National Bank of Greece stands out for its unique history and its dynamic future. Backed by its long-standing presence -established in 1841- strong tradition and noteworthy contribution to the economic transformation of Greece, and above all by the trust of customers, shareholders, depositors and employees alike, the Bank serves as a pillar of stability for the Greek economy, with the expertise and experience of its officers and the cutting-edge digital services it offers for your every banking need. The Group operates mainly in Greece but, also, abroad through its banking subsidiaries in North Macedonia (Stopanska Banka) and in Cyprus (NBG Cyprus) with a workforce of 7.889 employees as at 31 December 2023 (Greece: 6.725). End of 2023, the Bank had a total of 327 Units (313 Branches including 18 Tellerless and 14 Transaction Offices).
First branch of Banka Kombëtare Tregtare was established in Durrës on 29 November 1925, in the historical building where today’s BKT Durrës Branch is situated. This building actually represents the oldest Albanian financial institution in the country. Banka Kombëtare Tregtare, with today’s name, was established in January 1993, after the merging of the Albanian Commercial Bank and the National Bank of Albania.
Since the privatization, with its stable performance BKT is evaluated with different prizes on national and international levels, among which several times as “The best Bank of the Year” in Albania from The Banker Magazine, “The Best Bank in Albania” from EMEA Finance and Euromoney, “The best medium sized bank in South-eastern Europe” and also achieving its highest evaluation as “The Best Bank in South East Europe for 2009”. BKT is rated with AAA (Alb) as a high-level investment and Corporate Governance from JCR Eurasia Rating.
Actually Banka Kombëtare Tregtare is the largest and the oldest commercial bank in Albania.