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The Foreign Investors Association of Albania (FIAA) marked the 25th anniversary of its founding with an exclusive Gala Event, a festive occasion that brought together leaders of nearly 100 member companies, foreign ambassadors accredited in Albania, senior representatives of the Albanian government, heads of business organizations, and many long-time friends of the Association.

The evening opened with warm greetings from Mr. Balazs Revesz, President of FIAA, who emphasized that while celebrating the Association’s history, the milestone also reflected Albania’s remarkable progress. Ms. Marinela Jazoj, FIAA’s Director, added a personal touch by sharing cherished memories from FIAA’s long and transformative journey.

FIAA proudly celebrates a monumental milestone – its 25th Anniversary, marking a quarter-century of excellence and achievements!

Thanks to the Founders, Members, Partners and Team, together for a quarter century have been built something truly special. Thank you all for contributing to this legacy.

In 25 years, FIAA has become a strong and Influential voice, representing foreign investment that has helped transform Albania’s economy. What truly defines these 25 years are the people, the dedication of the members, the partnerships built with the government and international institutions, and the lasting impact of every job created, every technology transferred, every barrier overcome.

Following the announcement for public consultation on the draft law “On some additions and amendments to Law no. 43/2015 “On the power sector,” published on 01 July, 2025, with a deadline of 29 July, 2025, the members of the FIAA’s Energy Industry Council were gathered virtually to address the main concerns and challenges of this Law impacting the power sector.

FIAA and the German Economic Team (GET) have partnered again for another Task, to conduct a joint analysis of the Albanian Business Environment during the Summer and Fall seasons.

Foreign Investors Association of Albania announces that it concluded a successful collaboration with the Embassy of Israel in Albania, which enabled the organization of a high-level conference on water and energy, with the distinguished participation of the Minister of Energy and Infrastructure of Israel, Mr. Eli Cohen and the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Energy of Albania, Mrs. Belinda Balluku, and many institutions and businesses from both Israel and Albania, operating in these sectors.

On 7 July, FIAA’s Director Marinela Jazoj met with Mr. Jean-Hippolyte Feildel, the new Financial Counselor for Western Balkans, representing the French Treasury in the region. Their discussion focused on Albania’s current economic landscape, business climate, and emerging opportunities for international investors in particular the French investors.

Following FIAA’s work towards the improvement of the Business Environment in the country, the Tax and Legal Committee of FIAA gathered virtually for the upcoming Edition of the White Book (WB) 2025-2029. The purpose in this task, is to align the WB Chapters with the integration process of the chapters Albania and EU are planning.

FIAA’s representatives Marinela Jazoj, Director and Pranvera Papamihali, Board Member, had the honor to participate at the FII Priority Europe 2025 Forum – Invest in a Connected Europe, an important international event which gathered distinguished guests from the around the world, among them also the President of France Emmanuel Macron and the Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama.

Foreign Investors Association of Albania in its mission to support the thriving of businesses and the improvement of business climate in Albania, in collaboration with Vodafone Albania, PwC Albania, the Commissioner for Data Protection as well as ProCredit Bank Albania and Teleperformance organized a workshop to share best practices of FIAA members, active in data intensive sectors such as telecommunications, banking, BPO and technology, and consulting, in the field of GDPR rules implementation.

FIAA’s membership gathered on March 12 on occasion of its Annual Meeting to welcome a report by the FIAA Board and the Executive team on the activities of the past year, learn about the plans for the year ahead, and elect two new board members.

The President of FIAA, Mr. Balazs Revesz opened the event with a remarkable overview of FIAA’s work in the past year and his first year at the head of the board, by highlighting some of the activities of the organization in the lobbying and networking field and some of the plans for 2025.