On May 10th, the topic of the Salon was: How many jobs does Kosovo’s economy create?
Opening remarks were delivered by: Sokol Havolli, Chief of Cabinet and Advisor to Prime Minister; Bashkim Bellaqa, Director of the Department for Social Statistics and Shpëtim Kalludra, Chief of Section, Labour Market Analysis Section, MLSW / DLE. It was mentioned that every year there are new businesses being opening up but 97 percent of them are family businesses with one employee who does not guarantee sustainable employment. Greater and steady employment comes from Foreign Direct Investments, which since 2007 have been stopped due to the unfavorable climate for doing business.
The salon was moderated by Ada Shima, Project manager, Active Labour Market Programmes for Youth (UNDP), and the op-ed was written by Florina Ujupi, journalist, ‘Life in Kosovo’.
Editorial of this salon is written in the Albanian language and can be read here.
This Salon is hosted in collaboration with Enhancing Youth Employment Project (EYE).