2024
About the Conference
The Bank of Albania, in collaboration with the Albanian Association of Banks, hosted the annual conference titled “The Role of the Central Bank and Banking System on the Road to the EU” on November 13, 2024.
Conference aim
The conference focused on analyzing the key role of the central bank and banking system in Albania’s journey toward European Union (EU) membership. Discussions centered on aligning monetary policy, regulatory frameworks, and the financial system with EU standards.
Key topics included digital transformation, legal reforms, and the institutional cooperation required for a smooth transition to European membership, drawing on insights and experiences from other EU member states.
Conference structure
The event was organized into three sessions, emphasizing the recent formal start of Albania’s accession negotiations. Each session highlighted the contributions of central banks and the banking sector in facilitating the integration process.
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2019
About the conference
The conference will be organized by the AAB on the occasion of its 20th anniversary. This event will aim to ensure the participation of reputable international institutions and national policymakers and financial institutions to discuss recent developments on a broad array of topics on sustainable development. In the framework of the awareness of society and banking industries for a sustainable development at the conference, are invited and members of the regional banking associations are invited to participate.
The first session of the conference features keynote speeches /presentations.
The second session of the conference has presentations of banking associations, discussant comments and general discussion on the pre-defined topics.
2017
About the conference
The conference will be organized by the Albanian Association of Banks. It will ensure the participation of actors with direct, hands-on experience and will therefore make a contribution to fostering dialogue between industry and policy-makers to understand the challenges that Albanian banking and financial system faces towards further development and economic growth.
While credit growth in Albania remains weak, on account of both subdued credit demand and tight credit supply its all parties mission to improve the credit environment and reviving credit growth in the future. Concretely, a successful outcome can only reflect determined action from all the stakeholders. The high representative’s contribution and international and local expertise, part of our sessions, will bring an added value to the activity.
2016
Në datë 25 maj 2016, u zhvillua konferenca me temë “Bankingu dixhital në Shqipëri” në ambientet e hotel “Tirana International”, organizuar nga Shoqata Shqiptare e Bankave në bashkëpunim me Bankën e Shqipërisë dhe Komitetin Kombëtar të Sistemit të Pagesave. Qëllimi i organizimit të kësaj konference është promovimi i teknologjive të reja që sektori bankar përdor në ofrimin e shërbimeve dhe produkteve bankare për qytetarët shqiptarë. Ky sektor i kushton një rëndësi të veçantë inovacionit në fushën e teknologjisë, ndaj dhe mbetet pararojë në adoptimin dhe implementimin e risive në këtë fushë, si një mundësi më shumë për rritjen e cilësisë së shërbimit ndaj klientit.