This is a best prospect industry sector for this country. Includes a market overview and trade data.
Last Published: 2/26/2019

Overview
Infrastructure improvements are essential to Kosovo’s economic development.  Demand is growing for quality urban housing, Class-A office space, government buildings, schools, roads, highways, and basic health and sanitation systems, among other infrastructure needs.
The GoK allocates a high percentage of its budget to modernize major roads and highways throughout the country.  The most visible foreign project in Kosovo is Route 7 (the Ibrahim Rugova National Highway) constructed by a U.S.-Turkish consortium.  The highway, a modern dual carriageway, connects the greater Pristina area to the border with Albania.  The same consortium building a new highway, Route 6, which will connect Pristina and the Macedonian border near Skopje is expected to finish in December 2018.  
The GoK will continue to allocate funding toward infrastructure development, increasing the demand for qualified private contractors to implement these projects.  Kosovo’s participation in the Western Balkans 6 initiative will likely include additional funding for infrastructure projects, such as railway infrastructure and road construction.  In 2017, the GoK is initiated a public tender for the first two segments for the construction of a new highway connecting Kosovo with south-west Serbia.  Future projects entail public procurement for the “Dukagjini” highway that will connect major cities in the western part of Kosovo.   
Due to limited government revenue, the Government of Kosovo may need to pursue alternative funding models, such as public-private partnerships, for some infrastructure projects.  Donors, such as EBRD, provide long-term financing and advisory services for select initiatives to help build and rehabilitate key transport links.  GoK has recently adopted legislative frameworks for special economic zones throughout Kosovo, all of which need basic infrastructure and utilities. 
Part of the Western Balkan Summit held in Vienna 2015, Kosovo became part of the railway modernization project that is financed through European Investment Bank and aims at integrating Kosovo’s rail network with East Mediterranean Core Network Corridor.
The U.S. Government has urged Kosovo to consider legislation conducive to attracting commercial real-estate investment, including allowing purchasers to obtain 99-year commercial leases. 
Several U.S. citizens have invested significant resources in construction, real estate, financial services, and infrastructure development in anticipation of growth in this sector.
Leading Sub-Sectors

  • Project designers
  • Project managers
  • Engineering specialists
  • Architectural services
  • Interior design services
  • Heavy machinery
  • High-quality tools, accessories, and production inputs
Opportunities
  • Transportation routes
  • Highway electronic toll systems
  • Residential housing
  • Commercial buildings, office space
  • Professional architectural and engineering design and management services
  • First-rate hardware store or supplying of equipment, tools, accessories and inputs

Web Resources
Ministry of Infrastructure 
Pristina International Airport 
Kosovo Telecom
Kosovo Railways
 

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