TIRANA, May 20 /ATA/- According to geographical orientation, the EU countries, Italy in particular, remain the principal trading partners of Albania in terms of exports and imports.
Bank of Albania reports that the first quarter this year has seen a reduction of export weights to countries such as Serbia, Switzerland and Slovenia (compared to the previous year) due to decline in exports of electricity.
At the same time, there has been an increase in import weights from countries such as Switzerland and Serbia, where electricity is imported.
According to INSTAT figures, trade of domestic goods to Italy recorded an increase of ALL 945 million compared to March 2018. However, the first quarter of the year has seen figures increase in comparison to the first three months of 2018 by roughly ALL 150 million.
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