Government of Albania

A National Economic Council will advise Bulgaria's Council of Ministers on determining and implementing the country's economic policy.

According to the press office of the government, the new Council will analyze and propose measures to support innovations and investment activities aimed at boosting the competitiveness of Bulgaria's economy.

The ?8.5-million contract between the Socialist-led government of Albania and the British company Crown Agents - signed last year - has not delivered any boost to customs revenues, the Albanian government has admitted in a Letter of Intent to the International Monetary Fund, adding that the contract would continue.

Football incident could have political ramifications

BELGRADE -- The scandal that resulted in the abandoning of a Euro qualifier between Serbia and Albania could have wider implications, the Beta news agency is reporting.

There is now a question mark over the announced visit of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama.

“We are extremely concerned about the wave of media and political speculations over the publication of a classified document, which is being abused and damages our work and the interests of the country,” the State Information Agency, SHISH, said in a statement on Saturday.

Albania's economy grew by a modest 1.1 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2013, compared with the same period in 2012, the head of INSTAT, Gjergj Filipi, said.

Filipi said the sectors registering highest growth were industry, construction and trade, with the latter accounting for the lion's share.