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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

BANK OF ALBANIA

Regional Conference on Recovery and Resolution Planning

Publication date: 12.03.2019

On 15 November 2018, the Bank of Albania, in cooperation with the Financial Sector Advisory Centre (FinSAC) of the World Bank, organized a Regional Conference on "Recovery and Resolution planning".

This conference was attended by senior representatives of the supervisory and resolution authorities of the European Union, of the countries in the region and of commercial banks operating in Albania.

The issues addressed at the conference focused on recent developments in recovery and resolution planning in the EU, the challenges ahead for their implementation in our region, the experiences of central banks and resolution authorities in the design and evaluation of recovery and resolution plans, on the cooperation and coordination between the responsible authorities.

Information

Opening adresseses

Opening remarks by Second Deputy Governor Ahmetaj

Publications

Multimedia

Highlights from the Conference