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Monetary Policy
The Bank of Albania is responsible for formulating, approving and implementing the monetary policy in the Republic of Albania.

What is Monetary Policy?
- Analyses
Markets
In order to implement the monetary policy, the Bank of Albania carries out operations in the interbank market, the foreign exchange market and the government securities market.

Markets
Financial Stability
The Bank of Albania, in cooperation with other authorities, contributes to safeguarding financial stability in Albania.

Financial Stability
- De-euroziaton package
Supervision
The Bank of Albania is responsible for the licencing and supervision of banks and other institutions that conduct banking and financial activities in the Republic of Albania.

Supervision
- Handling complaints
Resolution
Resolution is the use of appropriate tools in the case of troubled banks facing financial distress.

Resolution
Statistics
The Bank of Albania compiles statistics to support the decision-making processes and bodies and performs statistical functions for the public at large.

Statistics
Currency
The Bank of Albania is the sole authority for issuing banknotes and coins of legal tender in the Republic of Albania. The monetary unit of the Republic of Albania is the "Lek”.

Role of the Bank of Albania in issuing the national currency
- Currency in circulation
Payments
To promote the normal operation and functioning of the payment system, as one of its main duties, the Bank of Albania plays an active role as the operator, overseer and catalyst and reformer of the payment systems.

Payment System
Museum and education
The Bank of Albania has been committed for years to expanding and deepening financial literacy in Albania, through educational activities and publications, as well as through its Museum.

Museum and Education
- Museum of the Bank of Albania
- Education

Speeches

2005

29.09.2005

Speech held by the Governor of the Bank of Albania, Mr. Ardian Fullani at the High Level Conference organised by EBRD and Sponsored by Switzerland, ''Key Policy Issues for Remittances in Trasition Economies: A view point from a recipient country''

05.09.2005

Opening speech of the Governor of the Bank of Albania in the workshop Experiences of the Bulgarian National Bank in its road towards the ESCB, organized in cooperation with the Bulgarian National Bank and the GTZ Office in Tirana

22.07.2005

Speech of the Governor of the Bank of Albania, Mr. Ardian Fullani, at the meeting on the operation commencemment of the Automated Electronic Clearing House System, ''Implementation of the Clearing System in the Bank of Albania''

11.07.2005

Speech of Mr. Ardian Fullani on the occasion of the signing of the Agreement on the field of Banking Supervision between the Bank of Albania and the Banking and Payments Authority of Kosova

23.06.2005

Luncheon speech delivered by Mr. Ardian Fullani, Governor of the Bank of Albania, at Anti Money Laundering workshop held in Tirana, on June 22, 2005

08.06.2005

Speech held by Governor of Bank of Albania, Mr. Ardian Fullani at the Black Sea Business Day in Yerevan, Armenia, 6th June 2005

25.05.2005

Speech of Governor of the Bank of Albania, Mr. Ardian Fullani, addressed at the EBRD 2005 Annual Meeting and Business Forum, Belgrade, on May 22, 2005

20.05.2005

Speech of Governor of the Bank of Albania, Mr. Ardian Fullani, addressed in the Inter Balkan Forum of Banking Associations, at Adriatik Hotel, Durrës, on May 20, 2005

10.05.2005

Speech of the Bank of Albania Governor, Mr. Ardian Fullani, addressed while presenting the 2004 Annual Report to the Albanian Parliament audience, on May 9, 2005

08.04.2005

Address made by the Governor of the Bank of Albania, Mr. Ardian Fullani, at the meeting held, ''Opening, extension and modernization of the primary and secondary treasury bill market'', Tirana International Hotel, April 8, 2005

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