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01 Feb 08 / 11:45:57

Pristina Hotel Backs Independence

Pristina _ A hotel in Pristina has offered a 20% discount to guests from countries that are ready to recognize Kosovo’s independence.

01 Feb 08 / 07:23:38

Bulgaria Nets Big Budget Surplus

Sofia _ Bulgaria ended 2007 with a budget surplus of 3.8% of GDP, according to Finance Minister Plamen Oresharski.

18 Jan 08 / 06:44:54

Russia and Bulgaria Agree Gas Deal

Sofia _ Bulgaria and Russia will each have a 50% share in the planned South Stream gas pipeline on Bulgarian territory under a deal reached on Friday.

27 Dec 07 / 10:59:42

Kosovo Embargo: "No Need to Panic"

Pristina _ Any possible embargo Serbia may impose in retaliation against a newly-independent Kosovo will not cause significant harm to Kosovo’s economy, says a policy brief published on Thursday by a local think-tank.

26 Dec 07 / 09:00:23

Report: Kosovo Needs Ties With Diaspora

Pristina _ Kosovo needs to build stronger ties with its Diaspora abroad if it is to attract more financial investment, a group of nongovernmental organisations has concluded.

14 Dec 07 / 09:45:28

Kosovo Faces Golden Future

Pristina _ A new geophysical survey says Kosovo has bigger deposits of gold and other metals than previously thought.

25 Sep 07 / 08:42:00

IMF Backs Albania-Kosovo Highway

Tirana_ The International Monetary Fund has endorsed a controversial highway project, currently under construction, which will link the Albanian coast with Kosovo.

18 Jul 07 / 03:45:00

Kosovo Trust Agency Opens New Privatisation Wave

Pristina_ Bus stations and a textile plant are among the 10 state-owned enterprises offered for privatization in the latest round launched Wednesday by the Kosovo Trust Agency, KTA.

04 Jul 07 / 03:08:00

Kosovo Agency Figures Show Foreign Investments Lag

Pristina _ Foreign companies have invested about 855 million euros in Kosovo in the past five years, an amount that falls short of the territory’s needs as talks continue over potential independence from Serbia, a government official said Wednesday.

21 Jun 07 / 15:45:00

Kosovo: Privatisation Bidding Followed by Threats

Pristina_Public threats and swearing were some of the outcomes to the opening ceremony for the 25th round of the privatisation process in Kosovo, Kosovo Trust Agency, KTA, officials confirmed Thursday.

21 Jun 07 / 15:45:00

Ceku Urges Rejection of Disputed Contract

Pristina _ Prime Minister Agim Ceku requested Wednesday evening that the board of Post and Telecom of Kosovo, PTK, reject a suspicious contract they had initiated with James Wasserstrom, former head of the Office for Coordination of Oversight of Publicly Owned Enterprise in Kosovo.

12 Jun 07 / 14:42:00

Kosovo's 2008 Budget Set at 850 million Euros

Pristina_ - Kosovo’s Minister of Economy and Finance, Haki Shatri, promised on Tuesday that the increased budget for 2008 will be mostly used to benefit teachers and pensioners. “Families of people who died in the war and war invalids will [also] be fully supported”, Shatri said.

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Culture and Lifestyle

24 May 12 / 16:18:23

Foreign Soaps Push Out Kosovo Productions

Kosovo’s domestic soaps are falling victim to cheap imports from Turkey and Latin America.

16 May 12 / 16:24:51

Culture Watch Award Announced

09 May 12 / 10:48:58

Kosovo Media Hail President's Action on Law Code

08 May 12 / 13:58:27

Montenegrin Media Most Free in Balkans, Report Says

04 May 12 / 15:34:12

EULEX Confirms Trial of Kosovo Newspaper, Mayor

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09 May 12 / 08:40:23

PDK-Linked Firm Builds Secret Service’s First HQ

The headquarters of Kosovo’s Intelligence Agency is being built by a firm with strong links to the governing Democratic Party of Kosovo, PDK, and who was elected in a close procurement process.

05 Apr 12 / 13:30:40