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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
    • Handling complaints
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  • Resolution

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

    Resolution

    • Resolution Fund
    • Planning the Resolution
    • Legislation
    • 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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  • Research
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  • Surveys
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Press

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    • Monthly Statistical Report Calendar 2023

  • Bank Holidays for 2023

  • COVID-19

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Monetary Policy

  • Objective and strategy

  • Latest monetary policy decision and calendar

  • Monetary Policy Report

  • Monetary policy instruments
    • Open market operations
    • Standing Facilities
    • Minimum Reserves
    • Monetary Implementation framework

  • Surveys
    • Business and consumers survey
    • Bank Lending Survey
    • Inflation expectations

  • Analyses
    • Gross external debt analysis
    • External sector
    • Trends in lendings

Markets

  • Interest rates

  • Official exchange rate
    • Exchage rate archive

  • Operations of the Bank of Albania
    • Interventions in the money market
    • Interventions in the foreign exchange market
      • Statement on money market interventions

  • Government securities
    • Treasury bills
      • Upcoming auctions
      • Results of auctions
    • Bonds
      • Upcoming auctions
      • Results of auctions
    • Benchmark Securities
      • Benchmark Securities List
      • Market Maker List
      • Benchmark Yield Fixing
    • Custody of government securities

  • Banking Market Contact Group

Financial Stability

  • Macro-prudential policies
    • Institutional framework
    • Macro-prudential strategy
      • Acts subject to consultation
    • Instruments of Macroprudential Policy
      • Approved Acts
      • Instruments and Decisions
    • Systemic risk assessment

  • Financial Stability Reports
    • Financial Stability Statement
    • Financial Stability Reports

  • Financial Stability Indicators
    • Banking sector structure
    • Financial Soundness Indicators

  • Analysis and studies
    • Research papers and articles
    • Surveys

  • Agreements and Cooperation
    • The Financial Stability Advisory Group
    • Other cooperations

  • De-euroziaton package

Supervision

  • Supervision mission and policy

  • Licensed institutions
    • Banks
    • Non-bank financial institutions
    • Savings and Loan Associations and their Unions
    • Foreign Exchange Bureaus
    • Representative offices of foreign banks

  • Regulatory Framework
    • Licensing Regulations
    • Supervision regulations
    • Guidelines
    • Acts subject to consultation
    • Acts expected to enter into force

  • Supervision Annual Report

  • Guidelines on credit relations

  • Action plan for non-performing loans

  • Credit Registry
    • Institutions Reporting to the Credit Registry
    • Borrower's Report

  • Prevention of money laundering and terrorism financing
    • Regulatory Framework
    • Training for licensed institutions
    • Evaluation Reports

  • Interest rates and bank commissions
    • Deposit Interest Rates
    • Credit Interest Rate for Individuals
    • Interest Rates on Businesses Loans
    • Commissions to individuals
    • Commissions to Businesses

  • Handling complaints

Resolution

  • Resolution Fund
    • Resolution Fund level
    • Use of Resolution Fund
    • Administration of the Resolution Fund

  • Planning the Resolution
    • Resolution strategy
    • Resolution plan
    • The minimum level of capital instruments and accepted liabilities
    • Standard forms for gathering information

  • Legislation

  • Agreements and Cooperation

Statistics

  • Monetary, Financial and Banking statistics

  • Interest rates statistics

  • External sector statistics
    • Balance of Payments
    • International Trade in Services
    • International Investment Position (IIP)
    • International Reserves
    • Foreign Direct Investments
    • Gross External Debt
    • Exchange rate

  • Financial account statistics

  • International Monetary Fund related statistics
    • GDDS
    • FSI

  • Statistical Reporting System

  • Time Series

  • Statistical release calendar

Currency

  • Banknotes
    • 200 Lekë
    • 500 Lek
    • 1000 Lek
    • 2000 Lek
    • 5000 Lek
    • 10000 lekë

  • Security Features
    • 200 Lekë
    • 500 Lekë
    • 1000 Lekë
    • 2000 Lekë
    • 5000 Lekë
    • 10000 Lekë

  • Coins

  • Withdrawn banknotes

  • Numismatics
    • Banknotes issued from 1926 to 1945
    • Banknotes issued from 1945 to 1992
    • Coins minted from 1926 to 1945
    • Coins minted from 1945 to 1992
    • Commemorative issues 1968-2019

  • Currency in circulation
    • Regulations
    • Banknote handling machines
    • Automated authentication devices

Payments

  • Legal framework
    • Legal framework
      • Acts subject to consultation
    • Interbank agreements

  • 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
    • About the NPSC
    • NPSC Participants
    • Completed projects

  • Payment systems statistics

  • Licensing and Oversight
    • Objectives - Standards
    • Activity
    • List of system operators
    • Cooperation with other authorities

Museum and education

  • Museum of the Bank of Albania
    • Collections
    • Education at the Museum
    • Activities at the Museum
    • Book a visit at the Museum
    • Coming soon
    • Shop

  • Education
    • Educational programs of the Bank of Albania
    • Bank of Albania in brief
    • Our currency
    • Games & films/Multimedia
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      • Guides
      • Applications
      • Calculating instruments
      • ''Real Banker'' Quiz
      • Games
      • Glossary
    • Educational publications

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