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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 Lending Survey

The Bank Lending Survey (BLS) of the Bank of Albania is conducted four times a year. Its main objective is to collect the opinion of commercial banks regarding developments in loan supply and demand. The BLS enriches the economic and financial analyses and provides input to the decision-making process with qualitative data information on bank lending. The BLS questionnaire was revised in 2018 Q2, to further align it with the most recent international frameworks, especially the one pursued by European Central Bank.

The analysis related to it has been adapted accordingly the new questionnaire. It includes some additional questions, which provide information on the factors that affect credit standards, terms and conditions on new loans as well as demand for loans.

2024

Bank Lending Survey 2024 Q3

Bank Lending Survey 2024 Q2

Bank Lending Survey 2024 Q1

2023

Bank Lending Survey 2023 Q4

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