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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

24.03.2005

Speech by Mr. Ardian Fullani, Governor of the Bank of Albania, at the Fifth International Conference 'Central Banking in the Time of Integration. Financial markets trust growth', Durrës, March 24-25, 2005

25.02.2005

Address of the Governor of the Bank of Albania, Mr. Ardian Fullani, in the meeting with businesses and companies of utility services, held at Sheraton Hotel on February 25, 2005

11.02.2005

Greeting address of the Governor of the Bank of Albania, Mr. Ardian Fullani, at the First Congress of Accountants and Financiers, held at Pallati Kongreseve on February 10, 2005

26.01.2005

Complimentary speech of the Bank of Albania Governor, Mr. Ardian Fullani, addressed at the Workshop Monetary Policy Issues and Inflation Forecasting, held at Tirana International Hotel on January 26, 2005

2004

16.12.2004

Address of the Bank of Albania Governor, Mr. Ardian Fullani, at the regional meeting with managers of commercial bank's branches, businessmen and lectures of the Economics Faculty in Korça

13.12.2004

Speech of the Bank of Albania Governor, Mr. Ardian Fullani, in the meeting organized by the Bank of Albania in cooperation with the business community of the country

08.12.2004

Greeting speech of the Bank of Albania Governor, Mr. Ardian Fullani, at the workshop organized by Bank of Albania in cooperation with the GTZ, ''Monetary policy challenges in the framework of approximating the Bank of Albania to the European Central Bank'

18.11.2004

Speech of the Bank of Albania Governor, Mr. Ardian Fullani, at the meeting on inaugurating the implementation of the Automated Electronic Clearing House System

09.08.2004

Address made by Mr. Fatos Ibrahimi, First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Albania, in the joint press conference in the Ministry of Finance on ''Beyond cash'' Program

26.05.2004

Address made by the Governor of the Bank of Albania, Mr.Shkëlqim Cani, in the meeting ''Cash starts from me''.

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