{"id":15639,"date":"2021-06-14T12:01:29","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T10:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=15639"},"modified":"2021-06-14T12:06:04","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T10:06:04","slug":"absence-of-tourism-harmed-albanian-economy-by-around-e100-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/absence-of-tourism-harmed-albanian-economy-by-around-e100-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Absence of tourism harmed Albanian economy by around \u20ac100 million"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Albanian economy has lost around \u20ac100 million in the first quarter of the year due to a lack of foreign tourists.<\/p>\n<p>According to data from the Bank of Albania, revenue derived from foreigners added up to \u20ac240 million, as opposed to \u20ac346 million from last year.<\/p>\n<p>But on the other hand, border closures seem to have reduced the expenditures of Albanian citizens abroad.<\/p>\n<p>The Albanian central bank reports that from January to March, Albanians spent \u20ac138 million outside the country, or \u20ac115 million less.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, at the beginning of the pandemic, Albanians had spent \u20ac253 million abroad.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the factors that led to this shrinking in the first semester are the pandemic, restrictions imposed at EU borders on movements such as COVID-19 tests or quarantine.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, the Albanian economy lost around \u20ac1.1 billion, however, the Albanian government has high expectations for this year\u2019s tourism season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/04\/06\/unskilled-workers-from-abroad-and-their-impact-on-the-albanian-economy\/\">Unskilled workers from abroad and their impact on the Albanian economy<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/04\/01\/28-000-people-dipped-into-poverty-world-bank-economy-to-rebound-by-4-4-restrictions-on-tourism\/\">28.000 people plunged into poverty, World Bank: Economy to rebound by 4.4%, restrictions on tourism<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/01\/18\/albania-s-economy-worst-hit-among-countries-in-the-region\/\">Albania\u2019s economy worst hit among countries in the region<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Albanian economy has lost around \u20ac100 million in the first quarter of the year due to a lack of foreign tourists. According to data from the Bank of Albania, revenue derived from foreigners added up to \u20ac240 million, as opposed to \u20ac346 million from last year. 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