Shahini: Producers, traders, and consumers will benefit from the agreement with EFTA members

The President of the Alliance for Kosovo Businesses, Agim Shahini, stated for Kosovo Online that traders, producers, and consumers alike will benefit from Kosovo signing the Free Trade Agreement with the countries of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), which includes Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland.

"This is a good step, and the goal of the agreement is for the movement of goods and capital to be duty-free. It is the same as in CEFTA," Shahini said.

However, he points out that any agreement Kosovo signs with international institutions should be truly supported, not just signed, recalling that CEFTA was in a critical state last year due to Kosovo.

"Kosovo's producers now have the right to export their goods just like in CEFTA, which is a great advantage. Likewise, we can import goods from these four countries without customs duties, which benefits traders, consumers, and producers. Switzerland is a country with which we already cooperate extensively and where our diaspora is large, and this agreement will most likely bring the greatest benefit to our diaspora and Kosovo's entrepreneurs," Shahini stated.

Kosovo signed the agreement with EFTA members at the end of last month.