TIRANA, Jan  31 /ATA/ The Council of Investments held its regular meeting presided over by the Minister of Finance and Economy, Delina Ibrahimaj, who is the chairperson of IC.

This meeting was entitled “Challenges of small and medium-sized enterprises in the transition to alternative energy sources.”

The meeting included the presentation of the survey by the Secretariat of the Investment Council “Challenges of SMEs: Transition to alternative energy sources” and discussions with those present in the hall.

In her remarks, Ibrahimaj emphasized that so far the country’s economy has shown resilience and flexibility while the government has reacted by taking appropriate measures.

Referring to the topic of the discussion, the minister said that the green transition and investments in renewable energies at all levels of businesses are a common challenge.  She expressed the readiness to undertake appropriate initiatives in this direction, in cooperation with business.

“The challenge ahead of us is like no other and the response to this challenge is also different. The forms of business development must change. The green transition, renewable energy and sustainable solution for energy have been high on global agenda for years, “ said Ibrahimaj.

As Albanian businesses rely on electricity for their production, Minister Ibrahimaj said, the government has subsidized and will continue to subsidize the price of electricity for most businesses.

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