TIRANA, September 7 – Albania has become one of the most attractive countries for foreign businesses as the state-forming reforms have given an extraordinary result, said the Minister of Infrastructure and Energy, Belinda Balluku, in her speech at the Albania-Israel business forum held in Tirana on Thursday.
She invited Israeli businesses to increase their presence in Albania saying that this is a forum which is addressed to Israeli and Albanian business and without a doubt the Albanian Government is clear that business is the main engine of the country’s economic development.
Deputy Prime Minister Balluku pointed out that in recent years there has been a growing dialogue between Albania and Israel and that this dialogue has been profoundly constructive.
Balluku also touched upon Israel’s support for coping with the cyber attack against Albania last year.
She announced that the cooperation between the two countries was not only in the economic and commercial sphere, but there was a close diplomatic cooperation, especially in international organizations, supporting each other.
Balluku, focusing on numbers, said that about 105 Israeli companies operate in Albania, while trade exchanges are estimated at 57 million euros in 2022.
The deputy prime minister considered the establishment of a direct line between the two countries from June of this year after a disconnection of several years a positive step. “During 2022, the number of Israeli visitors to Albania was 7346 and increased by 61%, compared to 2021,” said Balluku. /argumentum.al
