Albania
An EU candidate with the region's lowest profit tax and company registration in one to two days
Albania is a small market — under three million people — and its value to an exporter lies elsewhere than in volume. Accession negotiations with the Union are under way, the Stabilisation and Association Agreement is in force, and Albania is a CEFTA member, so one presence covers the Western Balkans. Construction, energy, tourism and agri-food are growing; it buys machinery, materials and technology. Incorporation is the simplest in the region administratively, which does not make trading simple — banking infrastructure and contract enforcement are weaker.
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Setting up a company
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- ·Legal forms
- ·Minimum capital
- ·How long registration takes
Taxes
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- ·Corporate income tax
- ·VAT
Visas and residence
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- ·Short stay
- ·Work permit
Investment opportunities
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- ·Where the capital goes
What it makes and needs
Construction and building materials, energy including hydro, tourism, textiles and footwear under inward-processing arrangements, agriculture and food processing. It buys machinery, transport equipment, chemicals and finished goods.
Importing into their market
Under the Stabilisation and Association Agreement, industrial goods originating in the Union enter duty-free where origin is proven. As across the region — without proof of origin the ordinary rate applies. Albania is a CEFTA member, so goods made here reach the whole Western Balkans.
Outlook
What to watch: the progress of EU accession talks and the regulatory alignment that comes with them, which simplifies trade; investment in the port of Durrës and in road links to Kosovo and North Macedonia; and whether tourism growth pulls demand for building materials and technology with it.
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