The western Balkans countries are attractive to investors seeking low-cost locations in Europe. However, a lack of integration is limiting the region's prospects. 

Albania and North Macedonia are hopeful of being granted official EU accession talks by the end of 2019, with other western Balkan countries watching on keenly.

Tirana’s bicycle-loving mayor tells fDi about his plans to remake the city into a modern European capital.

Albania's tourism minister speaks to fDi about his plans for the sector and his hopes of EU membership for the country.

Albania’s minister of finance and economy Arben Ahmetaj says the country's European identity and reform plans cannot be extinguished.

Albania’s prime minister, Edi Rama, chats to Jacopo Dettoni about his hopes for beginning negotiations to join the EU and how membership talks will change his country’s image among investors.

With massive potential in the tourism and energy sectors, Albania is ripe for development. But first it must weed out corruption in the legal system and the property sector, writes Jason Mitchell.

Albania's new government has set about ridding the country of its reputation for corruption and demonstrating to investors from the western Balkans and beyond that it is very much open for business, its prime minister Edi Rama says.