AATDA AL Co-sponsors Successful Tirana B2B event for Businesses from Corridor Region

AATDA AL joined with the Albanian American Chamber of Commerce and the Foreign Investors Trade Associate (FITA) to host a Business to Business meeting in Tirana on July 17. The trio of Albanian organizations teamed with Kosovo Business Support (KBS), the Macedonian Business Resource Center (MBRC) and the FLAG project of Bulgaria, with funding from KBS (USAID). Over 100 firms participated from Albania, along with 50 from Macedonia, 50 from Kosovo, and 50 from Montenegro, and a smaller number from Bulgaria. Firms represented the tourism, construction materials, cosmetics, textiles and other industries. Company representatives established business contacts with businesses from neighboring countries, exchanged information and began negotiations for cooperation, trade and investment. The event was widely covered by Albanian television, radio and press.

Based on the success of the meeting, two additional B2B events are being scheduled in the near future for Macedonia and Serbia. Plans call for expanding the invitations to other countries in the region ranging from Slovenia to Turkey. We will announce details of these B2B event as soon as they are announced.