TIRANA, December 26/ATA/ Albanian exports to the United Kingdom increased by 2 and a half times during the 11 months of the current year, compared to the same period last year.
Referring to the foreign trade report published by the Institute of Statistics, exports to Britain are calculated at 2 billion ALL from 844 million ALL that were in the same period of 2021.
Meanwhile, imports also had a significant increase.
According to INSTAT, imports during the January-November period are calculated at 6.8 billion ALL, from 5.8 billion ALL that were for the same period of 2021.
After the British exit from the European Union, Albania has signed at the beginning of 2021 a partnership, trade and cooperation agreement with the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland.
The agreement ensures that goods originating from the United Kingdom and from Albania benefit from the same reciprocal preferential tariff treatment as they enjoyed when the United Kingdom was part of the European Union.
Referring to official analyzes and data, there is still a potential of trade relations between the two countries. /p.s./
