purchase – Albanian  Telegraphic  Agency. https://en.ata.gov.al News Agency Wed, 13 Aug 2025 20:52:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Albania has purchased two firefighting planes, pilots being trained – Defence Minister https://en.ata.gov.al/2025/08/13/albania-has-purchased-two-firefighting-planes-pilots-being-trained-defence-minister/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2025/08/13/albania-has-purchased-two-firefighting-planes-pilots-being-trained-defence-minister/#respond Wed, 13 Aug 2025 20:47:50 +0000 https://en.ata.gov.al/?p=271825 TIRANA, Aug 13 /ATA/ – Albania has purchased two firefighting planes to boost its ability to tackle wildfires, Defence Minister Pirro Vengu said on Wednesday, as crews continue battling blazes across the country.

The aircraft are being built and will be delivered once production is complete, Vengu told reporters while inspecting firefighting efforts in the affected municipality of Delvinë, southern Albania.

Defense Minister said Albania was also training pilots to operate the new planes, noting the country has not had fixed-wing pilots since 2007.

“Forming the pilot teams is the most urgent step,” Vengu said, adding that an aviation school is set to open in June 2026 in the southern city of Vlorë.

He said helicopters have been flying almost daily for two months now to respond to fires and other emergencies, with additional support coming from European partners through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism.

Vengu outlined broader plans to strengthen Albania’s crisis response, including four regional civil protection centres to host and supply firefighting units and aircraft as part of the government’s “Albania 2030” programme.

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]]> https://en.ata.gov.al/2025/08/13/albania-has-purchased-two-firefighting-planes-pilots-being-trained-defence-minister/feed/ 0 OSHEE purchases 5 040 MWh of electricity for September https://en.ata.gov.al/2023/09/04/oshee-purchases-5-040-mwh-of-electricity-for-september/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2023/09/04/oshee-purchases-5-040-mwh-of-electricity-for-september/#respond Mon, 04 Sep 2023 14:51:45 +0000 https://en.ata.gov.al/?p=214158 TIRANA, Sept 4 /ATA/ – Free Market Supplier, part of Albania’s electricity distribution system operator OSHEE has purchased a total of 5 040 MWh worth some 577,936.80 euros and at an average price of 114.67 euros per MWh.

The electricity purchase transaction was conducted via the online platform for the electricity to meet the domestic needs for the period from September 1 to 30.

A total of 10 electricity traders participated in the auction, namely Noa Energy Trade; Ener Trade; Ez-5 Energy; Future Energy Trading and Exchange Dinamic; GSA; Ayen Energy Trading; Proinfinit Consulting; Gen-i Tirana; Albesp Trading & Consulting; Renrgy Trading Group.

OSHEE said that “Noa Energy Trade” was announced winner of the auction.

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]]> https://en.ata.gov.al/2023/09/04/oshee-purchases-5-040-mwh-of-electricity-for-september/feed/ 0 Bank of Albania purchases 9.1 million euros in April https://en.ata.gov.al/2023/04/19/bank-of-albania-purchases-9-1-million-euros-in-april/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2023/04/19/bank-of-albania-purchases-9-1-million-euros-in-april/#respond Wed, 19 Apr 2023 18:54:23 +0000 http://en.ata.gov.al/?p=203513 TIRANA, April 19 /ATA/ –  Albania’s central bank raised a total of 9.1 million euros at the third foreign exchange purchase auction according to the planned calendar in 2023 for the purposes of foreign exchange reserve management on Wednesday.

The Bank of Albania said that it planned to purchase an amount ranging from five to 9 million euros in a first round and it accepted all the bids for a total sum of 7.9 million euros at today’s auction.

The purchases in the first round were made at a rate between 112.75 and 113 lek. The weighted average exchange rate was 112.86 lek.

The Bank of Albania also exercised the purchase option in the second round, for an additional amount of 1.2 million euros at an average exchange rate of 112.86 lek.

Albania’s central bank plans to purchase an amount between 160 to 220 million euros in 2023. The amount represents a significant increase as compared to the foreign currency purchases last year, estimated at around 140 million euros.

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]]> https://en.ata.gov.al/2023/04/19/bank-of-albania-purchases-9-1-million-euros-in-april/feed/ 0 PM Rama: Albania, Türkiye to reach deal on purchase of six Bayraktar unmanned aircraft soon https://en.ata.gov.al/2022/09/22/pm-rama-albania-turkiye-to-reach-deal-on-purchase-of-six-bayraktar-unmanned-aircraft-soon/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2022/09/22/pm-rama-albania-turkiye-to-reach-deal-on-purchase-of-six-bayraktar-unmanned-aircraft-soon/#respond Thu, 22 Sep 2022 20:50:20 +0000 http://en.ata.gov.al/?p=188553 TIRANA, Sept 22 /ATA/-By Maela Marini/ – Prime Minister Edi Rama affirmed Thursday that Albania will purchase armed Bayraktar unmanned aircraft from Türkiye.

The government head said in a TV talk show that Albania is about to finalize the agreement with Türkiye on the purchase  of six  armed Bayraktar unmanned drones, confirming that reaching the accord was the goal of the latest visit by the Albanian delegation to Ankara.

“With (President) Erdogan we discussed the indispensability for the drones. We are about concluding the agreement to purchase Bayraktar drones. Taking notice of the course of events, we have decided to buy armed aircraft. The purchase price is quite reasonable given the goal they will serve us for. We will buy six of them that will serve for civil purposes, including control of the territory for illegal constructions, forest cutting, cultivation of the narcotics etc. Drones are equipped with smart camera,” he said.

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]]> https://en.ata.gov.al/2022/09/22/pm-rama-albania-turkiye-to-reach-deal-on-purchase-of-six-bayraktar-unmanned-aircraft-soon/feed/ 0 Bank of Albania purchases 13 million euros https://en.ata.gov.al/2022/07/12/bank-of-albania-purchases-13-million-euros/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2022/07/12/bank-of-albania-purchases-13-million-euros/#respond Tue, 12 Jul 2022 17:20:50 +0000 http://en.ata.gov.al/?p=183469 TIRANA, July 12 /ATA/ – Albania’s central bank purchased a total of 13 million euros at the foreign exchange purchase auction for the purposes of foreign exchange reserve management on Tuesday.

The Bank of Albania said it purchased an amount of 13.2 million euros from a total bid of 16.2 million euros at today’s auction.

The amount foreseen to be bought in the first round of the auction was between 5 and 8 million Euros and the Bank of Albania decided to buy in full the upper value of the interval of eight million Euros.

The purchases in the first round were made at a rate between 117.4 and 117.64 lek. The weighted average exchange rate was 117.56 lek.

The Bank of Albania also exercised the purchase option in the second round, for an additional amount of five million euros at an average exchange rate of 117.56 lek.

Today’s central bank auction didn’t affect the depreciation of Europe’s single currency in Albania’s domestic market, with one euro being traded at 117.57 lek on Tuesday, dropping to its lowest value against Albanian national  currency.

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]]> https://en.ata.gov.al/2022/07/12/bank-of-albania-purchases-13-million-euros/feed/ 0 Credit for real estate purchase amounted to ALL 29.5 billion, BoA says https://en.ata.gov.al/2021/09/03/credit-for-real-estate-purchase-amounted-to-all-29-5-billion-boa-says/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2021/09/03/credit-for-real-estate-purchase-amounted-to-all-29-5-billion-boa-says/#respond Fri, 03 Sep 2021 07:41:35 +0000 http://en.ata.gov.al/?p=159611 TIRANA, Sept. 3/ATA/ The Bank of Albania (BoA) announced on Friday that, in the 7-month period 2021, the new credit for a real estate purchase reached ALL 29.5 billion.
According to the BoA, in 2021 loans for the real estate purchase of increased by 5.7% compared to a year earlier.
New loans for real estate to businesses in the first 7 months of this year amounted to ALL 16.2 billion, or 32% higher than last year.
Experts say that, the public investments, especially those related to the reconstruction program, after the earthquake of November 2019 as well as investments in infrastructure and other works have has a major impact. //a.i/

]]> https://en.ata.gov.al/2021/09/03/credit-for-real-estate-purchase-amounted-to-all-29-5-billion-boa-says/feed/ 0 Foreign exchange reserve, central bank purchases 4 million euros in latest auction https://en.ata.gov.al/2021/08/23/foreign-exchange-reserve-central-bank-purchases-4-million-euros-in-latest-auction/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2021/08/23/foreign-exchange-reserve-central-bank-purchases-4-million-euros-in-latest-auction/#respond Mon, 23 Aug 2021 17:26:33 +0000 http://en.ata.gov.al/?p=158775 TIRANA, Aug 23 /ATA/ – The Bank of Albania raised 4 million euros at its latest auction last week as part of its annual euro purchase in the country’s foreign exchange market.

Data from the last auction show that central bank purchased a total of 10.7 million euros in July.

Foreign exchange purchases by the Bank of Albania aim at foreign exchange reserve management and are is not intended to affect the exchange rate. The foreign exchange (FX) reserves held by Albania’s central bank totaled 3.9 billion euros at the end of June.

Central bank has planed 14 auctions his year and it expects to raise an estimated amount of 84 million euros in the first round.

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]]> https://en.ata.gov.al/2021/08/23/foreign-exchange-reserve-central-bank-purchases-4-million-euros-in-latest-auction/feed/ 0 Interest rates on mortgage loans at lowest level of 3.46%, BoA says https://en.ata.gov.al/2021/06/19/interest-rates-on-mortgage-loans-at-lowest-level-of-3-46-boa-says/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2021/06/19/interest-rates-on-mortgage-loans-at-lowest-level-of-3-46-boa-says/#respond Sat, 19 Jun 2021 16:52:12 +0000 http://en.ata.gov.al/?p=152524 TIRANA, June 19/ATA/ The Bank of Albania-BoA reported on Saturday that, in 2020, the average interest rate on new loans for the purchase of homes in Albanian lek was 3.67%, up from 3.46% a year earlier.

While the average interest rate on new loans for the purchase of homes in euro decreased to 3.12%, compared to 3.45% a year ago.

Interest rates remain were at the same levels during the first months of this year. The average interest rate on new loans in Albanian Lek was 3.69%, while in the euro 3.07%.

According to the official data published by the Bank of Albania, at the end of March 2021, the loan portfolio for home purchase reached ALL 129.7 billion, or EUR 1.05 billion. //a.i/

]]> https://en.ata.gov.al/2021/06/19/interest-rates-on-mortgage-loans-at-lowest-level-of-3-46-boa-says/feed/ 0 Foreign exchange reserve/ BoA buys 11.7 million euros in foreign exchange market https://en.ata.gov.al/2021/06/04/foreign-exchange-reserve-boa-buys-11-7-million-euros-in-foreign-exchange-market/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2021/06/04/foreign-exchange-reserve-boa-buys-11-7-million-euros-in-foreign-exchange-market/#respond Fri, 04 Jun 2021 10:52:16 +0000 http://en.ata.gov.al/?p=149890 TIRANA, June 4 /ATA/ The Bank of Albania (BoA) has increased the purchase value in the foreign exchange market since the beginning of the year, in order to increase the foreign exchange reserve.

The Bank of Albania announced on Friday that, in May of this year, in the next auction foreseen in the annual program of purchases in the domestic foreign exchange market, have been purchased a total of 11.7 million euros.

According to the Central Bank, 20 auctions have been planned for 2021 and it is expected to be bought, 56-84 million euros.

During the first quarter of the year, a total of 16.1 million euros have been purchased in two auctions.

At the end of April, the foreign exchange reserve of the Bank of Albania was worth 3.96 billion euros, 11% more compared to the same period last year.//a.i/

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