BKT RECEIVES TWO OTHER IMPORTANT AWARDS BY EMEA FINANCE
Tbilisi, Georgia (14 May, 2015) – The Awards continue to reflect the success of Banka Kombëtare Tregtare in the Albanian market. BKT had been awarded with The Best Local Bank in Albania award and the Corporate Social Responsability award in Central and Eastern Europe and Commonwealth of Indipendent States from the prestigious British magazine EMEA Finance. EMEA Finance, one of the most important financial magazines in the world that follows developments in the financial markets in emerging Europe, Middle East and Africa, awards each year best banks and financial institutions in these markets.
The ceremony took place in Tbilisi, Georgia, on the sidelines of the Annual General Meeting of the EBRD. The awards were submitted to Mr. Fatih Karli, Head of Retail Banking Group and Mr. Ibrahim Yasar, Head of Internal Audit in BKT.
BKT has been evaluated by EMEA Finance as The Best Local Bank in Albania for the fifth consecutive year. This evaluation confirms the Bank’s amazing achievements in increasing the market share in all business segments and in securing an-all-time-high profitability.
The award for Corporate Social Responsibility for Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States confirms the success of BKT in the implementation of its CSR Policy with innovative initiatives that affect the most sensitive aspects of the Albanian society. The Bank remains always committed to contribute and support projects that help to improve the social issues, health and the environment all over Albania.
BKT is the largest and the oldest commercial bank in Albania with a total of 2.5 billion USD in assets and 1.9 billion of USD in deposits. BKT network includes 89 branches out of which 63 are situated in Albania and 26 of them in Kosovo, making BKT the biggest Albanian bank in the region.