TIRANA (Albania), June 9 (SeeNews) - The World Bank said that Albania's gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to shrink by 5% this year, downgrading its previous forecast for a 1.4% contraction of the economy made in April. The country's GDP is projected to bounce back to an 8.8% growth in 2021,»»»

The value of effective multilateralism in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic was a primary topic during a meeting of the Ministerial Council of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). On this point, Foreign Affairs Minister Evarist Bartolo highlighted that the pandemic ser»»»

TIRANA, May 21/ATA/-In context of the second phase of the humanitarian operation, due to the situation created by COVID-19, food packages were distributed in the region of Elbasan to 932 families in need and lonely pensioners. In a statement for ATA, the prefect of Elbasan region Maksim Malaj said »»»

World Bank’s MIGA program has made available a Dollar 6.5 billion Covid-19 response program aimed to help investors and lenders tackle the Covid-19 pandemic and support a green, flexible and inclusive economic recovery in developing countries, the World Bank office in Tirana said in a Facebook stat»»»

As the Omicron variant of the coronavirus (COVID-19) spreads across Southeast Europe, most of the countries in the region are reporting new record numbers of infections. Bulgaria, the least vaccinated EU member stated, recorded 11,181 new cases as of January 19. This is the highest ever number, bea»»»

Laborato Malsia in Koplik is offering a PCR COVID-19 test for 1000 ALL (EUR 8) for those travelling to Montenegro or beyond. An image of the test result was published on social media by one individual who had taken in. They said the test and result was ready in 10 minutes. Exit called the number on»»»

Brescia: About 30 doctors from Albania, one of Europe’s poorest countries, were at work in northern Italy on Monday helping overwhelmed hospitals at the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic. One of the doctors said he was simply following the Hippocratic Oath that medics have taken through the age»»»

It is extremely important that the region’s economies stay on the path of digital reform and connectivity towards a sustainable, climate-neutral and resource-efficient region as part of European integration, Serbian Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications Tatjana Matic said on Monday. TIR»»»