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After the cessation due to the pandemic, mainly in the quarantine months, the new constructions have returned to growth in the fourth quarter of 2020, greatly influenced by the reconstruction process in some municipalities of the country, which were affected by the earthquake.
According to INSTAT throughout the country, municipalities have approved 306 permits for the period October-December, about 104 more than the same period of 2019.
Regarding the area approved for these permits, in the last quarter of last year it reached 554.3 thousand square meters, from 241.7 thousand in the previous year. The vast majority of permits granted have gone for residential buildings, mainly for one, two or more storey dwellings. While less for non-resident buildings such as hotels, commercial buildings or offices.
The capital also tops the list with more permits issued for new constructions in the last quarter with 98 such, followed by Durrës with 39 permits which are also two Among the municipalities where new apartments are being built for those affected by the November 2019 earthquake -ës.
However, in total throughout 2020, permits for new buildings have decreased, as according to Instat were approved a total of 961 such, about 133 less than in 2019.
About 76.6 billion or 620 million euros was the approximate value of permits granted a year ago, from 80.8 in 2019, marking a decrease of 5.2%.
Construction is also one of the sectors that has withstood the pandemic crisis, as it did not stop working for any moment even during the 3 months when the economy was completely in quarantine.
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