Prishtina, 10.09.2012 - Minster of Economic Development, Besim Beqaj, met today with the Regional Director of the World Bank, Jane Armitage and the Chief of the World Bank for Kosovo Jan-Peter Olters, to discuss on the recent developments in energy. The support of this highly important international institution has been confirmed in the meeting.

Prishtina, 07.09.2012 – Kosovo and Macedonia have an excellent political cooperation, which is also reflected in economy, said the Minister of Economic Development, Besim Beqaj, in the second Joint Committee meeting on economic cooperation held today in Skopje.

Prishtina, 6 September 2012 – Minister of Economic Development, Besim Beqaj, said that Kosovo has several concrete projects for the energy sector.

Prishtina, 05.09.2012 – The Government of Kosovo has a clear roadmap, and it is to ensure that KEK, within a timeframe determined by the Government and KEK, is no longer a heavy polluter of the environment in the Republic of Kosovo, said the Minister of Economic Development, Besim Beqaj.

Prishtina, 31.08.2012 – The Minister of Economic Development, Besim Beqaj, and his counterpart, Minister of Economy, Trade and Energy of Albania, Edmond Haxhinasto, concluded that the time has come to institutionalize the political will and readiness with a bilateral economic-trading agreement.

Prishtina, 23.08.2012 – The aim of the Government of the Republic of Kosovo is to ensure that the private sector is the main driver of the country’s economic development, said the Minister of Economic Development, Besim Beqaj, in a visit to “Abi” Company in Prizren.

Prishtina, 17 August 2012 - The Government Privatization Committee for PTK, in its meeting held on 17 August 2012, adopted the list of prequalified companies for participating in the bid to purchase 75% of PTK shares.

Prishtina, 17.08.2012 – The Minister of Economic Development, Besim Beqaj, has emphasized that according to constitutional obligations, in line with a vision for a sustainable economic development of the Government, and the annual action plan, MED strives to ensure structural economic reforms, for a functioning market economy, strengthening of the private sector, introduction of high professional and institutional standards, with the aim of ensuring sustainable economic growth and creating new jobs.

Prishtina, 13.08.2012 – Government Privatization Committee for PTK informed the public that today at 16:00 the deadline for the submission of applications for prequalification for the tender to purchase 75% of the POE Post and Telecom of Kosovo j.s.c. has expired.

Prishtina, 16 July 2012 – Minister of Economic Development, Besim Beqaj, received today Gregg Fairbrothers, Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Tuck School of Business and William Wechsler, vice-president and lecturer at the American University in Kosovo, with whom he discussed on the development of programs aimed at raising the capacities of entrepreneurs.