The National Bank has responded to public claims about large transfers of funds to or from Serbia and Russia through “ALTA Bank” JSC Bitola. According to the bank, a detailed review of the data found no such transactions during 2025 and up to October 2026.
The institution stated that payments by the bank’s clients with Serbia were negligible, taking into account the volume of payment transactions and the regular operations of “ALTA Bank” JSC Bitola.
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In 2025, inflows from Serbia amounted to €2.2 million and outflows to €5.3 million. Up to October 2026, inflows reached €6.2 million, while outflows amounted to €7.2 million. According to the National Bank, these amounts are related to the bank’s clients’ ordinary activities.
For the same periods, no inflows or outflows of funds from Russia were recorded in the payment operations or in the bank’s balance sheet, the National Bank said.
