TIRANA, February 19/ATA/ Minister of Economy and Innovation Delina Ibrahimaj stated today that within the current year the government will approve the draft law for the protection of local production.
Responding to the opposition’s statements in the Parliament, Ibrahimaj emphasized that as a matter of fact Albanian economy has been growing above the European average for years.
“The Albanian economy has been growing above the average of the Western Balkan countries for years. GDP has increased, employment has increased, unemployment has decreased, investments have increased, foreign direct investments have increased and consumption has increased”, said Ibrahimaj.
According to her, all macroeconomic indicators are increasing.
“Should we support Albanian production? Yes, without a doubt and we will support Albanian production. Therefore, within the government program, we have defined and will approve the law on ‘Made in Albania’, which will be approved during the current year”, said Minister Ibrahimaj.
Ibrahimaj hoped that when the law, along with all the incentives for local production, will be presented to the Parliament, it will also get the support of the opposition, since as she put it, referring to the discussions in the Parliament, it is very concerned about Albanian production. /j.p/p.s./
