February 27, 2018 - ESC Adriatic

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Regional Investment Platform for Western Balkans launched

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Regional Investment Platform for Western Balkans launched 26.02.2018 One-stop shop for investors to raise region’s attractiveness A new electronic tool has been launched at the EBRD Western Balkans Investment Summit in London which will facilitate market access and raise the region’s attractiveness to foreign direct investment, a key driver of growth in emerging markets. The online Regional Investment Platform will provide a one-stop shop for foreign investors interested in the Western Balkans. It was developed by the regional chamber of commerce, the Chamber Investment Forum, established in July 2017 and bringing together the national chambers of the six Western Balkans countries Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYR Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia. Launching the platform together with the chairman of the Chamber Investment Forum, Marko Cadez, EBRD President Suma Chakrabarti said: “This platform…

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SHELL, another major investment in the oil sector in Albania

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SHELL, another major investment in the oil sector in Albania Published on: 20 February 2018 Remarks by Prime Minister Edi Rama at the signing ceremony of SHELL hydrocarbon Agreement in Block 4, in Shpirag, Berat: The legend says that the 23 reddish-brown slopes of mount Shpirag are due to a battle two brothers did, namely Shpirag and Tomorr over a girl they both loved, Osume. Tomorr drew his sword and cut Shpirag to pieces. This area is renowned for its cultural heritage and ample nature richness over the centuries, most of which similar to the mountain legend, lay sleeping. Such is the overwhelming oil supply believed to be buried in Shpirag’s underground, a reserve that can transform the future for good, not of this region only but Albania as a…

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Press release: First joint Med-TSO & ENTSO-E Euro-Mediterranean grid map

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Press release: First joint Med-TSO & ENTSO-E Euro-Mediterranean grid map 27 February 2018 Med-TSO and ENTSO-E map: more than 400 000 km of interconnected power networks in the Euro-Mediterranean First joint Med-TSO & ENTSO-E Euro-Mediterranean grid map Med-TSO (the Association of the Mediterranean Transmission System Operators for electricity, operating the High Voltage Transmission Networks of 18 Mediterranean Countries), and ENTSO-E (the European Network of Transmission System Operators) publish the first joint map of their interconnected electricity transmission networks. The map covers the 300 000 km of grids operated by ENTSO-E members and 400 000 km of grids operated by Med-TSO members (some of it overlapping). It took two years to produce this accurate and exhaustive overview of transmission grids in the Euro-Mediterranean region. “We are really proud about this result”, commented Angelo…