The latest market, economy, central-bank, policy and company stories from Kosovo, updated every 15 minutes. Last updated 19 October 2026.
| GDP growth (2025) | 3.6% | Moderate growth. |
| Inflation (2025) | 3.9% | Above the usual central-bank targets. |
| GDP per person (2025) | $7,899 | Average output per person: a rough measure of how wealthy a country is. |
| Current account (2025) | -8.1% of GDP | Deficit: spends more abroad than it earns, so it relies on foreign money. |
| Exports (2025) | 44.0% of GDP | An open, trading economy. |
Latest official annual figures from World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Context, not a forecast or financial advice.
Prime Minister Albin Kurti announces working group to assist appeals of convicted former Kosovo Liberation Army leaders – while the country's Ombudsperson accuses the Hague court of lacking transparency and accountability.
Kosovo’s media regulator has approved an experimental broadcasting licence for a radio station run by the Kosovo Police, but media experts have cast doubts over the move.
In voting to significantly curtail the powers and jurisdiction of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, parliament in Pristina has angered the EU and thrown the future of the court into doubt.
After Kosovo’s political leaders put aside party quarrels to choose a new head of state at the last minute, experts predict a possible end to almost two years of non-stop political crisis.
Prime Minister Edi Rama has congratulated Justina Shiroka-Pula on her election as President of the Republic of Kosovo. In a message posted on social media, the Prime Minister wished her and Kosovo success, noting that her election comes at a challenging time for the country.
MPs dramatically avoid another snap parliamentary election by adopting changes to law on Kosovo Specialist Chambers and electing new President – minutes before deadline expired.
Kosovo faces tensions as protests against former rebel leaders’ convictions coincide with the prospect of new elections.
New election likely as political parties fail to agree on electing a president and protesters keep up pressure for adoption of law curbing powers of Kosovo Specialist Chambers, following its conviction of wartime guerrilla leaders.
Protesters clashed with police outside Kosovo’s government and parliament buildings on Monday, calling for lawmakers to pass legislation that would limit the powers of a Kosovo ​war crimes court in The Hague.
The political dispute over the court has become a factor in negotiations to hold a new presidential election.
Young Kosovo citizens, many born after the 1998-99 war, are taking centre stage in daily protests held in Prishtina against the war crime convictions of four former Kosovo Liberation Army leaders by the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague.
The daily protests by Kosovo citizens and other supporters of the Kosovo Liberation Army against the conviction of four former KLA leaders for war crimes, by Kosovo’s Hague-based court, bring back the issue of war- related trauma.
Kosovo's prime minister presses opposition to agree on a new head of state before October 6 deadline triggers fresh parliamentary polls.
Thousands gather twice a day in Pristina’s main square to protest against last week’s verdict convicting four Kosovo guerrilla leaders of war crimes - and some politicians are demanding legislative action to change the way the Hague court works.