Italian media echoes Albania: Not just for vacation, but for business.

The “was exactly August 8, 1991, when 32 years ago ships packed with Albanians in search of hope crossed the sea to land on Italy's coast. But today, 32 years later, ships have been replaced by boats that sail in the opposite direction. From Bari to Durres, or Vlora, Italians who go to Albania are currently not only vacationers, but also young residents of the Albanian capital”. So begins the prestigious article “La Stampa”, which shows how many Italian citizens are choosing Albania to move, not only to rest in the tourist season, but also to work and live.

According to the Italian newspaper known as destinations “low-18x1> that the country offers are comparatively cheaper with other tourist attractions in Europe. The example for this is provided by Ksamili, considered the profitable “of the Balkans, where prices are more coveted for foreigners than in other countries.

But that appears to be not the only reason for Italian media why the number of foreigners going down to the arenas and in Albanian ports increases annually.

Currently in the streets of Tirana, foreigners seek not only amusement and entertainment, but opportunite, for business and business. Tax taxes still very low below 15%, the convenient price of labour and artisans, are the main factors urging Italian businessmen to start or shift their financial activities to Albania”, the article reads.

According to data updated by the Italian Foreign Ministry, there are more than 20,000 Italian citizens living and operating in our country for 5-6 years. Also, referring to the latest data from the Bank of Albania, it proves there are a total of approximately 2700 Albanian-Italian enterprises, of which 1911 are entirely Italian operating on the Albanian market.

Albania is named fourth in Europe for foreign investment, after Switzerland, the Netherlands and Canada. And if the streets of Tirana are coveted by Italians to develop economic activities, municipalities such as Durres and Vlora, but not only, have returned to the resort for neighbouring state pensioners to spend the third leg of their lives.

Although the cost of living has increased for three years, Albania continues its journey to become a favorite colony by Italians, vacations, business, and life.

And in addition to that, many Albanians have chosen European countries to shift their lives as seasonal immigrants or asylumrs in search of a new perspective.