ABI Bank (American Bank of Investments)

Privately owned commercial bank headquartered in Tirana. Andi Ballta is CEO (Bank of Albania supervision page). JOQ claims it is described as the 'Socialist Party bank' in unattributed denunciations; no independent confirmation found.

Figures recorded for the cases linked to this organisation. A figure here is not necessarily paid to or by this organisation; check payer and payee.

• Municipal payment for the Ermal Meta (1 June 2018) and Rita Ora (3 June 2018) concerts

  No amount recorded

  otherSource label: UnverifiedCode: UNVERIFIEDAnonymous tip, social-media upload or a single unconfirmed report.

  Stated definition: No amount documented. The mayor states 0 lekë from the municipal budget (his statement, 7 June 2018). No procurement record, invoice or budget line was retrieved to confirm or contradict it.

  Date: 7 Jun 2018 · Payer: Municipality of Tirana (claimed by mayor to be zero) · Payee: Ermal Meta; Rita Ora (fees not documented)

  • Veliaj sfidon PDNE 0 lekë nga Bashkia për koncertet e Ermalit dhe Rita Orës (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja.com · 7 Jun 2018 · journalism · SQ

• ABI bank sponsorship of the June 2018 Tirana concerts

  No amount recorded

  otherSource label: Officially reportedCode: OFFICIALLY_REPORTEDStated by an official body (SPAK, a court, the Ombudsman, a prosecutor). An accusation is verified only as an accusation.

  Stated definition: Sponsorship by a private bank as described on its website. No amount given. Not a municipal payment.

  Date: Jun 2018 · Payer: ABI (American Bank of Investments) · Payee: Concert organisation (Ermal Meta, Rita Ora events)

  • ABI: Banka Amerikane e Investimeve Sërish partnere e kulturës (opens in a new tab)ABI · 2018 · other · EN

• New Year 2022 spectacle: Elvana Gjata and Alban Skënderaj

  No amount recorded

  otherSource label: Officially reportedCode: OFFICIALLY_REPORTEDStated by an official body (SPAK, a court, the Ombudsman, a prosecutor). An accusation is verified only as an accusation.

  Stated definition: No fee or cost stated in the article. Payment status unknown.

  Date: 30 Dec 2021 · Payer: Bashkia e Tiranës (organiser per article) · Payee: Elvana Gjata; Alban Skënderaj (fees not documented)

  • Zbulohen dy këngëtaret e famshëm që do performojnë në koncertin e ndërrimit të viteve në Tiranë (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja.com · 30 Dec 2021 · journalism · SQ

• Noizy concert at Tirana Lake (31 May 2025)

  No amount recorded

  otherSource label: Officially reportedCode: OFFICIALLY_REPORTEDStated by an official body (SPAK, a court, the Ombudsman, a prosecutor). An accusation is verified only as an accusation.

  Stated definition: No fee or cost stated. Organiser described by the acting mayor as a friend of the municipality.

  Date: 31 May 2025 · Payer: not stated (acting mayor says a friend of the municipality organised it) · Payee: Noizy (fee not documented)

  • Noizy nesër koncert në kryeqytet me DJ të famshëm nga e gjithe bota (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja.com · 30 May 2025 · journalism · SQ

• Apocalyptica with Eugent Bushpepaj, Lake Amphitheatre (29 Aug 2022)

  No amount recorded

  otherSource label: Under investigationCode: UNDER_INVESTIGATIONCredible reporting or investigative material that a court has not established.

  Stated definition: No fee or cost stated. Organiser not named in the article.

  Date: 29 Aug 2022 · Payer: not stated · Payee: Apocalyptica; Eugent Bushpepaj (fees not documented)

  • Pas Sunny Hill Festival, sonte koncerti i grupit Apocalyptica te Amfiteatri i Liqenit (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja.com · 29 Aug 2022 · journalism · SQ

• SPAK: considerable public funds from Bashkia Tiranë to businesses, including festival financing

  No amount recorded

  otherSource label: Officially reportedCode: OFFICIALLY_REPORTEDStated by an official body (SPAK, a court, the Ombudsman, a prosecutor). An accusation is verified only as an accusation.

  Stated definition: SPAK notice as quoted by Shqiptarja gives no figure for this item. Not artist-specific; artists not named.

  Date: 10 Feb 2025 · Payer: Bashkia Tiranë (per SPAK notice) · Payee: Businesses and NGOs linked to the SPAK case (not named in the quoted passage)

  • Arrestimi i Erion Veliajt: SPAK akuzë për korrupsion pasiv dhe pastrim parash (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja.com (quoting SPAK notice) · 10 Feb 2025 · spak-statement · SQ

• Harabel studio: about EUR 420,000 collected 2018-2024 (SPAK suspicion)

  €420,000

  otherSource label: Under investigationCode: UNDER_INVESTIGATIONCredible reporting or investigative material that a court has not established.

  Stated definition: Figure from Citizens.al summary of SPAK's allegation; 2018-2024 period. Xoxa disputes it and says the funds paid for activities with artists. Single source; no SPAK primary text retrieved.

  Date: 2024 · Payer: not stated in the summary · Payee: Harabel (studio)

  • The Veliaj File: Investigations, Accusations and Facts (opens in a new tab)Citizens.al · 27 Feb 2025 · journalism · EN

• Kontakt shpk sponsorship of International Contemporary Dance festival 2022-2023 (organised by BYL-A)

  €65,000

  otherSource label: Under investigationCode: UNDER_INVESTIGATIONCredible reporting or investigative material that a court has not established.

  Stated definition: Total sponsorship as stated by Citizens.al ('about 65,000 EUR'). Private sponsorship, not a municipal payment. SPAK suspects a corrupt purpose (as reported).

  Date: 2023 · Payer: Kontakt sh.p.k. · Payee: BYL-A (festival organiser)

  • The Veliaj File: Investigations, Accusations and Facts (opens in a new tab)Citizens.al · 27 Feb 2025 · journalism · EN

• Linked cultural NGOs: EUR 280,000 public funds, of which EUR 190,000 from Municipality of Tirana (SPAK suspicion)

  €190,000

  otherSource label: Under investigationCode: UNDER_INVESTIGATIONCredible reporting or investigative material that a court has not established.

  Stated definition: Only the EUR 190,000 municipal share is an individual figure in the Citizens.al summary; the EUR 280,000 total is the same source's total for all public funds to these NGOs. The NGOs and period are not named in the summary. Single source; no SPAK primary text retrieved. Not added to any other figure.

  Date: Feb 2025 · Payer: Bashkia Tiranë (per Citizens.al summary of SPAK suspicion) · Payee: Linked cultural NGOs (unnamed in the summary)

  • The Veliaj File: Investigations, Accusations and Facts (opens in a new tab)Citizens.al · 27 Feb 2025 · journalism · EN

• SPAK total: about EUR 1.1 million generated by eight businesses and NGOs controlled by Xoxa and Abule (all activities, not artist-specific)

  €1,100,000

  otherSource label: Officially reportedCode: OFFICIALLY_REPORTEDStated by an official body (SPAK, a court, the Ombudsman, a prosecutor). An accusation is verified only as an accusation.

  Stated definition: Single-source total from the SPAK notice as quoted by Shqiptarja. Covers all alleged flows, not only cultural or artist payments. Not summed with other amounts in this file.

  Date: 10 Feb 2025 · Payer: Mixed (as described in SPAK notice) · Payee: Eight businesses and NGOs (SPAK notice)

  • Arrestimi i Erion Veliajt: SPAK akuzë për korrupsion pasiv dhe pastrim parash (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja.com (quoting SPAK notice) · 10 Feb 2025 · spak-statement · SQ

• Business relationship→Rita OraSource label: Officially reportedCode: OFFICIALLY_REPORTEDStated by an official body (SPAK, a court, the Ombudsman, a prosecutor). An accusation is verified only as an accusation.

  Sponsor of June 2018 concert

  Evidence: ABI's website says it supported the Rita Ora and Ermal Meta concerts as a lifelong culture partner; no amount.

Sorted by reported money, then by linked people and their legal status. The money figure is the largest single reported figure, not a total.