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20:05
Economy
INSTAT: 1,115,221 road vehicles in circulation, up 8.7% in a year; new registrations fall 4.8%
Tirana holds more than a third of the country's vehicles, while Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz lead among first-time registrations.
15:45
Business
Malaj: 2027 fiscal package redistributes taxes, not raises them; Italian chamber seeks impact analysis
The finance minister told Parliament that the net effect of the measures is zero or minus 300 million lek for the budget, while Italian business in Albania calls for predictability.
14:50
Tourism
INSTAT: 4.8 million air passengers in July-September, up 23.3%; rail freight falls 45%
Third-quarter data show strong growth in flights and ports, while the railway carried only 85,900 tons of goods.
14:15
Markets
Transparency Board raises diesel by 6 lek to 218 lek a liter; gasoline falls to 179 lek
The new price caps take effect at 3 p.m. on Friday, a day after diesel had been cut to 212 lek, while Brent crude traded above $116 a barrel.
11:40
Property
Malaj: 24 billion lek for pensions in 2027, April indexation, monthly baby bonus up to age 5
The finance minister presented the 2027 budget to Parliament's economy committee, where social protection receives 279.7 billion lek, about 30% of spending.