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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
- Supervisory expectations for green finance
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

Laws

A list of key laws approved by the Parliament of Albania and the respective amendments that regulate the activity of the Bank of Albania and the financial institutions it licenses.

Law ''On the Bank of Albania''

Law 8269/1997 “On the Bank of Albania”, integrated version

Commentary of the Law 8269/ 1997 “On the Bank of Albania” and the amendments until 2002

Law ''On banks in the Republic of Albania''

Law 9662/2006 "On banks in the Republic of Albania"
Decision 1/2011 of the Constitutional Court
Law 10481/2011 "On amendments to the Law on banks in the Republic of Albania"
Law 131/2016 "On amendments to the Law on banks in the Republic of Albania"

Law 9662/2006 "On banks in the Republic of Albania", integrated version

Law "On saving and loans associations and their unions"

Law 52/2016 "On saving and loans associations and their unions"

Law ''On the recovery and resolution of banks in the Republic of Albania''

Law 133/2016 "On the recovery and resolution of banks in the Republic of Albania"

Law "On Payment System"

Law 133/2013 ''On the Payment System''

Law ''On Payment Services''

Law 55/2020 ''On Payment Services''

Law ''On payment account with basic features''

Law 100/2023 "On payment account with basic features"