On October 17, 2016, was inaugurated the new premises of the Alpha Bank branch in Berat. Guests at the ceremony were the Mayor of Berat Mr. Petrit Sinaj, other local authorities, as well as clients and associates of the Berat branch. During his opening remarks Mr. Periklis Drougkas, CEO of Alpha Bank in Albania said: “We are present in Berat over 14 years, and we are proud that over the years have supported individual clients and business customers with multiple products and services to meet all of their needs. He continued by saying that the new renovated branch is designed to serve to a greatest number of customers with the same high-quality service. Currently the Berat branch counts more than 16,000 customers who have trusted Alpha Bank and it is this their reliance and 228,000 other customers throughout Albania that drives us in our daily activity since the establishment of the Bank in 1998 in Albania. Alpha Bank Albania is one of the biggest banks in the country, occupying a significant position in the market in terms of the wholesale banking business and the retail. The Bank offers a full range of products and services such as deposit and investment products, debit and credit cards, credit products and retail banking, as well as small business services, to secondary education and for corporations. Currently, Alpha Bank Albania offers quality service for more than 244 thousand customers through an extensive network of branches in the country and other alternative channels, such as 54 ATM, web banking and mobile banking, and 700 points of acceptance of card payment (POS).