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Business and Economics

  • Ministria e Financave
    URL:  http://www.minfin.gov.al
    Website of the Albanian Ministry of Finance. In English and Albanian.


  • Banka e Shqipërisë
    URL:  http://www.bankofalbania.org/
    Bank of Albania website, in English and Albanian. Provides information on monetary policy and statistics. 


  • Albania Economic Development Agency
    URL:  http://aeda.gov.al/
    This agency was created by the Albanian government to promote investment in that country. The site contains information on the Albanian economy and banking system, and is in English.  

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    Educational Institutions

    As there are only 6 universities in Albania, there are only a few websites relating to education.  The major site seems to be the University of Tirana.  There are links from this page to related links, primarily government institutions.


  • University of Tirana
    URL:    http://pages.albaniaonline.net/ut
    This is one of the only university sites in Albania.  There are general sites on Albania with links to information on secondary schools, but even these are sparse.   

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    Government and Law

  • Presidenca e Shqipėrisė [Presidency of Albania] 
    URL:    http://www.president.al/
    This is the Home Page of the President of the Republic of Albania. This site is available in English and Albanian.  There is general information on Albania and information on the president, with his press releases, public addresses, speeches, and interviews.


  • Albanian Parliament
    URL:  http://www.parlament.al/
    This is the official site of the Albanian Parliament.  The main pages of the site are available in English or Albanian. There is biographical information on the parliamentary deputies and while this is only in Albanian, the bulletin of the parliament can be accessed in English.  There is some access to legal information at this site via a database of recently passed laws.  The site will provide a profile of laws passed: date passed, subject of the law, revisions and law number.  If there is full text in Albanian, there is a link.  The database must be searched in Albanian.


  • Guide to Law Online
    URL:  http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/albania.html
    This link is from the Law Library of Congress page on the Republic of Albania. It provides many links to Government branches, the Constitution, and many legal guides and resources related to Albania.

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    Maps

  • Albania Maps
    URL:    http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/albania.html
    Site is maintained by the University of Texas at Austin. It has links to many different types of maps.

    Media

  • Albania Media Links
    URL:    http://www.delalb.cec.eu.int/en/links/links_albania_media.htm
    This is from the European Commission's Delegation to the Republic of Albania website. It has many links to newspapers and news agencies. In English and Albanian.


  • Albanian.com
    URL:    http://www.albanian.com
    This is a site has links to news, community information, web links and forums. In Albanian and English.

    Phone Directories

  • Albania Yellow Pages
    URL:    www.albanianyellowpages.com

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    Search Engines and Directories

  • AlbaFind
    URL:    http://www.albafind.com/
    This search engine lists Albanian websites.  There are listservs on specific topics related to Albania accessible from this site.


  • ICC
    URL:    http://www.icc-al.org

  • Albinfo
    URL:   www.albinfo.com

  • Albania Online
    URL:   albanian.com/main

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    Women's Issues

  • Committee for Women and Family
    URL:    www.cwf.gov.al
    This site has links to statements of government policy on the position of women in Albanian society as well as information on international law on women's rights.  There are statistics on women in Albania and references to the legal codes pertaining to the status of women in Albania.  The site has a limited number of links to international sites related to the subject.

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