Economist in "Allishverishi": There are no oligarchs in Albania, there are pig-bellied pigs

2026-04-24 20:35:00, Aktualitet CNA

Economist in "Allishverishi": There are no oligarchs in Albania, there

The next episode of the podcast "Allishverishi" is being broadcast tonight on CNA. Invited to today's episode, in a conversation with businessman Gjergj Luca and journalist Bledi Mane, is lecturer and economist, Rezart Prifti.

During the discussion about business in Albania, Luca stated that there are no oligarchs in our country. According to him, the term "oligarch" is only heard on Albanian television.

"There are no oligarchs in Albania. You only hear the term oligarch on Albanian television. A producer like me who deals with the most difficult profession at sea, these theorists make me an oligarch too ," Luca said.

On the other hand, Prifti said that in Albania there are no oligarchs but there are "barklers." According to the economist, these are those people who do not require intellectual commitment to do a job.

"I think that in Albania there are no oligarchs, but pig-bellied pigs. Not speculators, but pig-bellied pigs. Because in the economy, speculators require intellectual commitment to do a job. Pig-bellied pigs do not require this. Are they all? In economics, we do not say that they are all pig-bellied pigs, but some are," said Prifti. /CNA