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Bank of Albania

The Bank of Albania (Albanian: Banka e Shqip??ris??) is the central bank of Albania, issuing the Albanian lek. It is headquartered in Tirana, with five branches in Shkod??r, Elbasan, Gjirokast??r, Kor???? and Lushnj??, and a Research and Training Center in Berat. The bank was founded in 1925 in Rome as the National Bank of Albania (Albanian: Banka Komb??tare e Shqipnis, Italian: Banca Nazionale d???Albania, Albanian acronym BKS or BKSH), replaced in 1945 by the state-owned Albanian State Bank based in Tirana (Albanian: Banka e Shtetit Shqiptar, BSS or BSHSH), before taking its current name in 1992. History Background In the first few years following Albania's declaration of independence on 28 December 1912, the fledgling country lacked a central bank, and several attempts to create one were unsuccessful. Under Ismail...

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