OREANDA-NEWS. BKT, Calik Group's subsidiary acting in Albania and in Kosovo, has been chosen as the "Best Bank of the Year" by The Banker magazine. In addition to this award, BKT has been also praised as "The Best Bank in Albania" by Euromoney and EMEA Finance magazines in 2014.

Published by Financial Times that is one of the leading media organs in finance world, The Banker magazine awarded the prize of "Best Bank of the Year" in Albania to Banka Kombetare Tregtare (BKT). One of the most prestigious awards of banking industry, the "Bank of the Year" award of The Banker was presented to Mehmet Usta, Chairman of the Board, and Seyhan Pencabligil, General Manager and Member of the Board of Directors, during the ceremony held in London on 27th November.

During his statement about the award, indicating that he was very happy and proud of having the award of "Best Bank of the Year in Albania" for the 5th time, Chairman of the Board of BKT Mehmet Usta expressed:
"The increasingly continuing successful performance of BKT, the oldest bank in Albania of which 90th anniversary will be celebrated next year, and the satisfaction of its customers are the biggest factors of having such international awards. Also the other first prizes, obtained this year from the finances magazines such as Euromoney and EMEA Finance, confirm this issue."