Fire at the waste field in Kruja/ Toxic smoke covers the area
The waste field in Kruja has been engulfed in flames since...
The waste field in Kruja has been engulfed in flames since...

The sector continued to grow in the second quarter of this year.
According to unaudited data published by the Albanian Association of Banks, the total assets and loan portfolio of the sector expanded further, while all banks closed the first half of this year with a profitable financial result.
Total assets at the end of June reached 2 trillion ALL, increasing by about 33 billion ALL since the beginning of the year. On an annual basis, the increase in the total assets of the sector reached 7.3%, from 6.1% that had been the increase at the end of the first quarter.
The largest bank in terms of asset value continues to be the National Commercial Bank (BKT), with 24.6% of the market, followed by Credins Bank, with 16.2%, Raiffeisen Bank, with 14.8%, Intesa Sanpaolo, with 10.5%, OTP Albania, with 9.1%, Tirana Bank, with 7%, American Investment Bank (ABI Bank), with 6.8%, Union Bank, with 5.1%, First Investment Bank (Fibank), with 2.9%, ProCredit Bank with 2.2 % and the United Bank of Albania (UBA), with 1%.
Banks that have increased their market share compared to a year ago are Tirana Bank, Credins Bank, UBA, Fibank and Union Bank. In the last 12 months, Raiffeisen, BKT, Abi Bank, OTP Albania and Intesa Sanpaolo recorded a decline in market share, while ProCredit Bank maintained the same market share as a year ago.
The loan portfolio at the end of June reached the value of ALL 739 billion, increasing by 7.5% since the beginning of 2024 and increasing by 11.7% compared to the same period a year ago.
The credit market continues to be led by Credins Bank, with 19.1% of the total portfolio of the sector, followed by Raiffeisen Bank, with 15.4%, BKT, with 12.8%, OTP Albania, with 12.6%, Tirana Bank, with 9%, ABI Bank, with 8%, Intesa Sanpaolo, with 7%, Union Bank, with 6.4%, Fibank and ProCredit Bank, with 4% and UBA, with 1.8%.
Compared to a year ago, Tirana Bank, ABI Bank and UBA have achieved a rapid expansion in the credit market, while Union Bank, BKT, Fibank and ProCredit Bank also registered a smaller increase. Meanwhile, Credins, Raiffeisen, OTP and Intesa Sanapaolo have lost ground compared to the previous year.
The figures of the Albanian Association of Banks show that all banks closed the first six months of the year with a profit. In total, the sector reported a net profit of 19.3 billion ALL, an increase of 31% compared to the first half of last year.
In absolute value, BKT reported the highest profit, with over ALL 4.7 billion, followed by Raiffeisen, with approximately ALL 4.4 billion, and OTP Albania, with ALL 2.6 billion.
In terms of return on shareholder capital (averaged on an annual basis), the bank with the highest profitability was Raiffeisen, with 29.47%, followed by ABI Bank, with 27.11%,
Fibank, with 25.05%, OTP Albania, with 23.82%, Union Bank, with 22.87%, Tirana Bank, with 20.87%, BKT, with 19.71%, Intesa Sanpaolo, with 15.42%, Credins Bank, with 10.35%, UBA, with 5.48% and ProCredit Bank, with 4.83%. /Monitor
At least 10 municipalities in our country were "bankrupt" ...
Today, August 5, 2024, in the foreign exchange market, the...
Today, on August 4, 2024, in the foreign exchange mark...
Hotel accommodation in this summer season in Albania h...
Today, on August 3, 2024, in the foreign exchange mark...
The euro exchange rate continued to fall on Thursday and c...
After 2022, when the energy crisis reached its peak an...
Today, on August 2, 2024, in the foreign exchange mark...
The Financial Supervision Authority (AMF) decided on W...
In the system of the European Bank for Reconstruction ...
Today, on August 1, 2024, in the foreign exchange mark...
Saranda and Ksamili, two of the main tourist spots in ...
Today, on July 31, 2024, in the foreign exchange marke...
Is your country more expensive than other European countri...
Despite a plan of measures to reduce arrears in the el...
Today, on July 30, 2024, in the foreign exchange marke...
Today, on July 29, 2024, in the foreign exchange marke...
Today, on July 28, 2024, in the foreign exchange market, t...
The process of examining 176 requests for compensation...
The increase in salaries by the government has also brough...
CNA has launched another investigation that could lead to ...
Irfan Hysenbelliu is a businessman that we call "Irfan the...
In March 2026, CNA launched another investigation centered...
The arrested mayor of Tirana, Erion Veliaj, with 13 charge...
The Special Board of Appeal (KPA) decided this Monday ...
The KPA vetting decided this Thursday to dismiss the p...
Suela Salavaçi, a prosecutor in the Prosecutor's Offic...
The Special Board of Appeal reinstated the prosecutor ...
A road accident occurred this evening on Nikolla Zoraqi St...
Three people were shot and wounded in Elbasan last night b...
A serious incident occurred this Tuesday in the Yrshek are...
An accident occurred this Tuesday on "Dituria" street in K...
This Wednesday, our country will be under the influence of...
All of Southern Europe will face changing weather conditio...
Albania was hit by temperatures significantly higher than ...
For the first time, Pogradec welcomed the Inter-Lake Chess...
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced that most bus fa...
France's parliament has passed a law to ban social media f...
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Manila on Jul...
In the space of a few days, Ukrainian President Volodymyr ...
At a time when industrial products are increasingly taking...
Trust among people is not just a three-syllable word. It c...
Master of humor Todi Llupi has passed away at the age of 7...
The ninth edition of "MIK Festival" kicked off with one of...
Businesses will no longer be required to simply register t...
Despite economic growth and income in recent years, Albani...
This Wednesday, one US dollar is bought for 81.4 lek and s...
Construction company licenses will have a validity period ...