Speeches Shim
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On April 24th, USAID, the Embassy of Sweden, and the Center for Entrepreneurship and Executive Development, in collaboration with Municipality of Shkodra, held a groundbreaking ceremony at the farm of Ahmet Sylejmani in Muriqan,Shkodra.
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On April 17th, USAID’s Planning and Local Governance Project and the Ministry of Finance and Economy organized a national conference whose participants included Mayors from all municipalities throughout Albania, local government associations, the Agency for the Support of Local Self-Government, civil society representatives, and donor community representatives.
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USAID Country Representative Catherine Johnson, Prime Minister Edi Rama, and Minister of Energy and Infrastructure Damian Gjiknuri presented Albania's new National Energy Strategy 2018-2030.
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USAID’s Planning and Local Governance Project is assisting three municipalities in the creation of Economic Development Advisory Councils to strengthen and institutionalize private sector engagement.
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On February 14, Kevin McLaughlin, USAID Planning and Local Governance Project Chief of Party, and Armando Subashi, Mayor of Fier, signed a letter of agreement for cooperation in preparing the feasibility study and design project for a new livestock market in Fier. These documents will open the way for financing the construction of the facility by the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP).
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