Responsible finance conference, Tirana, Albania

Tirana, Albania, 23 March 2010 - Jointly organised with KfW Entwicklungsbank (The German Development Bank) and the European Fund for Southeast Europe’s technical assistance arm, the EFSE Development Facility, the Bank of Albania hosted an international conference on responsible finance in Tirana on March 23, 2010. At the conference, representatives from the Albanian financial sector and government, donor agencies, international financial institutions as well as microfinance practitioners called for greater efforts to promote responsible finance practices and principles.

Presentations

Ridvan Bode, Minister of Finance of the Republic of Albania

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Ardian Fullani, Governor, Bank of Albania

The role of a central bank promoting and advancing responsible finance practices

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Roland Siller, First Vice President, KfW Entwicklungsbank

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Sylvia Wisniwski, Chief Operating Officer for the EFSE and Managing Director of
Finance in Motion GmbH

Expanding access to finance and ensuring financial sector stability through responsible financing practices

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Philip Buyskes, Vice President, TCX Investment Management Company BV

Foreign exchange risk: the impact of foreign currency lending on financial institutions and borrowers

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Libero Catalano, Chairman, Albanian Association of Banks

Responsible finance from the perspective of the Albanian banking sector

• Ardian Fullani
• Roland Siller and Ardian Fullani