An Urgent Call from Ermal Beqiri: Developers, Leave Albania

The “departure” that Ermal Beqiri calls for is not a physical one. It’s about sending out finished value, not raw material. A complete project, built in Albania, is like a cut diamond, worth 10 times more than an uncut stone sent abroad for polishing.

Ermal Beqiri, a professional and visionary founder, highlights that Albania now has a new generation of developers and tech professionals who are no longer just executing foreign ideas. They are ready to take ownership of full-scale projects, create products proudly made in Albania, and export them to global markets.

Leave to Stay, Stronger Than Ever

The message is not about abandoning Albania. It’s about changing the mindset. Beqiri urges Albanian developers to move away from the subcontractor mentality and step into new markets as creators and project leaders.

In today’s world of borderless technology and communication, physical distance is no longer a barrier. Albanian developers can build and export world-class solutions from Tirana, Durres, or any other part of the country, without ever needing to relocate permanently.

Why Shift the Approach?

• Increase in value creation: By exporting fully developed projects, we drastically increase our economic impact and positioning in global markets.
• Professional autonomy: Albanian developers are now capable of leading complex, complete projects by moving beyond support roles.
• Sustainable growth: Instead of exporting our talent as cheap labor, we must export finished products, keeping the value creation within the country.

A New Reality

Beqiri believes this is no longer just a goal, but it’s already happening. Across Albania, companies and individuals are successfully exporting complete tech projects to international markets. This must become the standard, not the exception.

Albanian developers are ready to compete with the best. The only thing that needs to change is our self-perception and how we position ourselves globally.

A Message from Ermal Beqiri to Developers

“Leave! Leave to sell your projects, to compete globally, to build a name beyond borders. But do not leave Albania. Stay here and grow your ideas. Create a value chain that supports our economy and gives you the freedom to work globally while living and creating in your own country.”

The Future Is Here

Leaving is no longer a necessity, it’s a choice. And it’s a choice we can make without leaving our homeland. We can move away from limitations, but we don’t have to abandon our roots.

Albanian developers are ready to lead. It’s time the world sees that.

Leave by staying. Build here, sell there. Let Albania be your base and the global market.