The Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo participated in the Kosovo Finance Forum 2025 as an institutional partner, convening a high-level regional panel on financial stability and regional cooperation and contributing to other panels and working groups on topics within its remit, including digitalisation, insurance, cybersecurity and the impact of artificial intelligence on the financial sector. In opening remarks, Governor Ahmet Ismaili highlighted financial stability, financial inclusion, technological innovation and regional cooperation as key pillars and called for deep structural reforms to address current challenges. He pointed to a stable and liquid banking system in Kosovo under close central bank supervision and reforms aimed at digitalisation, stronger consumer protection and alignment with European Union standards, while noting a risk environment shaped by geopolitical uncertainty, inflation pressures, global monetary tightening and rising non-traditional risks such as climate and cyber threats. The regional panel, moderated by the International Monetary Fund’s representative in Kosovo, Selim Thaçi, brought together the Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo’s Deputy Governor Dardan Fusha and senior officials from the Bank of Albania, the Central Bank of Montenegro and the National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia to discuss macroeconomic resilience, shared challenges and stronger inter-institutional coordination in the region.

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