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Bank of Albania

Sounds hawkish lately +0.07
Speeches
327
First speech
Dec 15, 2003
Latest speech
Jun 12, 2026
Tone vs coming rate moves
Not tested
too few speeches or no published rate

Does the tone run ahead of the rate?

Speech tone over the previous three months, and the policy rate at the end of each month, on the same timeline. Hover over either chart to read the same month in both.

Speech tone

Policy rate

The BIS does not publish a policy rate for this central bank, so only its tone is shown.

Latest speeches

Each speech's tone is the average over its sentences about policy, prices, rates or the economy. Open a speech to read it in full.
DateSpeechTone
Jun 12, 2026

Gent Sejko

+0.09
May 14, 2026

Holta ZaΓ§aj

+0.05
May 13, 2026

Gent Sejko

+0.08
May 12, 2026

Gent Sejko

–
May 11, 2026

Gent Sejko

–
Mar 17, 2026

Gent Sejko

+0.00
Feb 26, 2026

Gent Sejko

+0.04
Dec 5, 2025

Gent Sejko

βˆ’0.01
Nov 11, 2025

Gent Sejko

+0.21
Nov 6, 2025

Gent Sejko

+0.07
Oct 31, 2025

Gent Sejko

βˆ’0.07
Oct 7, 2025

Gent Sejko

+0.01
Jul 8, 2025

Gent Sejko

βˆ’0.10
Jun 11, 2025

Gent Sejko

+0.00
May 28, 2025

Gent Sejko

βˆ’0.04
Feb 6, 2025

Gent Sejko

+0.18
Dec 16, 2024

Gent Sejko

+0.00
Dec 12, 2024

Gent Sejko

+0.08
Dec 5, 2024

Gent Sejko

+0.21
Jul 18, 2024

Gent Sejko

+0.00
Jul 17, 2024

Gent Sejko

–
Jun 17, 2024

Gent Sejko

βˆ’0.01
May 28, 2024

Gent Sejko

+0.13
May 21, 2024

Gent Sejko

βˆ’0.26
May 14, 2024

Gent Sejko

+0.12
Mar 18, 2024

Gent Sejko

+0.01
Jan 29, 2024

Gent Sejko

βˆ’0.00
Dec 4, 2023

Gent Sejko

βˆ’0.01
Nov 23, 2023

Gent Sejko

+0.13
Nov 8, 2023

Gent Sejko

+0.02
Aug 2, 2023

Gent Sejko

+0.15
Jul 7, 2023

Gent Sejko

+0.00
Jul 6, 2023

Gent Sejko

+0.16
May 31, 2023

Gent Sejko

+0.22
Mar 20, 2023

Gent Sejko

βˆ’0.19
Jan 30, 2023

Gent Sejko

βˆ’0.04
Jan 17, 2023

Gent Sejko

+0.02
Dec 20, 2022

Gent Sejko

+0.03
Dec 15, 2022

Gent Sejko

+0.24
Dec 5, 2022

Gent Sejko

+0.12
Nov 17, 2022

Gent Sejko

+0.06
Oct 10, 2022

Gent Sejko

+0.26
Jun 14, 2022

Gent Sejko

βˆ’0.06
Mar 24, 2022

Gent Sejko

+0.05
Feb 23, 2022

Gent Sejko

+0.12
Jan 26, 2022

Gent Sejko

βˆ’0.21
Dec 20, 2021

Gent Sejko

βˆ’0.11
Dec 6, 2021

Gent Sejko

+0.08
Nov 17, 2021

Gent Sejko

+0.00
Jun 15, 2021

Gent Sejko

+0.23
Apr 30, 2021

Gent Sejko

βˆ’0.08
Apr 20, 2021

Gent Sejko

βˆ’0.21
Mar 23, 2021

Gent Sejko

βˆ’0.19
Feb 9, 2021

Gent Sejko

βˆ’0.15
Jan 18, 2021

Gent Sejko

βˆ’0.02
Dec 10, 2020

Gent Sejko

βˆ’0.28
Oct 29, 2020

Luljeta Minxhozi

βˆ’0.35
Oct 23, 2020

Gent Sejko

βˆ’0.39
Jul 2, 2020

Gent Sejko

βˆ’0.20
Jun 1, 2020

Gent Sejko

βˆ’0.29
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