In her presentation, Muzhaqi said, “I was also born in Elbasan, but I spent very few years of my life in that city and then at the age of 17 I decided to go to England to continue my studies. I was very young at that time, but I still knew very well that I wanted to go to a well-known and prestigious University to gain as much knowledge as possible for the future.”

“I decided to finish high school in Cambridge. After two years there, with a very good scholarship thanks to the school that managed to sponsor my studies, I thankfully went to one of Europe’s best universities for economics, the London School of Economics. And there I graduated with a bachelor’s degree in economics, ” said Muzahqi.

“In 2013, you opened a platform that called on all Albanian students graduated abroad to return to Albania. That platform was very enticing and my mom sent it to me and I said ok I am going to apply too because they probably want people like me. I gladly applied to the Department of Finance which was also my domain and was accepted with great pleasure. But I thought I was not ready yet. I still had a lot to learn, it was not the right moment for me to contribute to my country, because I still needed to gain further knowledge ,” said Muzhaqi.

“So I decided to accept another position at Pricewaterhouse Coopers, where I worked as a tax consultant. After many years of work and expertise, I was accredited and promoted and even recruited to another company,” she said.

“The bottom line is that I have worked with businesses all the time. I have known all businesses, both Albanian and international ones, and so I have gained a better understanding of their problems. We have fought together with the challenges they have had with state institutions from time to time. I thought I should be inside. So I applied for another program, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. “I was selected and so I have been with the government for 2 years now to help them create a better business climate,” stressed Muzhaqi.

“It was a long, uphill battle. I think we have done a lot, but there is still work to be done and that is why I am here today. If I did not have new ideas and if I did not want to contribute, I would not be here with you today,” she said.
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