Category Archives: Kosovo

Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi

Prime Minister Highlights Kosovo’s Impressive Progress
Hashim Thaçi, Prime Minister of Kosovo since 2008, discusses Kosovo’s accomplishments since independence and his goals for the country’s future.
How has Kosovo changed since you … Continue reading →

Tagged banking system, business climate, Hashim Thaçi, international investment, International Monetary Fund, Kosovo, Prime Minister, promoting Kosovo, tax reforms, USAID, World Bank |

Minister Skender Hyseni

Ministry Focuses on Achieving International Recognition
The key issue for Kosovo concerning international relations is to achieve universal acceptance as an independent country, but in spite of its youth Kosovo has … Continue reading →

Tagged European Commission, financial support, International Monetary Fund, Kosovo, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Skender Hyseni, World Bank |

Minister Ahmet Shala

Sound Macroeconomic Fundamentals and Lowest Taxes in Europe
Kosovo has made impressive progress since 2008 in achieving economic sustainability, averaging growth rates of 5% in spite of the international financial crisis. … Continue reading →

Tagged ahmet shala, Airport of Pristina, investment Kosovo, investment opportunities, Kosovo, Lowest Taxes in Europe, Minister of Economy and Finance, privatisation |

Minister Lutfi Zharku

Trade Ministry Strongly Supporting Private Sector
Kosovo’s Ministry of Trade has made significant progress since 2008 in stimulating the growth of Kosovo’s trade activities. The ministry is currently involved in two … Continue reading →

Tagged European Commission, investment in Kosovo, investment opportunities, investment promotion, investment strategy, Lutfi Zharku, Minister of Trade, municipal business, World Bank |

Minister Justina Shiroka-Pula

New Strategies and Laws for Energy and Mining Sectors in Kosovo
The Ministry of Energy and Mining is in the process of restructuring Kosovo’s high potential energy and mining sectors and … Continue reading →

Tagged business and investment, Energy and Mining in Kosovo, energy sector, foreign investors, hydropower, Justina Shiroka-Pula, Kosovo, mining sector, Minister of Mining and Energy, private investments, solar energy |

Minister Blerand Stavileci

Strategic Plan for Agriculture Sector Already Bearing Fruit
Kosovo’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development has devised an ambitious development strategy for the period 2007 to 2013 that is in … Continue reading →

Tagged Blerand Stavileci, EU Commission, horticulture budget, investment potential, investors, Kosovo, Ministry of Agriculture, rural development, USAID, World Bank |

Minister Bujar Bukoshi

Healthcare Sector Improving but More Investment Urgently Needed
Kosovo’s healthcare sector has been the target of significant international funding from the World Bank and other sources, and the people of Kosovo … Continue reading →

Tagged Bujar Bukoshi, business environment, financial support, funding, health insurance, Healthcare Sector, healthcare system, international investors, Minister of Health, World Bank |

Central Bank Kosovo

Central Bank Ensuring Stable, Sound Financial Sector
Kosovo’s Central Bank (Banka Qendrore e Republikës së Kosovës, or BQK) is ensuring the country’s financial sector stability and playing a major role in … Continue reading →

Tagged banks, BQK, financial sector, foreign investment, Gani Gërguri, Gazmend Luboteni, International Monetary Fund, Kosovo, pension funds |

Investment Promotion Agency of Kosovo

One-Stop-Shop Service for Foreign Investors
The mission of the Investment Promotion Agency of Kosovo (IPAK) is to be the governmentsponsored body for leading national efforts to attract, retain and grow foreign … Continue reading →

Tagged foreign investors, investment, IPAK, Kosovo, Mustafë Hasani, Promotion Agency |

International Medicine Hospital Kosovo

Providing World-Class Healthcare Services
The new International Medicine Hospital (IMH) of Kosovo, a branch of the International Medicine Hospital Group in Turkey, is playing a major role in upgrading the country’s … Continue reading →