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TIRANA, October 5 The Bank of Albania (BoA) raised its key interest rate to 2.25% on Wednesday. The decision aims to cool off inflation that came in at 7.5 percent and 8.0 percent respectively in …
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TIRANA, November 17 ‘Just Lek. Neither old Nor New’ is a financial education campaign that hopes to permanently end the confusion surrounding the Albanian Lek. Many Albanians still speak in old …
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TIRANA, June 15, 2021 The portrait of renowned poet and at the same time author of the national anthem of Albania, Aleksander Stavre Drenova, known by his pen name Asdreni, will be featured on the …
TIRANA, January 12 The Bank of Albania will incorporate three new notes into the monetary system during 2021. The new denominations of Lek 1,000 and Lek 10,000 that were expected to enter …
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TIRANA, November 5 The recovery of Albania’s economy during the summer months will start to slow down if new restriction measures are going to start to bite on the economy, first deputy Governor of …
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TIRANA, October 8 Governor of the Bank of Albania (BoA) Gen Sejko said on Thursday that Albania’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will decrease 7.6 percent in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 …
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TIRANA, July 1 Nearly 17,000 people lost their jobs in Albania during January – March (Q1) with the disruption in economic activity caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor of the Bank of Albania …
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TIRANA, June 9 The new Lek 10,000 banknote will enter circulation for the first in the last quarter of 2020, Monitor magazine reports. The Bank of Albania (BoA) started the introduction of the new …
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TIRANA, January 27 Perhaps the legends of hidden treasures in Albanian lands are not just myths. Exactly 38 years ago, archeologists were informed about an amazing treasure trove of coins at Hija …
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TIRANA, January 13 The Bank of Albania (BoA) under the law “On the prevention of money laundering and terrorism financing” informs that the amended regulation 44/2009 by the Supervisory Council …
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