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Journalist: 1/4 of Albanian families live only on emigration money

Politiko 2025-06-27 22:53:49

Journalist: 1/4 of Albanian families live only on emigration money

Journalist Neritan Sejamini states that in 2025 many Albanians will survive only on the money sent by their emigrant family members.

"Without this support, tens of thousands of citizens would live in complete poverty," said Sejamini, adding that "the average remittances in terms of amount are around 2 thousand euros per year for each family," he told A2 CNN. 

"¼ of the families that received remittances from emigrant relatives during 2018 had them as their only source of income. So approximately 6% of Albanian families were supported only by emigrant money ," he further explained.

Sejamini also revealed in "Thjesht" that in the period 1992-2002, the first decade of the country's transition, total foreign investment in Albania was estimated at 800 million dollars.

"For the same period, remittances from Albanian emigrants in Albania reached 4 billion dollars, almost 5 times more than foreign investments. The primary role of remittances has been to alleviate poverty and support Albanian families ," the journalist underlined.

 

 

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