How did this year end for the major currencies?
The US dollar, after a continuous decline this week, has closed this year positively, marking an increase as it was bought today at 81.3 lek and sold at 82.8 lek according to the local exchange rate.
The European currency, meanwhile, continues to not register significant fluctuations in its price on this last day of 2025, as it was bought this morning at 95.7 lekë and sold at 97.1 lekë compared to yesterday.
The Swiss franc, meanwhile, had a slight decrease in value this Wednesday, being bought today compared to the day before at 102.4 lekë and being sold at 104 lekë, referring to the domestic foreign exchange market.
The British pound has closed the year on the rise, although not with any significant change from yesterday, being bought today at 109 lek and being sold at 111 lek.
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