TIRANA, March 1/ATA/ Albanian exports to North Macedonia increased by more than 3 times during January.
According to official INSTAT data on foreign trade, goods worth over ALL 1.5 billion were exported to North Macedonia in January.
INSTAT announced that exports compared to January 2021 marked an increase of about ALL 1.032 billion.
During January of this year, imports marked a slight increase of only ALL 50 million. Referring to the data, imports result in the figures of ALL 602 million against ALL 555 million in the first month of 2021.
The most exported products continue to be fresh products: tomatoes, cucumbers, fresh fish, fresh citrus fruits, dough products, etc.
Albania and Macedonia cooperate closely in the implementation of the CEFTA 2006 agreement and since 2011, trade between the two countries has been liberalized and is no subject to customs duties. /j.p/sm/
