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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?

    • Objective and strategy
    • Latest monetary policy decision and calendar
    • Monetary Policy Report
    • Monetary policy instruments
    • Surveys
    • Analyses
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  • 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

    • Interest rates
    • Official exchange rate
    • Operations of the Bank of Albania
    • Government securities
    • Banking Market Contact Group
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  • Financial Stability

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

    Financial Stability

    • Macro-prudential policies
    • Financial Stability Reports
    • Financial Stability Indicators
    • Analysis and studies
    • Agreements and Cooperation
    • De-euroziaton package
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  • 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

    • Supervision mission and policy
    • Licensed institutions
    • Regulatory Framework
    • Supervision Annual Report
    • Guidelines on credit relations
    • Action plan for non-performing loans
    • Credit Registry
    • Prevention of money laundering and terrorism financing
    • Interest rates and bank commissions
    • Interest rates and commissions for Savings and Loan Associations
    • Handling complaints
    • Supervisory expectations for green finance
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  • Resolution

    Resolution is the use of appropriate tools in the case of troubled banks facing financial distress.

    Resolution

    • Legislation
    • Resolution Fund
    • Planning the Resolution
    • MREL Report
    • Agreements and Cooperation
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  • 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

    • Monetary, Financial and Banking statistics
    • Interest rates statistics
    • External sector statistics
    • Financial account statistics
    • International Monetary Fund related statistics
    • Statistical Reporting System
    • Time Series
    • Statistical release calendar
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  • 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

    • Banknotes
    • Security Features
    • Coins
    • Withdrawn banknotes
    • Numismatics
    • Currency in circulation
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  • 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

    • Legal framework
    • AIPS - Albanian Interbank Payment System for large-value payments
    • AIPS EURO - Albanian Interbank Payment System for domestic customer payments in Euro
    • AECH - Albanian Electronic Clearing House
    • Albanian Financial Instrument Settlement and Registration - AFISaR
    • National Payments System Committee
    • Payment systems statistics
    • Licensing and Oversight
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  • 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
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  • Periodic publications
    • Annual Report
    • MP Quarterly Report
    • Financial Stability Report
    • Supervision Annual Report
    • MREL Report
    • Monthly Statistical Report
    • Central Banking highlights
  • Research
    • Economic Review
    • Research Newsletter
    • Research Papers
    • Conference books series
  • Surveys
    • Business and consumers survey
    • Bank Lending survey
  • Educational publications
  • All publications
  • Specific publications
  • SEEMHN
    • SEEMHN Data Volume
    • Project Motivation and Statements

All publications by date

This section shows the publications of the Bank of Albania in a chronological order.

By year
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  • The asymmetric effects of exchange rate on inflation: A QNARDL approach
  • Statistical Report - April 2026
  • Business and Consumer Confidence Survey, May 2026
  • Household financial fragility in Albania: Empirical evidence from the 2019 household wealth survey
  • Statistical Report - March 2026
  • Analysis of developments in the external sector of the economy 2025 Q4
  • Quarterly Monetary Policy Report, 2026/II
  • Gross external debt analysis 2025
  • Business and Consumer Confidence Survey, April 2026
  • Growth-at-risk under climate change stress: Empirical Insights from Albania
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