<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>IIA</title>
	<atom:link href="https://invest-in-albania.org/tag/private-banks-in-albania/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>https://invest-in-albania.org</link>
	<description></description>
	<lastBuildDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2018 00:07:12 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en-US</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>
	hourly	</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>
	1	</sy:updateFrequency>
	

<image>
	<url>https://invest-in-albania.org/wp-content/uploads/favicon.ico</url>
	<title>IIA</title>
	<link>https://invest-in-albania.org</link>
	<width>32</width>
	<height>32</height>
</image> 
	<item>
		<title>Banks are giving more loans to SMEs, fewer to large businesses</title>
		<link>https://invest-in-albania.org/banks-are-giving-more-loans-to-smes-fewer-to-large-businesses/</link>
					<comments>https://invest-in-albania.org/banks-are-giving-more-loans-to-smes-fewer-to-large-businesses/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vjollca Shehu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2016 15:16:56 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consumer loans Albania]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private banks in Albania]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://new.invest-in-albania.org/?p=13292</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Tirana, Albania 9 June 2016 Bank of Albania&#8217;s report says that private banks have simplified the lending process for SMEs and individuals, while they have increased the number of procedures regarding lending to large businesses. A latest report by the Bank of Albania shows that lending to the businesses has increased slightly in the past [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://invest-in-albania.org/banks-are-giving-more-loans-to-smes-fewer-to-large-businesses/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Private banks increase profits during January-March 2016</title>
		<link>https://invest-in-albania.org/private-banks-increase-profits-during-january-march-2016/</link>
					<comments>https://invest-in-albania.org/private-banks-increase-profits-during-january-march-2016/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vjollca Shehu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2016 13:33:25 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private banks in Albania]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://new.invest-in-albania.org/?p=13118</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Tirana, Albania 11 May 2016 A recent report published by the Albanian Association of Banks says the profits of private banks during the first quarter of 2016 increased. According to the report, 11 private banks among 16 reported an increase of profits for January – March 2016 period, compared to the last quarter of 2015. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://invest-in-albania.org/private-banks-increase-profits-during-january-march-2016/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Private banks hit record profits in 2015</title>
		<link>https://invest-in-albania.org/private-banks-hit-record-profits-in-2015/</link>
					<comments>https://invest-in-albania.org/private-banks-hit-record-profits-in-2015/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vjollca Shehu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2016 14:05:24 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[banking system Albania]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private banks in Albania]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://new.invest-in-albania.org/?p=12718</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Tirane, Albania / March 2, 2016 The banking system in Albania hit a new profit record during 2015. Private banks reached record profits of ALL 15.7 billion, although only three major private banks hit the highest profits compared to other banks. The increase of profits has come as a result of the decrease of interest [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://invest-in-albania.org/private-banks-hit-record-profits-in-2015/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Private banks increased the number of employers during 2015</title>
		<link>https://invest-in-albania.org/private-banks-increased-the-number-of-employers-during-2015/</link>
					<comments>https://invest-in-albania.org/private-banks-increased-the-number-of-employers-during-2015/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vjollca Shehu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2016 13:56:06 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private banks in Albania]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://new.invest-in-albania.org/?p=12221</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Tirana, January, 8, 2016 The number of employees in the banking system has increased by 10% during 2015, says an official report released by the Albanian Association of Banks. According to the report, during the period of January – September 2015 private banks employed 6812 individuals. This has come as a result of the increase [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://invest-in-albania.org/private-banks-increased-the-number-of-employers-during-2015/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Nonperforming loans decreased in October</title>
		<link>https://invest-in-albania.org/nonperforming-loans-decreased-in-october/</link>
					<comments>https://invest-in-albania.org/nonperforming-loans-decreased-in-october/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vjollca Shehu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2015 16:57:27 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Albanian Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nonperforming loans Albania]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private banks in Albania]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://new.invest-in-albania.org/?p=12009</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Tirana, December 15, 2015 Nonperforming loans have decreased slightly during October, according to statistics published lately by the Albanian Association of Banks. Nonperforming loans decreased to 20.4% from 20.6% that were registered on September while in annual terms they have decreased by 15%. Experts say the decrease of these loans has helped private banks to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://invest-in-albania.org/nonperforming-loans-decreased-in-october/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>American Investment Bank, newest private bank in Albania</title>
		<link>https://invest-in-albania.org/american-investment-bank-newest-private-bank-in-albania/</link>
					<comments>https://invest-in-albania.org/american-investment-bank-newest-private-bank-in-albania/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vjollca Shehu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2015 15:48:05 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Foreign Investments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[banking system Albania]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private banks in Albania]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://new.invest-in-albania.org/?p=11953</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Tirana, December 4, 2015 In a special ceremony, the newest second tier bank in Albania named the American Investment Bank was given the license by the Bank of Albania Governor Gent Sejko. The American Investments Bank is the newest investment in the bank sector and was inaugurated on December 4th at the National Gallery of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://invest-in-albania.org/american-investment-bank-newest-private-bank-in-albania/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>The number of credit/debit cards issued by banks continues to increase, says Bank of Albania</title>
		<link>https://invest-in-albania.org/the-number-of-creditdebit-cards-issued-by-banks-continues-to-increase-says-bank-of-albania/</link>
					<comments>https://invest-in-albania.org/the-number-of-creditdebit-cards-issued-by-banks-continues-to-increase-says-bank-of-albania/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vjollca Shehu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2015 17:40:04 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit cards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private banks in Albania]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://new.invest-in-albania.org/?p=10844</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Bank of Albania has released a report that shows the increase of credit and debit cards issued by private banks recently. According to the report, in the past five years, their number increased by 54% and nowadays one in three Albanian citizens owns a credit or/and debit card. Only during the first semiannual of this [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://invest-in-albania.org/the-number-of-creditdebit-cards-issued-by-banks-continues-to-increase-says-bank-of-albania/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Private banks&#8217; profits increased by 30% in the first quarter</title>
		<link>https://invest-in-albania.org/private-banks-profits-increased-by-30-in-the-first-quarter/</link>
					<comments>https://invest-in-albania.org/private-banks-profits-increased-by-30-in-the-first-quarter/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vjollca Shehu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2015 12:03:58 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of Albania]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[banking system Albania]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private banks in Albania]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://new.invest-in-albania.org/?p=10180</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Bank of Albania has released a report which shows banking system’s incomes for the first quarter of 2015 are estimated to be ALL 5.86 million, increasing by 30% compared to the same period of a year ago. Bank of Albania experts say that the monetary easing policies applied by the Bank which for the past [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://invest-in-albania.org/private-banks-profits-increased-by-30-in-the-first-quarter/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Private banks erase ALL 11 bln nonperforming loans from their balances</title>
		<link>https://invest-in-albania.org/private-banks-erase-all-11-bln-nonperforming-loans-from-their-balances/</link>
					<comments>https://invest-in-albania.org/private-banks-erase-all-11-bln-nonperforming-loans-from-their-balances/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vjollca Shehu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2015 12:54:46 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of Albania]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nonperforming loans Albania]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private banks in Albania]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://new.invest-in-albania.org/?p=9829</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Based on a new regulatory issued by the Bank of Albania, second tier banks have erased about ALL 11 billion non-performing loans from their balances since January of this year, for the first time. The regulatory came in the framework of a national plan for the decrease of nonperforming loans’ level and foresees that private [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://invest-in-albania.org/private-banks-erase-all-11-bln-nonperforming-loans-from-their-balances/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Private banks increase loan portfolios by 1.5%</title>
		<link>https://invest-in-albania.org/private-banks-increase-loan-portfolios-by-1-5/</link>
					<comments>https://invest-in-albania.org/private-banks-increase-loan-portfolios-by-1-5/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vjollca Shehu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2015 10:31:18 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loan portfolio Albania]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nonperforming loans Albania]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private banks in Albania]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Second tier banks in Albania]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://new.invest-in-albania.org/?p=9653</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[A new report published by the Albanian Association of Banks shows that during the first semiannual of 2015, five second tier banks increased their loan portfolio for individuals and businesses. The level of loan portfolio in June of this year increased by 1.5% compared to the level recorded on December 2014 and experts attribute this [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://invest-in-albania.org/private-banks-increase-loan-portfolios-by-1-5/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
			</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
