Raiffeisen Bank sponsors the Canada-Albania Business Council Mission to Tirana

1.11.2011

Raiffeisen Bank Albania was one of the sponsors of the Canada-Albania Business Council Mission to Tirana. This activity was organized on 1st and 2nd November at Tirana International Hotel. The aim of the activity was to promote trade and bilateral investment between Canada and Albania.

In this event were invited business representatives from both countries as well as Albanian personalities. During the speeches held in this event it was discussed about the possibility to promote and facilitate the flow of bilateral trade between Canada and Albania, to raise the awareness within Canada of the opportunities to do business with Albania, etc.

The adviser for economy  to Prime Minister Suzana Guxholli, the vice Minister of Technology, Visho Lika and the CEO of AIDA, Eneida Guria made an overview of Albanian economic climate and invited all the Canadian businesses to come and invest in Albania.

Raiffeisen Bank in Albania was represented to this event by the Deputy Chairman of Management Board of Raiffeisen Bank, Mr. Alexander Zsolnai.

“We believed in Albania back in 2004, and now we have proof that we were right. Raiffeisen Bank International is a pioneer in Central and Eastern Europe, our experience has never disappointed us and today, Raiffeisen actually is a part of the country. Albania has made great progress. It is the only country in Southeastern Europe with a sustainable development, a strong currency with a relatively low interest rate and low inflation in a developing market, while the rest of Europe is facing difficulties”, said Mr. Zsolnai during his speech.