Decisions of CBK Board on 17 December 2024

The Board of the Central Bank of the Republic of Kosova, at its meeting held on 17 December 2024, took the following decisions:

• Decision on the approval of the Central Bank Budget for 2025;
• Decision on the approval of the Regulation on Transactions with Insurers Related Persons;
• Decision on the approval of the following regulations;
o Regulation on Official Administration and Liquidation of Payment Institutions and Electronic Money Institutions;
o Regulation on Agents of Payment Service Providers;
o Regulation on Public Register of Payment Institutions and Electronic Money Institutions;
o Regulation on Initial Capital and Own Funds of Payment Institutions and Electronic Money Institutions;
o Regulation on Outsourcing:
o Regulation on Fund Protection Requirements Applicable to Payment Institutions and Electronic Money Institutions;
o Regulation on Transitional Period for the Implementation of the Law on Payment Services;
o Regulation on Accounting and External Audit of Payment Institutions and Electronic Money Institutions;
o Regulation on Internal Controls and Internal Audit of Payment Institutions and Electronic Money Institutions;
o Regulation on Criteria for Establishing Minimum Monetary Amount of Professional Liability Insurance or Other Similar Guarantees;
o Regulation on Establishing Requirements for Credit Transfers and Direct Debit Transactions in Euro;
o Regulation on Authorization, Prior Approval and Governance of Payment Institutions and Electronic Money Institutions, and Registration of Account Information Service Providers;
o Regulation on Technical Standards of Strong Customer Authentication and Common and Secure Open Standards of Communication;
o Regulation on Notifying the Central Bank of Kosova of Major Operational or Security Incidents;
o Regulation on Information and Communication Technology – Information Technology Risk Management and Security;
o Regulation on Financial Institutions Complaint Handling;
o Regulation on Procedures for Imposing Administrative Penalties;
• Decision on the approval of the Central Bank Board Annual Plan for 2025;
• Decision on the approval of the Internal Audit Work Plan for 2025.

Also, the Board of the Central Bank was informed regarding:
• Summary Report from the Governance, Ethics and Human Resources Committee meeting, held on 10 December 2024;
• Summary Report from the Audit Committee meeting, held on 16 December 2024;
• The Strategic Internal Audit Plan for the period 2025-2027.