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Last reviewed: 16 March 2009 |
Country information
Trade and investment
UK development assistance
Since 1991, the EU has provided the bulk of foreign aid to Albania. The UK contributed around £2.3 million in bilateral aid in 2006, mainly in technical assistance aimed at building government capacity for policy formulation and for the development of effective services. In addition, in 2006, the UK contributed around £6million through the EU's CARDS programme to Albania.
Details of the Department for International Development's (DfID) programme in Albania can be viewed on the DFID website.
Trade and investment with the UK
UK import and export figures for Albania (mainly specialised industrial machinery, medicinal and pharmaceutical products, power generating machinery and equipment) totalled £10.36m in 2006 (Jan-June). Business opportunities for foreign companies arise from the large untied inflow of funding from the International Financial Institutions such as the World Bank, IBRD, the UN Agencies and EBRD.
