gent sejko : global money week 2023 in albania address by mr gent sejko, governor of the bank of albania, at the opening ceremony of the global money week 2023 in albania, tirana, 20 march 2023. * * * honourable minister of education and sports, dear chairman of the albanian association of banks, dear students and teachers, friends and banker colleagues, again this end of march, i have the pleasure to welcome you to the opening ceremony of the global money week, which from a decade now brings us together : bankers, teachers, students and pupils. alongside our efforts and work for enhancing financial literacy and inclusion of public throughout the year, the money week focuses entirely on the new generation, both in albania and globally. the oecd recommendation on financial literacy encourages governments and other policymakers " - to take measures for the development of financial literacy at an early stage " on themes and through channels adequate for the beneficiary. in compliance with this recommendation, the objective of money week, coordinated by the oecd - infe1, is to encourage children, to actively think since an early age, about money and finances, and gradually acquire the necessary knowledge, skills, positions and behaviours to take sound financial decisions which lead to the final goal : the welfare and financial sustainability. i am proud to say that money week is already globally known, particularly to young people. since its first edition in 2012, it has been involving an increasing number of central and local organisations, across more than 175 countries. in our country, the bank of albania, in collaboration with the albanian association of banks and with the precious support of the ministry of education and sports and other partners, has for many years organised educational and awareness - raising activities tailored for pre - university and university students. in this week, our goals, more than ever, converge with those of educational institutions and civil organisation, to enhance financial knowledge and awareness of the young generation to become financially responsible citizens in the future. " plan your money, plant your future " is the official theme of global money week 2023. this motto once more weighs the importance of a prudential approach towards money, to ensure the future well - being, by having the adequate knowledge on an increasingly innovative financial market. together with our partners, we have prepared a calendar of various educational and entertaining activities related to this theme, to teach children and young people how to generate profits from entrepreneurship, how to save and take care

ardian fullani : experiences of the bulgarian national bank in its road towards the escb opening speech by mr ardian fullani, governor and chairman of the bank of albania, at the workshop experiences of the bulgarian national bank in its road towards the escb, organised in cooperation with the bulgarian national bank and the gtz office, tirana, 5 september 2005. * * * dear participants, first of all, i would like to say good morning to all of you. today ’ s meeting with our bulgarian friends takes place in the context of several activities that we have recently organised with a clear focus on the future challenges related to the integration process. i am pleased that the fall season of this year starts with this activity and first of all, i avail myself of this opportunity to extend my gratitude to the representatives of the bulgarian national bank, the gtz and to my friend, professor bolle. since the very first days of my appointment to this position, i have publicly declared that bank of albania ’ s institutional preparation in its road towards the escb remains our main challenge. meanwhile, in all the meetings that i have had with the representatives of the regional central banks, as well as with high officials from brussels and the ecb, i have underlined the idea that the future of the eu will be both more prosperous and unproblematic if the countries on its periphery look not only towards brussels, but also if they start looking to each other. we – the central banks of the region – should represent an example in this direction. as pioneer institutions of progress, the central banks of the region should cooperate with each other in order to expand the road for a further political, social and economic integration. i believe that the chances for a rapid and secure process of european integration could be accelerated if we will have – among others – a healthy and safe financial and banking system, which should be able to advance the economic development of the country. nevertheless, in order to materialise the objective for the approximation of their model with that of the eu member states, we hold the opinion that the central banks of the transition countries have more difficult “ homeworks ” than the classical responsibilities carried out by a central bank. speaking in more concrete terms, this has to do mainly with the challenges related to the development of markets, with the unification of different norms and standards and with enhancing credibility in the country, thus aiming at the creation of an atmosphere that inspires confidence to foreign investors. even though they have passed