BSTDB Country Strategy

The BSTDB will focus in the next four years on providing financial support to large and medium sized companies engaged in particular in export generating activities, infrastructure and financial sector.

With the Bank committing to raising the level of commitments (signed operations) for 2007-2010 it is estimated that an indicative number of about 4 to 7 operations for SDR 23 million will be approved by the Board of Directors. Of these, operations totaling about SDR 20 million are expected to be signed.

The Bank will consider undertaking activities and providing services in Albania as may advance its purpose, including but not limited to:

• Providing facilities in the form of well-balanced debt-equity finance and convertible loans
• Providing a range of banking activities and special products aimed at promoting the access of Albanian public or private enterprises to the international and domestic capital markets, broaden their financial sources and improve the saleability of the securities being offered
• Entering into appropriate banking operations.