Bank of Albania
E368875
The Bank of Albania is the country's central monetary authority responsible for issuing currency, formulating monetary policy, and overseeing the stability of Albania's financial system.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bank of Albania canonical | 3 |
| Bank of Albania building | 1 |
| Banka e Shqipërisë | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3574316 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bank of Albania Context triple: [Albanian lek, centralBank, Bank of Albania]
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A.
National Bank of Yugoslavia
The National Bank of Yugoslavia was the central bank of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, responsible for issuing currency, managing monetary policy, and overseeing the country’s banking system.
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B.
Bank of Algeria
The Bank of Algeria is the central bank of Algeria, responsible for formulating monetary policy, regulating the banking sector, and maintaining the stability of the national financial system.
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C.
Banque du Liban
Banque du Liban is the central bank of Lebanon, responsible for issuing the national currency, regulating the banking sector, and implementing the country’s monetary policy.
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D.
Bank Al-Maghrib
Bank Al-Maghrib is the central bank of Morocco, responsible for formulating monetary policy, maintaining financial stability, and managing the country’s currency and reserves.
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E.
Banca IMI
Banca IMI is the investment banking and capital markets arm of the Italian banking group Intesa Sanpaolo.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bank of Albania Target entity description: The Bank of Albania is the country's central monetary authority responsible for issuing currency, formulating monetary policy, and overseeing the stability of Albania's financial system.
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A.
National Bank of Yugoslavia
The National Bank of Yugoslavia was the central bank of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, responsible for issuing currency, managing monetary policy, and overseeing the country’s banking system.
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B.
Bank of Algeria
The Bank of Algeria is the central bank of Algeria, responsible for formulating monetary policy, regulating the banking sector, and maintaining the stability of the national financial system.
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C.
Banque du Liban
Banque du Liban is the central bank of Lebanon, responsible for issuing the national currency, regulating the banking sector, and implementing the country’s monetary policy.
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D.
Bank Al-Maghrib
Bank Al-Maghrib is the central bank of Morocco, responsible for formulating monetary policy, maintaining financial stability, and managing the country’s currency and reserves.
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E.
Banca IMI
Banca IMI is the investment banking and capital markets arm of the Italian banking group Intesa Sanpaolo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
central bank
ⓘ
public institution ⓘ |
| capitalCityOfCountryServed | Tirana ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
European Central Bank
ⓘ
International Monetary Fund ⓘ World Bank ⓘ central banks of other countries ⓘ |
| country | Albania ⓘ |
| currencyIssued | Albanian lek ⓘ |
| governsMonetaryPolicyOf | Albania ⓘ |
| hasBuildingType | central bank headquarters building ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.bankofalbania.org ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Tirana ⓘ |
| ISO4217CurrencyCodeIssued | ALL ⓘ |
| issues |
Albanian banknotes
ⓘ
Albanian coins ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Republic of Albania
ⓘ
linked to:
Albania
|
| legalTenderJurisdiction | Albania ⓘ |
| locatedInContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| mainFunction |
banker to commercial banks
ⓘ
banker to the government ⓘ formulation of monetary policy ⓘ issuance of national currency ⓘ maintenance of price stability ⓘ management of foreign exchange reserves ⓘ oversight of financial system stability ⓘ payment systems oversight ⓘ regulation of the banking system ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Banka e Shqipërisë
ⓘ
linked to:
Bank of Albania
|
| regulates |
commercial banks in Albania
ⓘ
other licensed financial institutions in Albania ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
collection and publication of financial statistics
ⓘ
financial stability in Albania ⓘ implementation of monetary policy in Albania ⓘ issuing banknotes and coins of the Albanian lek ⓘ licensing of banks in Albania ⓘ macroprudential policy in Albania ⓘ management of Albania’s official foreign reserves ⓘ oversight of payment and settlement systems in Albania ⓘ |
| role | central monetary authority of Albania ⓘ |
| sector |
banking
ⓘ
financial regulation ⓘ monetary policy ⓘ |
| supervises | banking sector in Albania ⓘ |
| typeOfInstitution | independent public authority ⓘ |
| usesLanguage | Albanian ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bank of Albania Description of subject: The Bank of Albania is the country's central monetary authority responsible for issuing currency, formulating monetary policy, and overseeing the stability of Albania's financial system.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Bank of Albania
linked to: Bank of Albania