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24 May 13

Kosovo May Sue US Firm Over Trepca Deal

Kosovo said it will sue companies that establish contracts with the Trepca industrial complex after the US firm New Generation Power did so without due consultation.

Latest Business News from Kosovo

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21 Apr 11

Poor Infrastructure Cripples Kosovo Business Park

Kosovo’s first post-war business park opened with much fanfare in December, but firms moving onto the site claim that none of the key services, from electricity to internet, actually work.

ministry-annuls-licenses-for-hundreds-of-companies
20 Apr 11

Kosovo Revokes Licenses of Scores of Building Firms

The Ministry of Trade and Industry has annulled the licenses of more then 100 construction companies because they failed to prove they had engineers actively working for them.

consortium-takes-over-kosovo-s-airport
12 Apr 11

Consortium Takes Over Kosovo Airport

Kosovo’s Prime Minister has promised more public-private partnerships to improve the country’s creaking infrastructure as a Turkish-French partnership takes over the running of Pristina airport

macedonia-and-kosovo-sign-tax-treaty
06 Apr 11

Macedonia and Kosovo Sign Tax Treaty

Macedonia and Kosovo signed an agreement on double taxation avoidance and protection from tax evasion on Wednesday, a move both countries say will boost investments.

kosovo-hits-record-bankruptcy-rates
06 Apr 11

Kosovo Hits Record Bankruptcy Rates

More than 1,300 businesses closed in Kosovo in 2010, the highest figure since records began.

kosovo-s-government-smuggling-ptk-privatisation
31 Mar 11

Opposition Builds to Telekom Sale in Kosovo

Opposition parties accuse Hashim Thaci's government of "smuggling" the privatisation of the Post and Telecommunications of Kosovo, PTK, into the draft budget for 2011.

us-balkans-business-summit-opens
23 Mar 11

US-Balkans Business Summit Opens

A two-day business summit on the Western Balkans begins today in Maryland, though Serbia will not attend in protest over Kosovo's participation.

imf-kosovo-budget-not-in-line-with-the-agreement
17 Mar 11

IMF Voices Alarm Over Kosovo Budget

The International Monetary Fund says Thaci government's decision to hike state salaries is not in line with Stand-By Arrangement.

kosovo-requires-miracle-to-meet-growth-target
12 Mar 11

Kosovo Requires “Miracle” to Meet Growth Target

Economic experts warn Kosovo is on track to miss its economic growth target of 6.1 per cent because, three months into the year, the annual budget has not yet been approved and, as a result, little public investment has yet been made.

kosovo-protest-warning-as-price-rises-for-basic-goods-outstrip-salaries
12 Feb 11

Kosovo Protest Warning As Price Rises for Basic Goods Outstrip Salaries

Experts believe that prices of basic goods in Kosovo have already risen in anticipation of the Government’s expected wage increases for public employees, leaving many family struggling after Prime Minister Hashim Thaci was forced to delay the pay rise

plan-to-move-kosovo-ski-resort-revealed
04 Feb 11

Kosovo Mulls New Ski Resort Beside Brezovica

After more than a decade of rows over the sale of Kosovo’s main ski centre, a plan to build a brand new resort next door has emerged.

foreign-investment-in-kosovo-stalls
30 Jan 11

Foreign Investment in Kosovo Stalls

Direct foreign investment in Kosovo failed to pick up in 2010, remaining at well below the level achieved in 2007, new figures reveal.

pressure-mounts-on-kosovo-government-over-budget-increases
26 Jan 11

Pressure Mounts on Kosovo to Reverse Wages Hikes

Hashim Thaci is being urged to revisit a controversial decision to raise civil service salaries by up to 50 per cent. 

kosovo-loses-eu-free-trade-agreement
14 Jan 11

Kosovo Free-Trade Deal With EU Lapses

A ten-year-old agreement with the European Union allowing Kosovo to export goods into the zone duty-free has not been renewed because of arguments over the country’s disputed status.

pristina-skopje-toll-highway-project-ready
13 Jan 11

Kosovo Plans New Highway to Macedonia

Pristina has unveiled plans for its first toll highway, which will connect the capital to the Macedonian capital, Skopje. 

Culture and Lifestyle

turks-bewitch-the-balkans-with-their-addictive-soaps
01 May 13

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. 

Politics and Society

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20 Jun 13

Kosovo Replaces Liaison Officer to Serbia

Kosovo has named Valdet Sadiku as its liaison officer in Belgrade after the first appointee resigned unexpectedly.