DYLER VJONI, DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF FINANCE AT THE ITALO-ALBANIAN BANK
Dyber Vrioni, when he shuns the constitution, threatens with the press law
- Article 35 of the Constitutional Provisions says: No one has the right to spread ideas of social hatred, division of any kind, as well as class, religious, regional and professional enmity, nor to take part in party, economic or commercial organs.
- Article 35 of the Constitutional Provisions says: No one among the ministers has the right to spread ideas of social hatred and division of any kind, as well as class, religious, regional and territorial hostility.
- According to the Agreement between the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Bank of Rome and the Albanian National Commercial Bank.
- Mr. VJONI opened the discussion and took part in the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the inauguration of the foreign trade credit sector for private and joint-stock enterprises.
Despite the somewhat forced, without consent, use of material published in this newspaper, the deputy prime minister and at the same time minister of Finance, Mr. Dyler Vrioni, opened the discussion and took part in the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the inauguration of the foreign trade credit sector for private and joint-stock enterprises.
He is a partner in the "Meksi" cabinet of Italian ministers and apparently acted with the same logic as the old regime. He began with threats against our newspaper and seems to have started turning into a defender of narrow financial interests.
The relevant agreements between the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Bank of Rome and the Albanian National Commercial Bank, for the authorization of the credit sector in foreign trade, were signed on 21 July 1991, between the foreign bank and Albanian financial institutions.
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FOREIGN TRADE:
Deficit of 38.5 billion lek
Imports reached almost four times the level of exports. While in imports Italy ranks third after Greece, in exports it reaches 48 percent.
During 1993, trade exports from our country reached 15.9 billion lek, while imports totaled 54.5 billion lek, leading to a passive trade balance of 38.6 billion lek.
According to customs specialists, the decline in exports compared with 1992 came as a result of the lack of all major products of traditional export, as well as the decline in industrial and private production, especially.
Fortunately, despite the fall in exports in 1993, their structure has improved. Thus, alongside plant and livestock products, nearly 40 percent is made up of the group: shoes, textiles and clothing. Our country still imports very large quantities of food goods. During 1993, these accounted for nearly 35.6 percent of imports, followed by machinery and equipment with 23.4 percent, chemicals and plastics with 18 percent, textiles with 7.3 percent, etc.
The countries with which Albania trades number about 80, but the first and main place is held by Italy. During 1993, it accounted for 35.9 percent of exports and 27.6 percent of imports. Greece ranks second with 22.9 percent of imports and 7.8 percent of exports. After it come Germany, Turkey, Macedonia, etc.
Compared with the previous year, it is noticeable that Italy is leading at very high rates, while there is a significant decline with the former Yugoslav republics and former Eastern Bloc countries.
Most exports are made for private businesses and joint companies, while imports are also dominated by the non-state sector.
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PPS AN AUCTION
The district councils headed... toward dissolution
It was a routine meeting of the Council of Ministers, which was gradually abolishing inherited decisions one by one, when suddenly in the discussion the order was given to carry out that decision to the end. The Council of Ministers had decided to dissolve the district councils and some enterprises under their control, on the grounds that these bodies had become a burden on the budget and an obstacle to the functioning of local government.
Today, however, the decision has sparked many debates over the way it is being implemented and over its consequences for administration.
The extension of deadlines and the lack of clarity in procedures has created uncertainty for many workers.
In some areas, the process is accompanied by complaints about the distribution of property and the fate of public enterprises.
According to specialists, the powers of local units and the way property is transferred must be defined more clearly.
The people about their prime minister
IN LEZHË: He is a good man. He has come out and met with the minister and comes to us with his eyes on us.
IN TIRANA: He is a big talker? he has learned with praise and highways and appears on television.
IN FIER: Former minister of agriculture and he left people stranded in the middle of the road.
IN ELBASAN: He is a man of many words and few deeds.
IN KUKËS: His government has promises, but it does not see our troubles.
IN PUKË: It is said he knows finance, but we do not feel it in our pockets.
IN KORÇË: He has worked with banks and papers, but bread does not come out of them.
IN SHKODËR: We hope he will not take us backward.
IN BERAT: He talks about reforms, but wages are late.
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BRIEFLY FROM THE COUNTRY
Is Himara being forgiven? the district
Together, whether as a result of recent developments in the country, the progress of agrarian reform, or other accumulated problems, concerns among the population have also noticeably increased in the district of Vlora. During a visit to Himara, the Minister of Agriculture and Food was presented with some of the main problems faced by farmers, especially those related to water supply, the marketing of produce, and the local tax system.
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