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  • Albania Real Estate

    Albanian socialists launch impeachment of president

    By Blake G. Keller
    May 3, 2021
    By LLAZAR SEMINI TIRANA, Albania (AP) – Lawmakers from the ruling Left Socialist Party in Albania have started the impeachment process against the country’s ...
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  • Albania Economy

    President Borut Pahor strengthens ties with Albania – OpEd – Eurasia Review

    By Blake G. Keller
    May 2, 2021
    On March 4 and 5, 2019, at the invitation of the President of the Republic of Albania, Ilir Meta, the President of the Republic ...
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  • Albania Economy

    Turkey Adds Crypto Firms to Terrorist Financing Regulation Economic and Economic News

    By Blake G. Keller
    May 1, 2021
    The presidential decree adds cryptocurrency exchanges to anti-money laundering and terrorist financing rules. Turkey has added cryptocurrency trading platforms to the list of companies ...
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  • Albania Real Estate

    US military warmly welcomed ahead of NATO exercises in Albania

    By Blake G. Keller
    May 1, 2021
    DURRES – Albanian main port of Durres this week hosted a huge influx of containers and large trucks ahead of NATO exercises, a concentration ...
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  • Albania Credit

    Count the costs of the defense failure to read it

    By Blake G. Keller
    May 1, 2021
    PRED POLICE operations in Turkey are not new, but some still raise eyebrows. On April 13, under cover of darkness, police officers across the ...
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  • Albania Lending

    Trevor Lawrence will receive a signing bonus in Crypto; Mobile wallet use soars

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 30, 2021
    Trevor Lawrence partners with Blockfolio, will have signing bonus placed in cryptocurrency account Trevor Lawrence is going to be paid this week – in ...
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  • Albania Lending

    Pandemic, Online Shopping May Lower Clothing Prices This Eid

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 30, 2021
    DUBAI: Property prices in Dubai have now been stable for three months at the trot – the first time this has happened in five ...
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  • Albania Lending

    Oil prices slide from six-week high as concerns over India’s demand weigh

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 30, 2021
    DUBAI: Property prices in Dubai have now been stable for three months at the trot – the first time this has happened in five ...
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  • Albania Lending

    Poverty in Myanmar could double after chaos of coup, UN report says

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 30, 2021
    DUBAI: Property prices in Dubai have now been stable for three months at the trot – the first time this has happened in five ...
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  • Albania Economy

    Another ‘non-paper’ shakes Kosovo and Serbian leaders

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 29, 2021
    Another day, another “non-paper” in the Western Balkans. Hardly had the dust settled on a diplomatic dispute between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia over ...
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  • Albania Economy

    Turkey Says Thodex Crypto Scam Involves $ 108 Million Wallet

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 29, 2021
    The collapse of one of Turkey’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges affects a portfolio estimated at $ 108 million (890 million Turkish liras), Interior Minister Süleyman ...
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  • Albania Real Estate

    Beijing’s pressure on fragile real estate developers becomes real

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 29, 2021
    “Housing is for living, not for speculating,” has been a mantra of the Chinese government for nearly half a decade. This year, it looks ...
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  • Albania Real Estate

    NATO military exercises launched in Albania

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 29, 2021
    TIRANA, Albania – NATO has launched joint military exercises in Albania with thousands of military forces from the United States and other countries as ...
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  • Albania Lending

    Why Home Equity Loans Are Still So Hard To Get

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 29, 2021
    Homeowners looking for a home equity line of credit, which is a revolving line of credit secured by a mortgage, might have a hard ...
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  • Albania Economy

    Third consecutive victory produces a test for the Albanian Socialist Party | Voice of America

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 29, 2021
    WASHINGTON – United States and European Union urge Albanian leaders to put aside differences and move forward towards establishing stable democracy after Sunday’s elections ...
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  • Albania Lending

    Industry giants come to India’s rescue

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 28, 2021
    BENGALURU: Global and Indian companies are deploying industrial strength to help the world’s second-largest population fight the coronavirus, coming to the rescue of a ...
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  • Albania Economy

    Serbian President pursues EU membership, better relations with the US and greater role in the Balkans

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 28, 2021
    Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic receives Chinese Sinopharm vaccine against COVID-19 at a health post in Rudna Glava, Serbia on April 6, 2021 via REUTERS ...
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  • Albania Economy

    Moderate recovery expected in Western Balkans after historic recession

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 28, 2021
    The global auto industry has suffered a tough year in 2020 due to the major shock of Covid-19, but the electric car market has ...
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  • Albania Real Estate

    Biden’s proposal would solve a long-standing tax loophole

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 28, 2021
    President Biden’s new economic plan would eliminate a tax break for many real estate owners that allowed them to defer payment of capital gains ...
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  • Albania Lending

    Fidelity Expands Internal Securities Lending Platform to Wider Market

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 28, 2021
    What would you like to know Fidelity Agency Lending is offered to asset managers and other institutions and can help increase income. The securities ...
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  • Albania Lending

    Fidelity launches platform for fund managers to profit from short sellers

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 28, 2021
    Fidelity Investments Inc. is developing a business that helps fund managers profit from those who wish to bet against stocks. Fidelity announced this week ...
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  • Albania Credit

    Credit Suisse, Bank of America and Credit Agricole fined by EU for bond trading cartel

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 28, 2021
    European Union fines Credit Suisse Group AG CS -1.08% , Bank of America Corp. BAC -0.38% and Crédit Agricole SA for illegal collusion on ...
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  • Albania Real Estate

    Turkey arrests 68 people for cryptocurrency fraud, leader flees to Albania

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 28, 2021
    Turkish authorities have arrested 68 suspected members of a group accused of stealing more than US $ 2 billion from investors via a cryptocurrency ...
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  • Albania Lending

    Mortgage refinancing initiative to help low-income borrowers

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 28, 2021
    WASHINGTON – Federal regulator Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Wednesday unveiled a new program to help more households lock in historically low interest ...
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  • Albania Credit

    COVID-19: Why a domestic disaster for India could also turn into a global vaccine crisis | World news

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 28, 2021
    Of all the developing countries, India should have been able to summon a defense against the second wave of COVID. Overpopulation, poverty and uneven ...
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  • Albania Lending

    Turkish banks should avoid Erdogan’s ‘crazy’ channel

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 27, 2021
    RIYADH: Expats living in Saudi Arabia are more interested than ever in obtaining a second passport, according to new data from Dubai-based immigration firm, ...
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  • Albania Real Estate

    Albanian socialists win elections and win third consecutive term

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 27, 2021
    TIRANA, Albania (AP) – The Albanian Left Socialist Party won its third consecutive term in a parliamentary election, winning nearly one in two votes ...
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  • Albania Real Estate

    Lakeside Idaho City is hottest US real estate market in new WSJ / Realtor.com index

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 27, 2021
    The picturesque lakeside town of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, tops the list of the country’s hottest emerging real estate markets, according to a new ranking ...
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  • Albania Lending

    Bank credit growth in Romania accelerates in March

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 27, 2021
    BUCHAREST (Romania), April 27 (SeeNews) – The value of outstanding loans from Romanian banks to the non-governmental sector increased 6.6% year-on-year to 290.6 billion ...
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  • Albania Real Estate

    See the full rankings of the Emerging Real Estate Markets Index from WSJ / Realtor.com

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 27, 2021
    Residential real estate is one of the most popular investments in the world. In the United States alone, the total value of owner-occupied real ...
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  • Albania Credit

    Edi Rama claims ‘great victory’ in Albanian elections

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 27, 2021
    Edi Rama claimed a “fine” victory in the Albanian parliamentary elections, with preliminary results from Sunday’s poll showing his ruling Socialist Party (PS) was ...
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  • Albania Economy

    After historic recession, gradual recovery expected in Kosovo and Western Balkans, new World Bank report says

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 27, 2021
    PRISTINA, April 27, 2021 – Growth in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia – the six countries of the Western ...
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  • Albania Real Estate

    Keller Williams expands in Albania and Mongolia

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 26, 2021
    Keller Williams on Monday announced the opening of franchises in Albania and Mongolia, both of which are part of the brand’s continued global expansion. ...
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  • Albania Credit

    Man jumps through car window to stop reckless driver

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 26, 2021
    Video of the incident in the Albanian capital Tirana showed a badly damaged car driving through Skanderbeg Square on Sunday as members of the ...
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  • Albania Lending

    bne IntelliNews – Preliminary results show lead for socialists in power in Albania

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 26, 2021
    Preliminary results from the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Albania show a lead for the ruling Socialist Party, although the race between the Socialists ...
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  • Albania Lending

    Advice targets Credit Suisse investors over Archegos and Greensill failures

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 26, 2021
    Major shareholders say they will vote against re-election of major Credit Suisse Group AG CS 1.98% board members, a setback against the bank’s leadership ...
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  • Albania Real Estate

    Keller Williams Worldwide announces its momentum

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 26, 2021
    AUSTIN, Texas – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Keller Williams Worldwide (KWW), the international division of kwx, the holding company of Keller Williams (KW), the world’s ...
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  • Albania Credit

    The dire ghost of border changes haunts the Balkans

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 26, 2021
    Changing state borders in the Western Balkans is widely regarded as one of the most dangerous ideas in contemporary European politics. So why has ...
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  • Albania Credit

    Tight race in the Albanian parliamentary vote

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 25, 2021
    TIRANA, Albania (AP) – An exit poll for Sunday’s Albanian parliamentary elections suggests that the ruling Socialist Party is in a close race with ...
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  • Albania Lending

    bne IntelliNews – Exit poll shows very close race in Albanian general election

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 25, 2021
    An exit poll released shortly after the polls ended in Albania on April 25 indicates an extremely close race between the ruling Socialists and ...
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  • Albania Real Estate

    Insurance costs threaten Florida real estate boom

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 25, 2021
    MIAMI – The Florida property insurance market is struggling as rising carrier losses and rising premiums threaten the state’s booming real estate market, insurance ...
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  • Albania Credit

    Albanians vote in elections after bitter political struggle European Union Socialist Party Edi Rama Albania Nato

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 25, 2021
    Albanians vote in parliamentary elections on Sunday amid the virus pandemic and bitter rivalry between the two biggest political parties. Some 3.6 million eligible ...
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  • Albania Real Estate

    Exit polls: close race for Albanian parliamentary vote

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 25, 2021
    Exit polls: close race for Albanian parliamentary vote TIRANA, Albania (AP) – An exit poll for Sunday’s Albanian parliamentary elections suggests the ruling Socialist ...
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  • Albania Economy

    Albania goes to the polls after fiery election campaign | Election News

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 25, 2021
    Socialist Prime Minister Edi Rama faces the challenge of a dozen parties united behind the main opposition Democrats. Albanians vote in parliamentary elections on ...
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  • Albania Real Estate

    Albanian President slams US ambassador in TV talk show

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 24, 2021
    The Albanian president accused the American ambassador of intervening in the internal affairs of the small European country by supporting his prime minister in ...
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  • Albania Credit

    Turkey seeks to arrest crypto boss over huge fraud, detains dozens

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 23, 2021
    ISTANBUL: Turkey issued an international arrest warrant on Friday April 23 against the founder of a cryptocurrency exchange who leaked with $ 2 billion ...
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  • Albania Economy

    Turkey crypto exchange probe: 62 arrested, CEO on the run | Economic and economic news

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 23, 2021
    Dozens of people were arrested on Friday and Interpol issued a red notice as a Turkish investigation into the Thodex cryptocurrency exchange intensifies. Turkey ...
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  • Albania Economy

    Albania is no closer to joining the EU. Its leaders might prefer it this way

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 23, 2021
    It is fair to say that there is little love lost between Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and his main opponent in this Sunday’s ...
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  • Albania Lending

    Credit Suisse appeals to investors for liquidity after increase in Archegos loss

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 22, 2021
    The Swiss banking giant has been rocked by the double crisis of the loss of Archegos and the collapse of another client, Greensill Capital. ...
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  • Albania Credit

    Proud Turkey-Albania Friendship Hospital opens

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 22, 2021
    ALBANIA Turkey was the emergency departments of the Fior Friendship Hospital Built by Turkey and Albania, the Proud Turkey-Albania Friendship Hospital opened with a ...
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  • Albania Real Estate

    Albanian President harshly attacks Prime Minister ahead of Sunday polls

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 21, 2021
    The Albanian president immersed himself in the country’s parliamentary election campaign on Wednesday, accusing the left-wing government of leading a “kleptocratic regime” and flouting ...
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  • Albania Lending

    DeFi lending platform uses blockchain to offer unsecured lines of credit

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 21, 2021
    Decentralized finance, or DeFi as it is more commonly known, has become increasingly important over the past year. DeFi is an ecosystem of financial ...
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  • Albania Lending

    How to fix housing finance

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 21, 2021
    Read: The racist housing policy that made your neighborhood Redlining was almost ubiquitous. The three largest banks serving Hartford, Connecticut, for example, had made ...
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  • Albania Lending

    Weak lending in Europe hinders recovery of Covid-19

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 20, 2021
    Demand for business loans in the eurozone has plummeted and banks tightened credit standards in the first quarter of this year, a toxic combination ...
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  • Albania Lending

    Dealers Sell Cars So Fast They Don’t Need To Borrow

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 20, 2021
    Another way to deal with the global chip shortage is through auto lenders. Supply chain issues that have plagued automakers have also been a ...
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  • Albania Lending

    Genworth files ‘Red Herring’ for mortgage insurance unit IPO

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 20, 2021
    Mortgage industry managers say the pandemic has hurt their business, disrupting mortgage lending and foreclosure processes, and affecting the ability of some borrowers to ...
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  • Albania Lending

    Eurozone banks to tighten access to credit in Q2: ECB survey

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 20, 2021
    FRANKFURT, April 20 (Reuters) – Eurozone banks plan to further tighten access to credit in the second quarter, a European Central Bank lending survey ...
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  • Albania Lending

    Governor Sejko presents BoA annual report 2020 to Parliamentary Committee on Economy and Finance

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 20, 2021
    Today, April 20, 2021, the Governor of the Bank of Albania, Mr. Gent Sejko, through an online communication, presented the annual report of the ...
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  • Albania Economy

    Brain drain? In Serbia, Montenegro and North Macedonia there are signs of ‘brain gain’

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 20, 2021
    New research suggests that migration patterns in at least some Western Balkan countries are more circular than previously believed. While the Western Balkans as ...
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  • Albania Credit

    Balkans rocked as leaked memo explores ethnic redefinition of Bosnia’s borders

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 20, 2021
    An explosive memo calling for redrawing the borders of independent countries formed after the break-up of Yugoslavia and reducing Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to ...
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  • Albania Real Estate

    Albanian wounded with knife 5 at Tirana mosque

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 19, 2021
    An Albanian armed with a knife attacked and injured five people on Monday in a mosque in the capital, police said, as investigators tried ...
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  • Albania Lending

    China to keep benchmark LPR lending rate unchanged for 12th month

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 19, 2021
    SHANGHAI, April 19 (Reuters) – China’s benchmark rate is expected to remain unchanged for a 12th month at its April fixing on Tuesday, according ...
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  • Albania Credit

    Comment: Don’t Fall for the Spin – Exit

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 19, 2021
    Following the leak of a Socialist Party database containing the data of more than 910,000 people, the Albanians learned that they had each received ...
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  • Albania Lending

    US data indicates “Boom”: base part effect, transient part, real part

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 19, 2021
    The long-awaited economic boom has finally arrived! The New York Fed’s weekly economic index exploded higher in late March and early April (see chart ...
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  • Albania Real Estate

    Police: Albanian wounded with knife 5 at Tirana mosque

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 19, 2021
    By LLAZAR SEMINI TIRANA, Albania (AP) – An Albanian armed with a knife attacked five people in a mosque in the capital Tirana on ...
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  • Albania Real Estate

    The Port Orange restaurant offers Greek cuisine “ with an Albanian touch ”

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 19, 2021
    PORT ORANGE – Shortly after moving to Port Orange with her family from Ohio six years ago, teenager Erision Tahiraj came up with the ...
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  • Albania Lending

    Merger Mania in the mortgage sector: a new residential buys Caliber

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 17, 2021
    WWe have seen a lot of mergers in the mortgage banking industry lately. Western Alliance recently purchased AmeriHome and Galton Funding, while New residential ...
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  • Albania Economy

    Mytilineos lands deal for Albanian substations

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 17, 2021
    Athens-listed Μytilineos announced Thursday that its Sustainable Engineering Solutions Business Unit (BU SES) has entered into a contract with Operatori i Sistemit te Transmetimit ...
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  • Albania Lending

    EBRD lends € 20 million to UniCredit Leasing Serbia to support SMEs

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 16, 2021
    BELGRADE (Serbia), April 16 (SeeNews) – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced that it is providing a loan of 20 ...
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  • Albania Credit

    Exit explains: more than 910,000 Albanians’ personal data leaked to politicians and the public – Exit

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 16, 2021
    Earlier this week, the media released details of a large database containing the personal information of more than 910,000 voters. It included members of ...
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  • Albania Lending

    SoftBank’s infusion to repay Credit Suisse investors went to Greensill Bank

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 15, 2021
    But the money never got to the Swiss bank. Greensill instead placed the money in its own German banking unit, according to a report ...
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  • Albania Lending

    Americans spend and don’t borrow. It is a problem for the banks.

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 15, 2021
    Bank of America said the first quarter was the highest on record for overall consumer spending. Photo: David Paul Morris / Bloomberg News April ...
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  • Albania Lending

    Bank of America profits double after freeing up bad debt reserves

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 15, 2021
    Bank of America Corp. BAC 1.24% said his profit doubled in the first three months of the year after releasing the money he set ...
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  • Albania Economy

    Albania’s real GDP will grow 4.5% in 2021, according to the Vienna Inst. for International Economic Studies – Tirana Times

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 15, 2021
    New forecasts from the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies for Eastern Europe suggest that Albania’s real GDP growth for 2021 will be 4.5%. ...
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  • Albania Lending

    What is the great advantage of Upstart lending?

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 14, 2021
    When you apply for a loan, most lenders will check your credit score and verify your income. But no Upstart Holdings (NASDAQ: UPST). The ...
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  • Albania Lending

    Square extends lending arm to Australian small businesses

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 14, 2021
    April 14 (Reuters) – Square Inc SQ.N will begin providing loans to small businesses in Australia, the payments company said on Wednesday, where it ...
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  • Albania Credit

    How music found its way through the isolation of Albania

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 14, 2021
    Even the determination of the Albanian regime to isolate itself from the rest of the world could not stop the rumors from the country’s ...
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  • Albania Lending

    JPMorgan profits hit record after bank releases bad debt reserves

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 14, 2021
    JPMorgan Chase JPM 1.55% & Co. posted an increase of nearly five times its quarterly profit, thanks to booming markets and an economic recovery ...
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  • Albania Economy

    Rama alludes to the grand coalition government, Basha refuses – Exit

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 14, 2021
    Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama hinted that his party was open to a grand coalition with the main opposition party, the Democratic Party (PD), ...
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  • Albania Lending

    Better.com Receives Funding As Demand For Its Digital Solution Rises

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 13, 2021
    Better.com has raised $ 500 million thanks to SoftBank’s investment. And the explosion in consumer demand for fully digital mortgage application processes should prompt ...
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  • Albania Credit

    IFALPA calls on Albania to adhere to international regulations and release three air traffic controllers

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 13, 2021
    MONTREAL – (BUSINESS WIRE) – The International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations (IFALPA) is extremely concerned about the latest developments in the situation regarding ...
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  • Albania Lending

    China: New bank loans increase in March, but overall credit growth slows

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 12, 2021
    March new loans 2.73 trln yuan compared to forecast 2.45 trln yuan New loans in first quarter at record high – Reuters calculations March ...
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  • Albania Real Estate

    Albania flights resume after 2-day airport closure

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 9, 2021
    TIRANA, Albania (AP) – Commercial flights resumed Friday at Tirana International Airport in Albania after being stranded for two days by a strike by ...
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  • Albania Lending

    Wall Street finds a new way to finance unprofitable tech companies

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 9, 2021
    No gains? No problem. Investors are funneling money to unprofitable software companies through a new type of debt deal. Non-bank lenders like Golub Capital, ...
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  • Albania Real Estate

    Avison Young, named best agency at the SEE Real Estate Awards gala

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 9, 2021
    After opening the first office in Romania almost four years ago, Avison Young has grown into one of the leading real estate consulting firms, ...
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  • Albania Real Estate

    ‘Essential’ flights resume at Tirana airport after strike

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 8, 2021
    Albanian infrastructure minister said Thursday that “essential” flights had resumed at the country’s only international airport following a strike by air traffic controllers. Belinda ...
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  • Albania Credit

    Instacart and DoorDash plan to launch their own credit cards

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 7, 2021
    Two of the biggest winners in the pandemic delivery boom are looking to launch their own credit cards. Instacart Inc. grocery delivery service chooses ...
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  • Albania Lending

    BlackRock must meet ESG goals or pay more to borrow money

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 7, 2021
    Investment giant BlackRock Inc. BLK 0.78% will need to meet its workforce diversity and other sustainable business goals to reduce corporate borrowing costs. The ...
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  • Albania Lending

    Credit Suisse wins $ 4.7 billion in Archegos Meltdown

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 6, 2021
    Credit Suisse CS 0.19% Group AG reported a $ 4.7 billion blow from the collapse of Archegos Capital Management, cut its dividend and said ...
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  • Albania Real Estate

    Facebook banned a farm of Albanian trolls supporting exiled Iranian activists

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 6, 2021
    Facebook deleted more than 1,000 fake accounts in March, including a few hundred linked to a troll farm in Albania. The company shared the ...
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  • Albania Lending

    SoFi to start offering automatic loan refinancing

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 5, 2021
    TThe online lender SoFi, which goes public through Chamath Palihapitiya’s blank check company Share capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. V (NYSE: IPOE), will soon allow ...
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  • Albania Real Estate

    Albanian economy loses 560 million euros due to pandemic – Tirana Times

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 3, 2021
    The Albanian economy lost 560 million euros due to the pandemic, making the pandemic one of the biggest economic crises to hit the country, ...
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  • Albania Lending

    Credit Suisse, Johnson & Johnson, Micron Technology: stocks that defined the week

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 2, 2021
    Credit Suisse CS -0.14% AG Group Major U.S. investor incendiary stock sale burned Credit Suisse and Nomura Holdings Inc. Global investment banks said on ...
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  • Albania Lending

    EBRD lends € 9.1 million to Albania KESH for floating photovoltaic power plant project

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 2, 2021
    TIRANA (Albania), April 2 (SeeNews) – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced that it will grant a 9.1 million euros ...
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  • Albania Lending

    GameStop has drawn attention to the equity lending market. Here’s what you need to know.

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 2, 2021
    The GameStop GME -6.56% earlier this year, the saga drew attention to the equity lending market, a financial arena relatively few investors are familiar ...
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  • Albania Lending

    Need a mortgage? Good luck. Lenders are tightening the standards.

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 2, 2021
    The mortgage market is booming, but getting approved for a home loan has been as difficult as it has been for years. Mortgage credit ...
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  • Albania Lending

    Unused student loans? Here is the smart thing to do

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 1, 2021
    You borrowed more than you need for college. What are you doing? Many borrowers don’t realize they can pay off unused federal credits. Or ...
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  • Albania Lending

    Why the shares of open loans are increasing today

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 1, 2021
    What happened Loan service company shares Open loan (NASDAQ: LPRO) were up about 10% as of 11:20 a.m. EDT after the company announced the ...
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  • Albania Lending

    Vacation home buyers have propelled the mortgage market. Now they face a test.

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 1, 2021
    The pandemic has sparked a furious rush to buy vacation homes. From now on, restrictions on the financing of these purchases will test the ...
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  • Albania Lending

    Credit Suisse effort to recover Greensill loans faces roadblock

    By Blake G. Keller
    April 1, 2021
    Credit Suisse Group AGof CS 0.19% Efforts to recoup $ 10 billion invested in loans from Greensill Capital face hurdles due to a complex ...
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  • Albania Real Estate

    Economist who brought Albania out of 1997 anarchy dies at 58

    By Blake G. Keller
    March 29, 2021
    Economist who brought Albania out of 1997 anarchy dies at 58 TIRANA, Albania (AP) – Bashkim Fino, who was appointed to lift Albania out ...
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    Help! Lufthansa canceled our tickets but kept our money

    By Blake G. Keller
    March 29, 2021
    DEAR TRIP TROUBLESHOOTING: Before the pandemic, my husband, two friends and I were supposed to go on a Gate 1 tour of Albania. Gate ...
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    Latest: Albania launches mass vaccinations against COVID-19 | Economic news

    By Blake G. Keller
    March 28, 2021
    TIRANA – Albania on Sunday launched a mass vaccination campaign ahead of the summer tourist season after acquiring 192,000 doses of Chinese Sinovac coronavirus ...
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  • Albania Lending

    Forwards are lively as England send Albania to maintain a perfect start

    By Blake G. Keller
    March 28, 2021
    England took two out of every two wins to start their World Cup qualifying campaign with a completely professional performance in Albania. England took ...
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    Kane, Mount score, England beats Albania 2-0 in WC qualifying

    By Blake G. Keller
    March 28, 2021
    If captain Harry Kane is the first name on England’s roster, then booming midfielder Mason Mount is not too far behind. Both players underlined ...
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    Albania vs England LIVE FREE (03/28/21): Watch 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers online | Time, USA TV, Channel

    By Blake G. Keller
    March 28, 2021
    England face Albania in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier at Air Albania Stadium in Tirane, Albania on Sunday March 28, 2021 (03/28/21). Cable-free ...
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  • Albania Real Estate

    French Voltalia wins 100 MW solar park project near Durres in Albania

    By Blake G. Keller
    March 26, 2021
    TIRANA (Albania), March 26 (SeeNews) – The Albanian Ministry of Energy has said that French renewable energy company Voltalia has won a tender for ...
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  • Albania Real Estate

    EP report on Albania: April general elections will be essential for consolidating democratic procedures

    By Blake G. Keller
    March 26, 2021
    BRUSSELS – The European Parliament adopted the reports on the 2019-2020 Commission reports on Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Serbia. The report on Albania ...
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  • Albania Lending

    Albania’s gross external debt down 3.1% qoq at end-December – table

    By Blake G. Keller
    March 25, 2021
    TIRANA (Albania), March 25 (SeeNews) – Albania’s gross external debt stood at 8.55 billion euros ($ 10.1 billion) at the end of December, down ...
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  • Albania Lending

    With negative rates, homeowners in Europe are paid to borrow

    By Blake G. Keller
    March 25, 2021
    LISBON – Paula Cristina Santos has a dream mortgage: the bank pays her. Its interest rate fluctuates, but right now it’s around minus 0.25%. ...
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  • Albania Lending

    Albania’s C-Bank keeps its key rate at 0.5%

    By Blake G. Keller
    March 25, 2021
    TIRANA (Albania), March 25 (SeeNews) – The Albanian central bank has decided to keep its key rate unchanged at 0.5%, as it considers the ...
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  • Albania Lending

    Bank lending to fossil fuel industry down 9% in year affected by COVID

    By Blake G. Keller
    March 24, 2021
    Band Simon Jessop LONDON, March 24 (Reuters) – The world’s largest banks cut lending to fossil fuel companies by 9% in 2020 due to ...
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  • Albania Lending

    New York regulator finds no fair violation of loans on Apple card apps

    By Blake G. Keller
    March 23, 2021
    A sign advertising the Apple Card at an Apple Store in New York in 2019. Photo: Richard B. Levine / Zuma Press March 23, ...
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  • Albania Lending

    Chinese technology faces new limits to connect banks and borrowers

    By Blake G. Keller
    March 23, 2021
    Chinese internet lenders face another setback, with potential restrictions on paid activities that could push them to take more risk with their own balance ...
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  • Albania Lending

    World Bank lends $ 62.5 million for modernization of Serbian railways

    By Blake G. Keller
    March 18, 2021
    BELGRADE (Serbia), March 18 (SeeNews) – The Board of Directors of the World Bank has approved a loan of $ 62.5 million (€ 52.3 ...
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  • Albania Credit

    bne IntelliNews – Albania’s foreign trade deficit increases in February

    By Blake G. Keller
    March 18, 2021
    Albania’s trade deficit reached ALL 27 billion (€ 218 million) in February, an increase of 2.7% year-on-year and 26.7% from January. Imports increased 15% ...
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  • Albania Real Estate

    Çka Ka Qëllu celebrates Albanian cuisine at Murray Hill

    By Blake G. Keller
    March 17, 2021
    You’ve probably eaten food made by Albanians, probably without realizing it. Almost 20 years ago, the New York Times reported that ethnic Albanian refugees ...
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  • Albania Real Estate

    The Larchmont family faces deportation – Theloop

    By Blake G. Keller
    March 17, 2021
    A simple paperwork error sparked a legal nightmare for a successful community businessman, his wife and two young daughters. Now, time is running out ...
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  • Albania Lending

    Unwanted loan rally cuts business borrowing costs

    By Blake G. Keller
    March 15, 2021
    Investors are clawing back loans from low-rating companies, fueling a recovery that is lowering borrowing costs for heavily indebted companies. Investors invested more than ...
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  • Albania Real Estate

    Balkan states under pressure to prosecute terrorist funders

    By Blake G. Keller
    March 15, 2021
    “Due to its geographical location and the non-transparent origin of capital in various investment projects, the risk of terrorist financing in Serbia remains quite ...
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