Ownership as documented
Public institution (state central bank). Not applicable.
Conflicting records. The research disagrees; every version is shown and none has been chosen as correct.
- Name
- Bank of Albania (Banka e Shqipërisë)From the research record · cites:
- Constitution, Article 161 (Constitute Project) (opens in a new tab)Constitute Project · 2016 · official · EN
- Bank of AlbaniaFrom the research record
- Bank of Albania (Banka e Shqipërisë, BSH)From the research record · cites:
- Bank of Albania: Revocation of licence to MCA and FINAL (opens in a new tab)Bank of Albania · 23 May 2024 · official · EN
- Bank of Albania (Banka e Shqipërisë)From the research record · cites:
- Ownership
- Public institution (state central bank). Not applicable.From the research record · cites:
- Constitution, Article 161 (Constitute Project) (opens in a new tab)Constitute Project · 2016 · official · EN
- State institutionFrom the research record
- Public institution (state central bank). Not applicable.From the research record · cites:
Description
Central bank of Albania (Constitution Article 161). Governed by a Council headed by the Governor. Current governing law is Law 8269 of 23.12.1997, amended, which the draft would repeal. The draft was prepared by the Bank.
Other accounts in the research (1 field worded differently)
This record appears in more than one research record. The main text above comes from one; the other versions are kept here unedited.
- Description
- Central bank of Albania (Constitution Article 161). Governed by a Council headed by the Governor. Current governing law is Law 8269 of 23.12.1997, amended, which the draft would repeal. The draft was prepared by the Bank.From the research record
- Central bank. Buys euros on the domestic FX market (auctions and direct purchases). Official position as reported: exchange-rate movement reflects tourism, remittances and FDI inflows; purchases aim at reserves and limiting sharp swings.From the research record
- Central bank and licensing and supervising authority for non-bank financial institutions, including microcredit companies. Its Supervisory Council decides licence suspensions and revocations. Also described in(same id).From the research record
Contracts and money
Licence No. 11 revoked (23 May 2024)
Evidence: BoA press release: revocation of Final sh.p.k. licence No. 11 on 23 May 2024.
Licence No. 38 revoked (23 May 2024)
Evidence: BoA press release: revocation of Micro Credit Albania sh.p.k. licence No. 38 on 23 May 2024.
Officials and people linked
Governor
Evidence: Governor per Constitution Article 161 and Bank of Albania site (search summary); the 2026 draft would give him Constitutional Court protection.
Governor heads the Bank that buys FX
Evidence: The Bank's FX purchases (EUR 1.03bn in 2025; EUR 663.6m H1 2026) are announced under the governor's leadership.
Investigations and cases
Sorted by reported money, then by linked people and their legal status. The money figure is the largest single reported figure, not a total.
From Jul 2020
Microcredit fraud network (MCA, Final, ADCA, TDR Group, enforcement offices): SPAK criminal case sent to trial
Investigators and courts describe a network of non-bank microcredit companies (Micro Credit Albania sh.p.k., Final sh.p.k.) and private enforcement offices that bought bad loans from second-tier…
Status: Trial referral (SPAK closed investigation; case sent to court, 23 Jul 2025, per Shqiptarja). Court not named in the article. No verdict found. Governor-related…
From 16 Jul 2019
Arben Malaj's allegation of threats by Balla over the Bank of Albania board (2019)
In July 2019 Bank of Albania Supervisory Council member Arben Malaj alleged in a Facebook post that Socialist parliamentary group chair Taulant Balla sent him threats after Malaj refused Balla's…
Status: Allegation by Malaj only. No Balla response or parliamentary record found in sources reviewed.
From 2022
Complaint against Governor Gent Sejko (abuse of office, microcredit): GJKKO order to SPAK
In 2022 the head of the Chamber of Private Enforcement Agents, Tedi Malaveci, filed a complaint with the Tirana Prosecution Office against the Bank of Albania governor, alleging abuse of office…
Status: Preliminary investigation at SPAK (per Transparency CEPI, last updated March 2025). No charges found as of 31 Oct 2026.
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 2 sources.
Source label: VerifiedVerified · 2 sources
- Publisher
- Constitute Project
- Date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Bank of Albania
- Date
- 23 May 2024
Other connections
IMF advises limiting FX purchases to non-fundamental fluctuations
Evidence: IMF press release 23 Dec 2025 (fetched). The Bank bought about EUR 1.03bn in 2025 (Shqiptarja).