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Albania and Kosovo, where 90 per cent of the population are ethnic Albanians, want to reduce bilateral trade barriers to a large extent. This is confirmed by the Albanian Minister for Economic Development, Milva Ekonomi, today in Tirana, according to news agency ATA. She spoke at a conference entitled “Pursuing an Internal Market for Albania-Kosovo”. […]

  Economic growth increased in Southeast Europe in the past year, and has begun to reduce high unemployment rates, according to the latest World Bank South East Europe Regular Economic Report (SEE RER), launched today in Brussels. Economic growth forecasted in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia […]

It’s hard to be both young and optimistic in Kosovo. But instead of making a life elsewhere, Rron Cena returned after college and launched a business that he hopes will create jobs and help provide a future at home for people like himself, as there are many types of businesses you can create including health […]

Energy experts say the country stands to benefit hugely from major energy projects linked to the Trans Adriatic Pipeline, which will run bring Caspian Sea gas to Europe across Albania. Albania hopes to be a major player in the distribution of gas in the region as a result of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline, TAP, which […]

Albania expects another surge in tourists this year and the economy is making progress but Economy Minister Milva Ekonomi says it is reform of the justice system that is holding back European Union membership talks. “If we are to have a future within the European Union, we are very aware that there are key priorities […]

TIRANA, April 1 (Xinhua) — Registered foreign direct investment (FDI) in Albania rose significantly to 1 billion euros (1.06 billion U.S. dollars) in 2016, data from the Bank of Albania showed Saturday. Foreign companies invested 983 million euros worth of registered FDI in 2016, an increase of 10.5 percent year on year from a year […]

Countries in the European Union (EU) must enact policies designed to better help workers adapt to new jobs being created by the internet if they want to avoid increasing inequality and exclusion in the region, notes a new World Bank Report. According to Reaping Digital Dividends: Leveraging the Internet for Development in Europe and Central […]

Erste Group analysts have projected that Brexit will have an impact on Southeast European economies although to a limited degree. It is still uncertain whether the programmes that the UK was funding will be continued or whether they will be picked up by other net contributors like Germany or France. Croatia and Romania are all assigned […]

The six countries of South East Europe (SEE6)—Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Kosovo, FYR Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia—must operate within a complicated global environment. Political, institutional, and policy uncertainty in advanced economies, still low commodity prices, and exceptionally low interest rates dampen global growth expectations. Growth is slow everywhere, and the European Union (EU), a major destination […]

The winner of the ECIKS quiz to win two tickets to KAEF’s The Night of the Rising Stars event is Yllza Kelmendi from Prishtina. Among 99 participants, only 12 scored the full 20 points. The winner was chosen in a raffle among the participants who scored the highest. Congratulations to Yllza!

ECIKS is supporting the Kosovo American Education Fund (KAEF) in “The Night of Rising Stars” event as a bronze sponsor. KAEF is an education fund administered by American Councils and dedicated to the long-term economic development of Kosovo through the education of its people. KAEF provides up to 8 graduate fellowships per year to promising […]

The Kosovo SME Promotion Programme, a 1.3m Euro project impemented by ECIKS, has successfully concluded in March 2016. The aim of the project was to support the Kosovar economy by strengthening the capacity of the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) to serve SMEs, which make up over 90% of businesses in Kosovo. The project […]

Interview or Mr. Kujtim Dobruna on the economic developments in Kosovo, foreign investment, the state of the private sector and perspectives. The interview can be found here.

The profession of Consultants in Kosovo still enjoys low recognition. Demand for business consultancy is low as a result of lack of awareness of benefits of consultancy among entrepreneurs and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The Kosovo SME Promotion Programme (KOSME) aims at addressing essential elements of succeeding the consultancy market for SMEs in Kosovo. […]

At a conference organized by the Kosovo SME Promotion Programme (KOSME) on December 3rd, 2014, it was considered important that “marginalized” groups of Kosovo’s society should be included in policies and agendas for economic development. Representatives of Kosovo institutions and international experts consider that it is essential to recognize the inclusion of poor as an […]

Some Kosovar Albanians who’ve been living in Switzerland are returning home to help build a new future. Drenusha Shala, for example, has co-founded the Baruti market research company in Pristina, Kosovo’s capital. Its 70 employees have all lived in Switzerland or Germany, and work in German. But there are many more people in Kosovo who hope […]

Në një konferencë organizuar nga KOSME u konsiderua e rëndësishme që pjesë e ekonomisë inkluzive, të jenë edhe shtresat e “margjinalizuara” të shoqërisë Përfaqësuesit e institucioneve vendore dhe ekspertët ndërkombëtare, e konsiderojnë të domosdoshme që në ekonominë kosovare të përfshihen edhe shtresave e “margjinalizuara” të shoqërisë. Madje siç u tha të mërkurën në një konferencë […]

                            Prishtina – The government of Kosovo has picked a French consortium which includes Compagnie des Alpes to develop the country’s only ski resort, Prime Minister Hashim Thaci said on Monday. The consortium will invest 410 million euros to develop more than […]

According to the World Bank report Doing Business 2015, Kosovo continues to improve its business and investment environment. Kosovo moved to place 75 due to a number of still ongoing legal and administrative reforms.  The World Bank has published a new report on the forecast of business conditions for 2015, covering 189 countries worldwide.  The […]

A new cross-border multi-hazard early warning system will be developed in the Western Balkans and Turkey to increase resilience to floods, landslides, droughts and heat-waves which often hit the region and to build on the lessons learnt from the devastating floods of May 2014. Authorities from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, Macedonia, […]

Prishtina – Kosovo will not get its own telephone code in 2015 as foreseen in the telecommunications agreement reached in the EU-brokered dialogue with Serbia. Edita Tahiri, the outgoing Deputy Prime Minister and Kosovo’s coordinator for the talks with Belgrade, told Radio Free Europe that, prior to the implementation of the agreement, parties should also […]

Prishtina – The five-month political wrangling between Albanian political parties in Kosovo – over who has the right to form the new government – is already affecting negatively country’s economy and finances. According to latest data there is significant decrease of custom duties and tax collection mainly because of the deadlock associated also with fall […]

Prishtina/Skopje-Shkup – Kosovan government says Macedonia is breaching competitiveness civilian air transport rules by subvention of airliners which results with cheep flight tickets for passengers. The government said it has filed a complaint to the European Commission over the issue. But Macedonian government said today there is nothing wrong with its subside policies to foreign […]

The Investment Management Exhibition (IME), scheduled for 19-21 May 2015 is a marketplace for investment decision makers and is a unique platform for bringing together entrepreneurs, governments, investors and financiers. It represents a unique opportunity to meet or showcase investment projects to very carefully selected visitors with buying authority and create face-to-face contacts.  The strategic […]

Development cooperation can make a significant contribution to equality of opportunity, said the Austrian minister of foreign affairs, Sebastian Kurz, taking part in the conference organized by the Austrian Development Agency in Vienna. The private sector accounts for about 90 percent of jobs in developing countries and in this way is an important partner in […]

Bashkëpunimi për zhvillim mund të japë një kontribut të rëndësishëm për barazinë e shanseve, ka theksuar ministri austriak i punëve të jashtme, Sebastian Kurz duke marrë pjesë në Konferencën e organizuar nga Austrian Development Agency, në Vjenë Sektori privat krijon rreth 90 për qind të vendeve të punës në vendet në zhvillim dhe në këtë […]

Government of Kosovo has approved the proposal for construction of the Pristina-Hani i Elezit highway. The 600 million euros deal has been signed with American-Turkish consortium Bechtel-Enka to build a nearly 60km highway that will link Kosovo with Macedonia.  The highway will be accomplished according to Trans European Motorway Standards (TEM) This is the second […]

Kosovo – the youngest country in Europe – has experienced solid economic growth record since 1999 and remains just one of four countries in Europe to record positive growth rates in every year since the onset of the global financial crisis in 2008. Despite this growth, however, Kosovo remains one of the poorest countries in […]

Post and Telecom of Kosovo (PTK) has announced the winner to advance its platform of mobile operator VALA in its third and fourth generation (3G and 4G/LTE). Alcatel-Lucent Deutschland AG & Cacttus Sh.A. have been awarded the contract for the introduction of 3G for a total amount of about EUR 28 million. Motorola Solutions/Networks Oy […]

Vienna, 23 June 2014 – The Telekom Austria Group has signed a contract to acquire 100 percent of Macedonian cable TV operator Blizoo, which offers TV services, broadband and fixed voice. The acquisition, subject to regulatory approval, will enable the second-largest mobile operator on the local market, Vip Operator and Blizoo to offer bundled fixed […]

Shteti është fuqia supreme publike brenda një entiteti sovran politik. Sa është i fuqishëm një shtet varet drejtpërdrejtë nga fuqia e ekonomisë së atij shteti.  Secili shtetas luan rol në qëndrueshmërinë e ekonomisë, porse përfaqësuesit e zgjedhur (apo të (vetë)imponuar në diktaturë), që gjerësisht njihen me emrin politikanë, janë ata që duhet të kujdesen që […]

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ECIKS is delighted to be supporting the Invest in Kosovo Forum organised by EEL Events, due to take place on 28 May 2014 in Swiss Diamond Hotel, Prishtina, Kosovo. The exclusive, high-level forum aims to raise awareness of the investment opportunities in Kosovo, highlighting significant challenges and obstacles facing investors and operators in key industry […]

Prishtina, 07.04.2014 – The municipality of Pristina and the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning will soon set up a joint task force that will address the issue of illegal constructions in the city. The agreement was reached in today’s meeting between Pristina mayor Shpend Ahmeti and Minister Dardan Gashi. Ahmeti said the task force […]

Prishtina, 03.04.2014 – Agency for Investments and Enterprise Support – KIESA has enabled the participation of Kosovo’s companies at the 40th International Food Fair, which is being held in Budva, Montenegro. The exporting companies have promoted their products alongside many companies from the region and Europe. 40th Adriatic Fair is an event approved by Global […]

Prishtina, 01.04.2014 – President of Kosovo, Atifete Jahjaga, met the President of Panama, Ricardo Martinelli in the country’s capital, Panama City, where she was attending the World Economic Forum Latin America. In the meeting, President Jahjaga stressed that Kosovo has managed to build a democratic and inclusive society and is consolidating its statehood in the […]

Prishtina, 01.04.2014 – The recent 25 increase of pensions and public servants’ wages will put significant pressure on Kosovo’s budget and hurt country’s private sector, an International Monetary Fund official told Reuters on Tuesday. In 2011, the IMF canceled a precautionary programme with Kosovo when Prime Minister Hashim Thaci hiked public sector wages by up […]

Prishtina, 18.03.2014 – The Minister of Economic Development, Mr. Fadil Ismajli has hosted a visit of a business delegation from France headed by the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry France-Albania, Mr. Julien Roche. The business delegation from France was informed about the latest economic developments, institutional framework, and business and investment environment […]

Prishtina, 18.03.2014 – Based on the proposal made by the Ministry of Trade and Industry, the Kosovo government has decided to announce the municipality of Gjakova and Mitrovica as Free Economic Zones. At the Government regular meeting, the proposal of Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr. Bernard Nikaj, was approved and the two free economic […]

Prishtina, 14.03.2014 – Brezovica will become a tourist attraction and 4,000 new jobs will be created, Kosovo government officials said in a conference in Prishtina. The Ski Center project in Brezovica has the capacity to become the best center in South-East Europe. “The good news connected with the project in Brezovica is that the construction […]