‘Open Sky’ Agreement with Albania

The United Arab Emirates has initialed an “open sky” Air Services Agreement and signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Albania in Dubai.WAM DubaiThe agreement was initialed by Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi, Director General of the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority, GCAA and Ernest Noka, Albania’s deputy minister of transport.

Albania’s Economic Confidence Sinks in Q1 of 2011

Albania’s economic perception index, complied by the Central Bank, dropped by 7.3 points in the first quarter of 2011, based on lower confidence in the consumer and services sectors.

Albania plans to cancel the flat rate on corporate profit tax

The Ministry of Finance had prepared an overhaul on corporate profit tax and intends to double the current flat rate of 10 per cent for companies that has net profits higher than 20 per cent of their revenues, the local media announced today quoting unofficial sources.

Albania President Blocks Costly Tax Stamp Deal

Albania’s President Bamir Topi has vetoed a bill on excise duties which would have opened the way for an agreement with a Swiss company to provide controversial fiscal stamps for Albania’s market.

Albania CPI continues on high band

Consumer Price Index of Albania registered a slight decrease on March remaining above the Central Bank target, the data published by the national Institute of Statistics shows.

Plastic Surgery Perspective in Tourism

Author: Hetty Proudhonne There is a lot of talk concerning medical tourism, but not many know that going abroad for medical care is a fast-rising source of tourism dollars for many countries in several continents . Medical tourism not only refers to traveling to another country to obtain medical care. It can also mean doctors [...]

Action Urged on Balkan Mobile Roaming Costs

Some mobile phone companies in the region are charging customers using roaming calls almost 30 times more than the price of a domestic call, report says, demanding action.