"Students, limited access to finance" - Tafa: There are some products designed for them, but financial awareness is also low
Students' access to finance remains limited. Despite the fact that commercial banks offer some financial products specifically for them, awareness of the existence of these products is low.
This was stated by pedagogue Besarta Tafa in an interview with Scan Television, who stated that higher education institutions have played an important role in raising students' awareness of the existence of certain products, such as student loans, as well as the benefits that these loans offer.
"We can say that students in Albania have limited access to finance, some of them may have a bank account, they may use a debit card or a banking application, but their access to genuine financial products designed for their age is limited. Since most of them are economically supported by their family, they do not have much access to the financial market, to the products it offers," said Tafa.
However, according to her, cooperation between banks and universities should be further deepened, in order to offer more diverse financial products to students, also accompanied by an awareness campaign.
"First, there is a great need for in-depth cooperation between universities and the banking system, in order to offer students financial products or financial product packages designed specifically for their age and needs, but on the other hand, this must also be supported by an in-depth financial education infrastructure that will enable students to have knowledge of basic financial terms and then on how to access the financial market with all the products it offers," said Pedagogia.
Student financial inclusion is very important, so that they have access to and use affordable financial products or services that meet their needs.
What are the costs of recycling to the European market? - Baltëza: Waste separation at source is a problem, the law has existed since 1995
The recycling sector in Albania remains one of the sectors that faces difficulties in meeting EU standards. In an interview with Scan TV, one of the......
The structure and new deputy mayors of Fier Municipality are presented - Deputy Prime Minister, Belinda Balluku: Citizens, closer to the local administration
The Municipality of Fier now has a new structure, as well as four new vice mayors. Present at their presentation was the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of......
Commissioner Dervishi: Significant increase in transparency, the new law on personal data further strengthens protection!
The Commissioner for the Right to Information and Personal Data Protection, Besnik Dervishi, presented today to the Commission for Human Rights and Public......
Notifications for local tax debtors in e-albania - Aiming for more transparency and efficiency
The General Directorate of Local Taxes and Tariffs announces that now notifications and payment requests addressed to debtors will no longer be sent only......
Nobel Prize in Medicine winners announced - Brunkow, Ramsdell and Sakaguchi for "discoveries in peripheral immune tolerance"
Scientists Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for "their discoveries concerning peripheral......
New criteria for energy-impacting products - Aiming to save and reduce emissions, excluding vehicles
Every energy-related product must meet the requirements of eco-design, bear the CE marking and a declaration of conformity. The Ministry of Infrastructure......
The new academic year 2025-2026 begins - Kumbaro: Time to review the higher education law
The new academic year 2025-2026 began this Monday in all higher education institutions in the country, with 19,671 high school graduates registered so far.......
How would the devaluation of the lek affect public debt? - Scenarios/ 15-30% change in the exchange rate
The appreciation of the lek against the euro since January 2024 and onwards has brought benefits to the government's public debt, making it cheaper and on a......
