strategic projects & investment opportunities in tirana
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Strategic Projects & Investment Opportunities
in Tirana
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Municipality of Tirana as an important
factor in the city economic development.
In order to improve dialogue Business - Institution –
Community, the policies are designed and
incentives are implemented for businesses, to
establish and maintain a favorable economic
climate, employment growth, protection of free
competition, the expansion of trade and policies tax
reductions.
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Business Climate
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Main reforms during 2011 – 2012
STARTING A BUSINESS: One Stop Shop was opened in 2012, through which it is possible: Reduction of documentation, simplified procedures, reduction of time for application and review, reduction of business costs.
DEALING WITH CONSTRUCTION PERMITS: With the new reform it will be possible to issues a building permit in 45 days as compared to around 350 days that it was before.
PAYING TAXES: Reduction & elimination of 65 taxes out of 85 that were in force before -
Online payments.
PROTECTING INVESTORS: By adopting the new structure is created Directorate of Foreign
Investment Promotion at the Municipality of Tirana, a structure which will assist foreign
investors and will attract foreign investments in the city
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Improving the business climate
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One-Stop-Shop-Center"provides services and advice to clients, quality and in real time, ensures a
more successful business versus a lower cost. With the establishment of this center becomes
possible even execute on-line procedures, which are another bonus for business.
This approach brings advantages for the business organizations and significantly improves the
quality of services by:
• Reducing the documentation;
• Simplifying the procedures;
• Reducing time for application / review;
• Reducing costs.
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One Stop Shop
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A number of fiscal incentives and exemptions for fees have been applied:
• The property tax for family category is reduced by 30%;
• For manufacturing business category decreased by 30%.
• Tax reduction is also applied to the tax on SB (manufacturing business category ) by
reducing the tax level by 30%.\
• A reduced rate of tax on hotel accommodation from 5 to 3% of the price;
• Green provisional tax is cancelled for family and business category;
• Are excluded from household cleaning fee the categories as follows: Retirees, Veterans,
War and Labor Invalids, welfare beneficiaries, the blind, the paraplegic tetraplegic sick
person;
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Fiscal Policies
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For a more favorable climate for business, the following incentives have
been introduced:
• Are exempt from paying taxes on property, identifying Tax table, cleaning and waste
treatment Tariff for four years, all new business entities in Tirana, which employ over 50
employees, taken from the list of unemployed by the Employment Office in Tirana.
• The obligation is reduced by 30% for Tax impact on infrastructure on construction permits for
all the subjects of construction, employing over 75 employees, taken from the list of
unemployed by the Employment Office in Tirana.
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Fiscal Policies
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What will be achieved:
• The employment of youth; university and non university graduates
• The employment of vulnerable groups
• Vocational rehabilitation
• Access to internship and programs for students
• Support for Business founded by young people
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Employment Program 2012-2014
The lack for many years of Tirana General Urban Plan (GUP)
for the city and the whole region has leaded to an unbalanced
development and misusage of the land. The new plan aims to
be a working tool to coordinate the urban development issues
and to lead the public investments of the region. GUP other
main issues are to:
1. Create a sustainable urban structure for the city and the
region
2. Lead the public and private investments for the
development of the city
3. Provide a balanced development between public and
private interest in the region
4. Create an offer with equal opportunities between actors
and factors in the process of territory planning and
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Current Regulatory Plan of Tirana provides five economic
poles, (including governor institutions; banks; art, culture &
religious institutions; retail & commercial centers; sport & play
activities), as follows:
1. Northern Pole: Railway station - Tirana River shore - New
Boulevard CBD (Central Business District)
2. Western Pole: Field of Aviation - CBD
3. South - Western Pole: Artificial Lake Dam - Recreational
4. South - Eastern part: Student City – Educational
5. Eastern Pole: Hospital "Mother Teresa" - Health
Tirana General Urban Plan and Innovation
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Tirana spatial Growth
Tirana General Urban Plan
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• Creation of new suburban parks (Vaqarr hills,
Paskuqan lake, Fark hills)
• Green ecological corridor, Tirana river
• New green areas within the residential zones
and the rehabilitation of the existing green
areas
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Green & Recreational Space - New Regulatory Plan
• Restructuring of new urban
areas,(rehabilitation of clean industry
areas)
• Encapsulation of industrial zones and
the transformation of contaminated
areas in green areas
• Creation of green ecological walls
along the road and the city's main axis
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Proposed Economic Zone UPNA
Characteristics:
• Plot Area 8 ha;
• 42.7 km or 38 minutes from the
Port of Durres;
• 22.7 km or 28 minutes from the
airport "Mother Teresa";
• 6.5 km from the center of Tirana;
• 9.8 km from TEG Trade Center;
• In the vicinity of the Great Ring of
Tirana;
• Equipped with electrical
substation.
1.5 ha
6.5 ha
Potential business activities to
be located:
• IBP (Industrial busines park)
• Tekstile
• Footware
• Agrofood
Focus
Regional development
Industry developmen
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Innovations, start-
ups, R&D
Business developmen
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Public alliance driven
Company driven
Cluster driven
University driven
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• Tirana Industrial Business
Park (IBP) will be built in a
30.000 m2 plot as a part of
Economic Zone UPNA .It will
be the first of its kind in
Albania and aims to bring
together in one place a
series of national and
international companies who
will invest in projects for
research and development.
• Well established companies
or start-ups businesses by
researchers or academics
wishing to commercialize
their research or spin-offs to
larger industrial companies.
• Usually, but not exclusively,
the companies located in a
Technology or Science Park
started their entrepreneurial
activities in a BI, which can
be an integral component (“a
nursery”) of the TP.
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Techno Park (TP), Science Park (SP) & Bussines Incubator (BI)
Tirana Industrial Bussines Park ( IBP )
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• Master plan area: 14 km2 (1,400 ha)
• Projects is consists of a wide boulevard axes, a Green River Corridor and
the Northern Ecological Park.
• Justice Square, Town Hall, Tirana Mall, Underground Parking, Civic Center,
City Gardens, Expo and Technology Parks, Sports and Recreational Areas.
Northern Boulevard and Rehabilitation of Tirana River Project (Grimshaw Architects, Arup, Grontmij and Technic Consulting Engineers)
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• The European Living Hub
• Multifunctional Arena
• Restore, Reconnect and Transform
• New urban management methods and
instruments
Northern Boulevard and Rehabilitation of Tirana River Project (Grimshaw Architects, Arup, Grontmij and Technic Consulting Engineers)
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• New vision and identity of
sustainable development
strategy
• Green Mobility (LRT, Cycling and
pedestrian paths)
• Urban Living rooms
• Urban Acupuncture (immediate
interventions, iconic projects and
pragmatic approaches)
•The 1st phase comprises of 2 lines with a total
length of 16.7 km, connecting the east - west
and north - south, with the largest passenger
flows.
• Aiming to adress aproximetly 100.000
passengers, replacing nearly 90 buses with 20
trams and improving significantly the
environment.
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1° phase: East – West (Kinostudio - Kombinat)
North – South (Student City – Mother Teresa Square – Multimodal Terminal)
2° phase: The Ring Road
Multimodal Terminal – Mother Teresa Airport
Tirana Light Rail Transport System (T-LRT )
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•The tram lines proposed here solve the
transportation demand for the incoming 30
year city of Tirana and to create more
pedestrian and recreation zones in city
• The project is being carried out to solve an urban transport deficiency in the City, namely the lack of a
public transport terminal. As such, the proposed project is part of a wider urban transport strategy.
• Seeing the terminal built, the objective of the City is to improve overall mobility by providing a full-
capacity transport terminal to allow the new train station, tram station, inter-urban buses, retail areas
and intercity coaches to unload passengers to urban buses and taxis along the city’s principal
corridor to the rest of the country, thereby reducing traffic congestion in the city, improving air pollution
by reducing fuel consumption for public transport.
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Multimodal Passengers Terminal
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In structuring the project as a
PPP (concession), the City
has offered an 85,000 m2 land
plot situated along the main
corridor leading north-westerly
out of the city toward Durres to
be contracted on a long-term
basis (+20 years) to a future
concessionaire to build,
operate, maintain the terminal
for the benefit of the citizens,
passengers, operators and the
environment. The docking
fees, retail rental revenues,
and parking fees generated
will be collected and shared
between the City and
concessionaire .
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T-UTCC (Tirana Urban Traffic Control Center) Implementation phase
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This project consists in:
• Fully Adaptive Real-Time Management Control Center
• Synchronization of all signaling system, installation of 60 control
units and new traffic lights
• Traffic monitoring system with CCTV cameras, VMS Variable
Massages system.
• Integration into GPS network, etc.
The Project is financed by the EBRD and will be completed
within 2013.
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Street Lighting (Upgrading of lighting system with new technologies)
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Main Objectives are to:
• Reduce Energy Consumption about 45%
• Improve Light Quality
• Improve Energy Efficiency (Reducing Energy Costs)
• Improve Operation Efficiency (Reducing Maintenance Costs)
• Reducing Carbon Footprint.
• Infrastructure for the Future Digital City Management
Beyond energy consumption, outdoor lighting applications involve issues ranging from public
safety, visibility, maintenance and quality of light. Based on international experience the project
will be implemented as a PPP and integrated with the current T-UTCC project.
Current situation: 12,831 lighting points, projected to increase to 20.000 modern lighting points
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Automatization of Urban Transport & Parking
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Automatization of Urban Transport & Parking the
“indispensable key to urban life” Installs and
operates:
1. Electronic Fare Collection Systems with the
integrated validator models reading both smart
cards and magnetic tickets.
2. Integrating additional functions to the T-UTCC
with centralized control system.
3. Provides easy, low-cost transport payment
management solutions.
4. Provides transportation and payment services
using high technology.
Smart Public Transportation Tracking System
1. Vehicles rendering public transportation
service are monitored on a real-time basis
2. The current number of passengers on board is
indicated
3. The operating statistics of the vehicles
included in the system are received
4. Speed and route violation reports are received
5. The routes are used effectively and planned in
the most productive manner
Smart Card “City Card”
1. The removal of cash in public transportation
2. Convenience for people in municipality
services
3. The practical and efficient use of a single
card for a wide range of purposes, other
than bus ticket: Parking, Museum etc
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Future Strategic Projects Urban requalification and restoration of the amortized buildings
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Reconstruction of the:
1. Facades
2. Roofs
3. Common Spaces
(Stairs, Railing, Main
Door, Electrical and
Mechanical installation,
PO Box, ect)
4. Parks
5. Sports and Play