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Bad Loans Soar as Kosovo Economy Stumbles
A 30-per-cent spike in non-performing loans points to a decline in the country’s overall economic health.
Latest Business News from Kosovo
Kosovo Metal Workers Protest Over Sackings
Around 85 workers continue protests in front of Ferronikel, Kosovo’s biggest exporter, after the company refused to extend their contracts and banned them from entering the site.
Kosovo’s Junction “Unnecessary” and Already Patched Up
Pristina’s 14.5 million euro super junction is already being patched up with bricks, instead of asphalt, less than a year after being opened to the public.
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.
Helping Kosovo’s Young Entrepreneurs
Innovation Center Kosovo is helping startups turn their ideas into real businesses. With an incubation and training department, practical workshops, events like Business Tuesday or Startup Weekend, Innovation Centre Kosovo, based in Pristina is helping innovators turn their ideas into real businesses.
Austrian Construction Giant to Quit Kosovo
One of Europe’s biggest construction companies, Austria’s Strabag, is pulling out of Kosovo six years after purchasing former Yugoslavia’s biggest quarry.
Kosovo Officials Cash in on Highway Expropriation
Municipal officials have benefited from the expropriation of land along the route for Kosovo’s new highway, an investigation has revealed.
Kosovars Fear Energy Price Rises
Cash-strapped Kosovars say a 23 per cent increase in the cost of electricity will put further pressure on the family purse.
Kosovo Farmer Blames KFOR for Stressed Chickens
A poultry farmer whose business failed blames NATO helicopters for stressing out his chickens..
New Brezovica Must Aim at “Premium” Market
A masterplan for a new ski resort in Kosovo – which will be five times the size as Mavrovo in Macedonia – recommends that a new ski system should offer the best skiing and accommodation facilities in the region, with prices to match.
Kosovo: Fastest Growing Economy in Eurozone
Normally thought of as a Balkan economic basket case, Kosovo is predicted to be the fastest growing economy in the eurozone next year - though expansion will be driven largely by remittance flows and increased public spending.
Kosovo Minister: Belgrade Fulfilling Trade Agreement
Serbian customs officials are respecting the new deal on trade exports from Kosovo but Kosovo businesses have yet to take advantage of the new market, Kosovo Trade and Industry Minister Mimoza Kusari-Lila has said.
Serbia Clamps Down on North Kosovo Tax Cheats
Belgrade says the move is intended to stop smugglers and tax avoiders, but some see it as a bid to strengthen Serbia's grip on Kosovo's northern, Serb-run enclave .
EU Warns World Bank to Back Kosovo Power Plant
Two powerful European Commissioners have warned the World Bank that withdrawing its financial backing for Kosovo’s new power plant could result in a sub-standard facility being built and the continued use of South East Europe’s biggest source of pollution.
Pristina Digging Itself Out of a Pot Hole
After years of neglect, Pristina’s roads are being rejuvenated with 15 million euro of investment – but not everyone is convinced traffic jams or pot holes are a thing of the past.
Balkan Regulators May Scrap Roaming Fees
Following the EU's example, regulatory bodies from the Balkans are considering phasing out mobile phone roaming charges, which are far higher than prices in Western Europe.
Culture and Lifestyle
Turks Bewitch The Balkans With Their Addictive Soaps
Turkish soaps have replaced Latin American shows as must-sees for many TV viewers in the Balkans - tapping into nostalgia for a system of family values that people in the region have lost, and lament.
BIRN Fellows for 2013 Selected
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PTK Buyer Spies Gold in Call Centres
Telecom could become lead player in small but burgeoning industry in Kosovo, which is tapping the low-wage, multilingual workforce.
Offshore Cash Bankrolls PTK Purchase
Slovenian Investigation Ensnares IPKO
Designer Fakes Remain Norm in Kosovo
Kosovo Businesses Spar Over Faded Spa
Politics and Society
Serbia's Presevo Albanians Ask Pristina for Support
As Pristina and Belgrade seek agreement on implementing their EU-brokered deal, Albanian leaders in Serbia’s Presevo Valley are urging the Kosovo authorities to help them win more rights.
Zoran Raskovic - The Jackal Who Repented
