Prishtina, 10 January 2012 – Minister of Economic Development, Besim Beqaj, held a reception today for a delegation of Turkish businessmen, and informed them on the developments in the field of economy, Kosovo’s economic perspective and its legal infrastructure.

Prishtina, 10 January 2012 – The Government PTK Privatization Committee informed that the expressions of interest phase for the prequalification of companies for the PTK privatization transaction advisor services has concluded.

Prishtina, 28 December 2011 – Minister of Economic Development, Besim Beqaj, received the President of the Italian-Kosovar Chamber of Commerce, Hamdi Muhameti. The focus of the discussion was investment opportunities in the Republic of Kosovo by the Italian businesses.

Prishtina, 27 December 2011 – Completion of the legal framework on economy, the positive opinion of the Energy Community Treaty on the KOSTT complaint, and a 96 percent realization of MED budgetary projections, are considered as the major successes of the Ministry for 2011 by Minister Beqaj.

Prishtina, 20 December 2011 – Minister of Economic Development (MED), Besim Beqaj, received today the Ambassador of United Arab Emirates in Ankara and the non-residential UAE Ambassador in Kosovo, Khalid Khalifa Al Mualla, with whom he discussed on the possibilities to intensify economic cooperation between the two countries.

Prishtina, 15 December 2011 – Economic development and social welfare are wherever factories are, said today Minister of Economic Development, Besim Beqaj, during his visit to the re-privatized company Llamkos – GalvaSteel in Vushtrri, while underlining the support of the Government for private sector development.

Prishtina, 10 December 2011 – As part of its engagements, the Ministry of Economic Development is paying special significance to projects aiming at the promotion of energy efficiency, which improves security of supply of electricity, said Deputy Minister of Economic Development Ramadan Hasani.

Prishtinë, 2 December 2011 – Ministry of Economic Development (MED) has signed a co-financing agreement with the Swiss Office for Cooperation for the Project “Rural Water and Sanitation Support Program, Phase IV” to be implemented in the Southeastern Kosovo.

Prishtina, 01 December 2011 – Under the 16-day campaign against violence against women, a delegation of the Economic Development Ministry, namely its Human Rights Unit, visited the women’s association “Bliri” in Drenas, and the textile factory UNIKAT in Pejë.

Prishtinë, 1 December 2011 – Senior of the Economic Development Ministry, Municipality of Podujevë, and GIZ representatives inaugurated on Thursday the project for efficient lighting in the street “Zahir Pajaziti” in Podujevë with a project value of 79,000 Euros, enabling an energy saving of 13,000 Euros per year.