ALBANIAN PORT

BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE PORT of Durrës, in Albania - one of Europe's poorest countries - is to receive a much needed financial shot in the arm of Euro 17 million from the European Investment Bank, which will pay for the rehabilitation and upgrading of cargo handling facilities and quays. Durrës is easily the largest and most important of Albania's four ports, handling around 85 per cent of the country's international maritime traffic.The EIB, the European Union's long-term financing institution, is working closely with the World Bank to develop Durrës; Brussels ...


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