Arbër Ademi: Alta Banka entered Macedonia under the current government

At a press conference today, Arbër Ademi of BDI said that the current government brought Alta Banka into Macedonia.

According to Ademi, the BDI-LSDM government had protected the country from the bank. He also announced that BDI would file criminal complaints against people who, he said, had made defamatory claims about Alta Banka.

Ademi accused the current government of trying to link BDI and the previous government to the bank’s arrival. He said the government at the time made no decision in 2023 that would have paved the way for Alta Banka to enter Macedonia. On the contrary, he said, on October 24, 2023, it engaged the State Attorney to protect the country’s interests in Serbia.

He added that Alta Banka became part of the country’s banking system in 2025, during the current government’s term, and that all its permits were granted by institutions now run by that government.