Business

Message from the Embassy

Thank you for visiting Embassy Tirana’s new business webpage. We are committed to enhancing the economic and commercial relationship between the United States and Albania. Albania is close friend and ally of the United States and we welcome your interest in exploring business and investment opportunities here.

In recent years, Albania has made great strides in promoting trade and opening a variety of sectors to foreign investment. A low tax regime coupled with a strong pro-American stance makes Albania an attractive destination for U.S. investors. Specifically, opportunities for foreign investment exist in the energy and infrastructure sectors. The Embassy actively supports U.S. investors looking to explore these potential opportunities in Albania.

Potential U.S. exporters can start by visiting the National Export Initiative website and the Department of Commerce’s web site for U.S. exporters. Potential investors in the U.S. economy may start at Invest in America(r).

In the section, you will find valuable information if you are a newcomer to the Albanian market or if you are looking to export to Albania. The Embassy offers a variety of Foreign Commercial Service Branded Services to help support your business needs. You will also find useful economic data as well as important in-country contacts no matter your area of interest.

U.S. Embassy Tirana, Albania

Contact Us

Economic and Commercial Affairs, Albania
Email: USALBusiness@state.gov

Michael P. Ball
Economic and Commercial Officer
United States Embassy
Rruga Stavro Vinjau, 14,
Tirana, Albania
Email: BallMP@state.gov

Ms. Edi Jacellari
Commercial Assistant
United States Embassy
Rruga Elbasanit 103
Tirana, Albania
Email: jacellarie@state.gov

U.S. Embassy in Albania General Switchboard
Phone: + (355) 42 247 285
Fax: + (355) 42 232 222

Doing Business in Albania

Getting Started in Albania Getting Started with U.S. Commercial Service Getting Started with the Department of Agriculture Albania Commercial Guide Investment Climate Statement Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC)

Getting Started in Albania

In order to conduct business effectively in Albania, it is essential for U.S. firms to have a basic overview of economic conditions and opportunities in Albania. We highly suggest you visit the export.gov page to access the latest Country Commercial Guide on Albania which is prepared annually by the economic and commercial team in Tirana.

Learn How to Get Started in Albania

Getting Started with U.S. Commercial Service

The U.S. Commercial Service (CS), part of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration, offers companies a full range of expertise in international trade. Companies can find assistance locally in more than 100 U.S. Commercial Service offices nationwide and in more than 70 international offices.

Read More About U.S. Commercial Service

Getting Started with the Department of Agriculture

The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) links U.S. agriculture to the world to enhance export opportunities and global food security. In addition to its Washington, D.C. staff, FAS has a global network of 98 offices covering 177 countries. These offices are staffed by agricultural attachés and locally hired agricultural experts who are the eyes, ears, and voice for U.S. agriculture around the world. FAS staff identify problems, provide practical solutions, and work to advance opportunities for U.S. agriculture and support U.S. foreign policy around the globe.

Learn more about USDA

Albania Commercial Guide

These reports on market conditions, opportunities, regulations, and business customs prepared at U.S. Embassies worldwide by the Department of Commerce Department, Department of State, and other U.S. agencies’ professionals.

Read The Commercial Guide For Albania

Investment Climate Statement

The U.S. Department of State’s Investment Climate Statements provide country-specific information on the business climates of more than 170 countries and economies. They are prepared by economic officers stationed in embassies and posts around the world and analyze a variety of economies that are or could be markets for U.S. businesses of all sizes.

Read the Statement for Albania

Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC)

In 1985, the Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC), a joint venture between the Department of State and the U.S. private sector, created by then Secretary of State George P. Shultz under the Federal Advisory Committee Act to interact on overseas security problems of mutual concern. Objectives of this joint venture are: to establish a continuing liaison between security officials in both the private and public sector; to provide for regular exchanges of information concerning developments in the overseas security environment; recommend methods for planning and implementation of security programs abroad; and recommend methods to mitigate risks to American private sector interests worldwide. These objectives remain in the current OSAC Charter.

Doing Business in the U.S.

Getting Started

Since its inception, SelectUSA has facilitated more than $78 billion in investment, creating and/or retaining over 95,000 U.S. jobs. In fiscal year 2019 alone, SelectUSA facilitated more than $18.5 billion in investment. We work with the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service and entities across government to facilitate job-creating business investment into the United States and raise awareness of the critical role that economic development plays in the U.S. economy.

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