Bank of Albania
Behind the scenes of the Bundesbank’s capacity-building programme
A multi-year effort has helped shore up expertise at West Balkan central banks. Will African and former-CIS institutions be equally responsive to Eurosystem technical assistance?
Albania, Norway, Sweden hold rates, Poland cuts by 50bp
Falling food and energy prices amid high trade uncertainty prompt cautious approaches
Rates round-up: Albania, Iceland, Macedonia, Moldova, Poland
Energy prices, geopolitical uncertainty begin to bite non-eurozone countries
Europe’s central banks re-evaluate X after Bundesbank leaves
German central bank says standards of discussion on platform are “increasingly unacceptable”
West Balkan central banks to create instant payments system
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and Montenegro to launch Tips clone in 18 months
Accounting for banknotes
Three leading experts on central bank finances debate the appropriate treatment of currency
Europe’s central banks diverge on monetary policy
Norway holds, while Albania, Czech Republic and Sweden proceed with cuts
Bank of Albania denies having ‘printed money’ to finance HQ
Allegations over 2010 purchase of Tirana property resurface after leaked state audit
Policy round-up: Switzerland and Czech Republic cut rates
Norges Bank holds rates in face of uncertainty
Albania, Armenia and North Macedonia make policy decisions
North Macedonia pauses tightening as Albania’s continues, while Armenia faces 0% inflation
Rates round-up: Ghana and Thailand tighten
Many central banks in Africa, Asia and Europe still raising rates, but Angola continues cuts
The behind-the-scenes effort to convert Ukrainian refugee cash
How central and commercial banks worked to allow Ukrainians to exchange cash in wartime
Banknotes: October to December 2022
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
Albanian governor says latest increase brings rates to neutral level
Gent Sejko forecasts inflation will not reach central bank’s target until second quarter of 2024
Banknotes: July to September 2022
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
ECB opens €10 billion swap line with National Bank of Poland
Central bank extends repo lines with non-eurozone counterparts until January 2023
Albania orders first rate hike in 11 years
Increase of 50 basis points returns policy rate to pre-Covid level
ECB extends non-eurozone euro swap lines
Credit facilities set up at start of Covid-19 crisis will now run until March 2022, ECB says
How can central banks secure the future of money?
Central banks should start tackling the accounting, legal and policy challenges related to CBDC. This work will shape the future of money, as could be witnessed in Albania
ECB expands euro repo network
Albania and Serbia join Covid-19 liquidity backstop
Albanian central bank introduces first polymer notes
Governor calls on parliament to approve draft law on improving payments systems