a minute agoDiaspora sent close to 700 thousand euros to fight corruption in Kosovo
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)He sought financial help from fellow countrymen. Acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti did so with the argument that after coming to the government, the reserve fund was found empty as the country faces the COVID-19 pandemic. The two weeks after the government's launch of the accounts, nearly 700 thousand euros have been collected so far. According to the minister of finance, [...]
The two weeks after the government's launch of the accounts, nearly 700 thousand euros have been collected so far.
According to Finance Minister Besnik Bislimi, the biggest donations came from Switzerland with over 240 thousand euros, and Germany and Albania, with over 150 thousand euros.
And this mobilization from the diaspora according to the Germin organization should be highly valued, since those countries are also affected by the coronary virus.
But besides the tools sent to the government's special accounts, the diaspora also assists Kosovo with remittances.
According to the CEC, in March the value of remittances was 64 million, 8 less than 2019.
Although it is not a small number, according to Mustaf Kadriyij, the entire 2020 will be a year of economic recovery, since the losses in pandemic time are huge.
Pandemia COVID-19 has affected all businesses in Kosovo, while economic downturn has also been warned.
