[ALBSA-Info] News blurbs from ADN

[Agron Alibali]

Wednesday, August 29, 2001

Macedonia Chief Guerrilla Says War Is Over

SIPKOVICA, Macedonia - The armed struggle is finished in Macedonia, according to the leader of the ethnic Albanian guerrillas, who says the new task is to make sure the peace process holds. As NATO troops begin collecting the weapons of his National Liberation Army, guerrilla leader Ali Ahmeti said Macedonia’s government and the country’s ethnic Albanian minority in the end must “continue to live together.More...

Notorious Gang Resurfaces in Lushnja

LUSHNJA - A notorious gang that had ravaged this district after 1997 only to disappear following some police arrests, has resurfaced, taking under its control the area of Karavasta Lagoon, one of Albania’s ecological pearls, daily Korrieri said. A bullet-proof car has blocked the entrance to the lagoon for the last five weeks, in attempts to retake control of the fishing industry of the area, which they had monopolized with gun threats up until October 1999.More...

ABA Increases Deposit Rates after BoA Warning

TIRANA - The American Bank of Albania is the first to raise deposit interest rates in the Albanian currency following the move by the central bank. ABA raised interest rates by 0.75 percent, to 8.75 percent, this week, a move causing some experts say that the other private banks in the country will shortly follow suit, according to a report in daily Shekulli.More...

Big Numbers for AMC Owner

ATHENS - Fast-growing mobile phone operator CosmOTE is expected to post a 546-percent year-on-year jump in first-half net income, a Reuters poll of analyst forecasts showed. CosmOTE, which has enjoyed strong subscriber growth since it became the third market entrant in 1998, is due to report first-half 2001 figures tomorrow.More...

 



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