Prishtina, 24 April 2012 – The Minister of Economic Development (MED), Besim Beqaj, ensured a number of Croatian investors that Republic of Kosovo is conducting all necessary legislative changes, which will serve the creation of a favorable environment for foreign businesses.

Prishtina, 19.04. 2012 – The Government is interested to improve the national trade balance, which can only achieved through adequate export levels and long-term and reliable partnerships, which the businesses can establish through their contacts, said the Minister of Economic Development, Besim Beqaj.

Prishtina, 17. 04. 2012 – In its meeting held on Tuesday, the Government Privatization Committee (GPC) for the KEDS project received a request from prequalified companies for the extension of the bid submission deadline to 21 May of this year.

Prishtina, 17. 04. 2012 – Today, the Government Committee on PTK Privatization held its meeting in order to present the new transaction advisor and the PTK privatization implementation plan.

Prishtina, 13. 04. 2012 0 – The Minister of Economic Development (MED), Besim Beqaj, praised the readiness of the American Chamber of Commerce in Kosovo to extend its partnership to the Government of Kosovo in promoting public-private partnerships, which serve the country’s economic development.

Prishtina, 05. 04. 2012 – The Government of Republic of Kosovo remains dedicated to the implementation of adequate reforms in the sphere of economy, in order to guarantee economic development sustainability. In this context, the Government is engaged in advancing structural reform in Republic of Kosovo and establishing a market of European standards, which will be ready to face EU market competition, part of which we also aim to become in the future.

Prishtina, 03.04. 2012 – “The World Bank has started to implement the first country partnership strategy with Kosovo. This means that the WB is treating Kosovo as a member state with equal rights in this mechanism,” said the Minister of Economic Development during a press conference with the Deputy President of the WB for Europe and Central Asia, Philippe Le Houerou.

Prishtina, 30. 03. 2012 – The local business community granted its support for the country’s energy projects, with special emphasis on projects that contribute to sustainable energy supply, advance utilization of renewable energy sources and improve energy efficiency.

Prishtina, 27. 03. 2012 – The Government Committee for KEDS Privatization (GPC) approved the extension of the deadline for submission of bids until 20 April, during its meeting held on Tuesday. This decision was taken to accommodate requests by prequalified companies (Limak, Calik, Elsewedy and TAIB), which requested additional time from the GPC to prepare their bids for the privatization of KEK’s Electricity Distribution and Supply Functions.

Brussels, 22.03. 2012 – The European Commission Energy Commissioner, Gunther Oettinger, welcomed Kosovo’s engagements in electricity and natural gas infrastructure projects, while underlining the European Commission support to such projects.