Albania cuts interest rates

Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha has said on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that his country's exports would be "severely affected" by the crisis, appealing other countries not to implement protectionism.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development cuts Albania's GDP growth to 4 percent from 5 percent in 2009, while it sees the country's economic growth at 6.1 percent in 2008.