Tirana, March 2014.
Throughout the crisis that heavily affected its main EU trading partners and spilled over through trade,remittances and investment links, Albania has managed to avoid recession though economic growth has slowed.
Tirana, March 2014.
Two friends sitting in a pub on the top floor of a new skyscraper in Tirana. Endry (girl illuminated by a flash) comes back to Albania after she lived abroad for 11 years.
Tirana, March 2014.
Home interior. A study by the National Institute of Statistics, INSTAT, and the International Organization for Migration, IOM, says many of the returned migrants see return to Albania in only temporary terms. Only 40 per cent of the returnees see their future in Albania.
North of Albania, March 2014.
Agim Dini has opened his farm with the help of a financial project (Oxfam Italia onlus) for migrants that came back to Albania.
Tirana, March 2014.
Elda in her house. She has studied abroad to find a good job, despite her efforts she didn’t find anything so she came back to Albania.
Tirana, March 2014.
View of Tirana from the window. The census data revealed that the albanians returned tend to be relatively young, and of working age.
South of Albania, March 2014.
Island of Curfù. Many Albanians in Greece are transferring savings to banks at home, fearful of what might happen if Greece leaves the euro. Some Greek and Italian companies have also begun to set up firms in Albania run by trusted Albanians who worked for them.
Tirana, March 2014.
New district. Attracting foreign direct investments is crucial for the balance of Albania’s economy and also for boosting productivity and diversifying Albania’s rather narrow production.
Tirana, March 2014.
According to a survey carried out by Usadis, paid for by the United States Department of State and the Albanian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, about 200,000 people in the past five years have left Greece to return to Albania.
