Albania issues first ever Euro denominated Bonds

Tirana, 22 Dec. 2006 (AENews) – Bank of Albania (BoA) announced today that it has successfully issued the first ever Euro denominated Treasury bills. Diversifying currency of Albania’s public debt and introducing a longer maturity average are the main priority in managing debt for the government, BoA statement said.

Fuel tanks on fire, tragedy avoided in Shengjin

Tirana, 18 Dec. 2006 (AENews) – A fuel tank exploded yesterday morning in the port town of Shengjin and two others were set on fire probably because of an intentional TNT explosion the media reported.

OSCE Presence in Albania helps create property restitution and compensation claims database

Tirana, 6 Dec. 2006 – The OSCE Presence in Albania and the country's Property Restitution and Compensation Agency (PRCA) today signed an agreement that provides technical and financial assistance to design an electronic database of requests for restitution and compensation of property since 1993.

The Banker awards NCB with Bank of the Year award

Tirana, 1 Dec. 2006 (AEnews) – National Commercial Bank (NCB) or better known as BKT received recently the Bank of the Year award by the prestigious magazine The Banker.