Artane Rizvanolli

Artane Rizvanolli (born 7 May 1984) is a Kosovar Albanian economist, currently serving as minister of economy of the Republic of Kosovo.

She received her PhD in economics from Staffordshire University in 2012 with a dissertation on the link between human capital and foreign direct investment in European economies in transition.

Kosovo was particularly threatened because of its outdated generation capacities, high energy intensity, and reliance on high-price imports during the winter months.

The Kosovar government responded with several financial packages, which according to the World Bank provided the highest per-capita support in the region.

[7][8] On 27 July 2022, Rizvanolli signed the Compact Program Agreement with Alice P. Albright, CEO of the U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation, to support the construction of a battery storage facility.

Six international groups competed, with a European consortium led by a Kosovo Swiss diaspora company placing the winning bid of 48.88 euros per MWh in April 2024.

The Ministry of Economy and the Kosovo Energy Efficiency Fund spent 35 million euros donated by the European Union to support households and businesses through 2023 and 2024.

Rizvanolli inaugurated the completion of the "Last Village" project, which secured broadband internet connection for all inhabited settlements in Kosovo.