According to the latest board decision, SSH EN 590 diesel prices cannot exceed 206 lekë/liter (retail) or 194 lekë/liter (wholesale).

According to the Board, SSH EN standard gasoline will retail for a maximum of 184 lekë/liter, while the wholesale price is capped at 172 lekë/liter.

New pricing goes into effect today at 16:00, effective until the subsequent board meeting.

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Governor of the Bank of Albania Gent Sejko stated that inflation has been falling rapidly, fully recovering from the blow it suffered due to the increase in prices in international markets and reached the level of 2% in November 2024.

“After the blows that not only the Albanian economy, but also the regional and global economy has received from the post-pandemic crisis and the war in Ukraine, inflation has fallen. As a result of the tightening monetary policy that we immediately followed and the appreciation of the exchange rate, but also the decline in inflation among our trading partners, we have reached an inflation level below 3%, which is the objective of the Bank of Albania. So, we are at the average level of 2%”, said Sejko in a video posted in the social media. /r.e//a.f/p.s./

During the press conference on the developments of 2023 and the expectations for this year, Mete emphasized that, “The tendency is for a further decrease below 10% in the following periods”.

“These data are encouraging to further pursue employment promotion policies, with a focus on further reducing unemployment, especially for women and young people,” said Mete.

Mete also stated today that the Albanian economy is considered to be one of the most resistant economies and with the most positive performance in the region, with expectations for further growth. /k.s/p.s./

According to the Bank of Albania, the average yield decreased to 4.44%, from 4.86% in the previous auction on January 31. The participation of investors in the auction was again high and the total amount of requests presented reached 20.4 billion ALL, from 11 billion ALL that had been the amount announced for financing by the Ministry of Finance and Economy (MFE).

The average yield of treasury bills with 3-month maturity also fell, dropping to 2.76%, from 3.03% in the previous auction. Even here, the demand of investors was higher while the amount announced for financing by the Albanian government was 1.5 billion ALL.

The market of Albanian government securities is following the correction from the very strong increase in yields that was observed last year, due to the rapid pace of interest rate increases by the Bank of Albania.

An obvious element that is supporting the lowering of yields is the increased participation of investors in auctions./p.s./

According to the decision, there is insufficient evidence to substantiate Ferizaj’s claims. The prosecutor argued that the amendments should be approved.

On November 9, 2020, in their first appearance at the court in The Hague, Jakup Krasniqi and Hashim Thaçi pleaded not guilty to the charges raised against them. Veseli stated the same in his appearance on November 10 and so did Selimi on November 11.

The indictment against Hashim Thaçi, Kadri Vesel, Rexhep Selim and Jakup Krasniqi was confirmed on October 26, 2020./KosovaPress/p.s./