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Milestones























                Following the merging of the
                Banka Tregtare Shqiptare
                (BTSH) and Banka Kombëtare
                e Shqipërisë (BKSH), Banka
                Kombëtare Tregtare (BKT)                      60% of BKT shares are   •  BKT becomes a 100%
                assumed its present name.
                                                              transferred to “Çalik   subsidiary of the Çalik
                                                              Şeker Konsorsiyum      Group following the
                                                              Yatırım A.Ş.”          acquisition of the remaining
                                                                                     shares by “Çalik Finansal
                                                                                     Hizmetler” (ÇHF).
                                        BKT accomplishes its                       •  First e-banking platform was
                                        privatization process. The                   created and tested by the
                                        new shareholders invests                     staff.
                                        USD 10 million, resulting in
                                        the strengthening of the
                                        capital of the Bank.






          1925       1993       1997       2000       2001       2006        2007       2009       2010






         The inauguration of
         the Bank’s Durrës
         Headquarters occured                                            •  BKT expanded its
         on November 29, 1925                                              operations in Kosovo by
         which was transferred                                             opening its first branch in
         to the actual BKT Branch                                          Prishtina.
         building in November                                            •  JCR Eurasia Rating
         1928.                                      •  The new shareholder   assigned AAA (Alb) to BKT.
                                                      structure brings BKT
                                                      major transformations,
                                                      including the                           •  The e-banking platform
                            BKT was established as    development of a                         was launched for the
                                                      new infrastructure
                            a Joint Stock Company     and restructuring of                     individual customers.
                            in July 1997 with assets   all aspects of Bank’s                  •  A web-based mobile
                            reaching ALL 2.7 billion.   operations.                            banking was developed
                                                                                               and launched.
                                                    •  The core banking
                                                      system was upgraded
                                                      to Flexcube, one of the
                                                      most advanced banking
                                                      systems globally.













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