Prishtina, 7 November 2025
Today, the Acting First Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration, Development and Dialogue of the Republic of Kosovo, Besnik Bislimi, received a delegation of representatives from the Rumelisiad Industry and Business Association from Bursa, Turkey, who expressed their interest in increasing economic cooperation and investments in Kosovo.
The meeting focused on concrete opportunities for expanding trade partnerships and investments in various sectors, including energy, agriculture, information technology, wood processing, healthcare, and manufacturing.
Deputy Prime Minister Bislimi emphasized that Kosovo’s economy has recorded stable growth, especially over the past five years, with a 70% increase in GDP per capita compared to 2021—representing the highest growth in the region. He also recalled the increase in tax revenues achieved through improved fiscal administration, without any changes to tax rates.
The representatives of the Association were informed about Kosovo’s social policies and employment promotion measures, particularly for women and youth, aimed at fully utilizing the country’s human potential. Kosovo remains a country with fiscal stability, with a public debt of only 17.3% of GDP—one of the lowest in the region—providing space for further developmental investments.
In the area of regional and European integration, Kosovo has advanced through preferential trade agreements with the EU and the United States, as well as free trade agreements with Turkey, the United Kingdom, and, most recently, with EFTA. At the same time, Kosovo successfully chaired the CEFTA processes this year.
Deputy Prime Minister Bislimi underlined that, to accelerate investments, the Investment Promotion Office has been placed within the Office of the Prime Minister to ensure faster and more efficient coordination with the private sector. He stressed that Kosovo ranks among the countries with the fastest-growing investments in the region over the past four years and that efforts are underway to further accelerate this growth.
The business representatives expressed concrete interest in deepening economic and cultural cooperation and affirmed their readiness to act as a bridge for new investments and long-term economic exchanges.
