Olta Manjani

Dr. Olta Manjani has been Deputy Minister of Economy and Innovation since November 2025. Previously, Ms. Manjani served as Deputy Minister of Finance and Economy (December 2021 – March 2024), as well as Deputy Minister of Economy, Culture and Innovation (March 2024 – November 2025).

Dr. Manjani comes from a long working experience as an economist at the Bank of Albania (2008-2021), in the Monetary Policy Department. She has also developed her career in the pedagogical field, as an assistant lecturer at the Tor Vergata University of Rome (2020-2021), external lecturer at the University of Tirana, Faculty of Economics (2006-2007); external researcher at the Graduate Institute Geneva in Switzerland (2014-2015), etc.

Dr. Manjani completed her PhD in Banking and Finance from the University of Rome Tor Vergata (2018-2021). She completed her Master’s degree in Economic Policies of Developing Countries at Williams College, Massachusetts, USA, as a Fulbright Scholar. She completed her Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at the American University of Thessaloniki in Greece, with a minor in International Relations (2002-2006).

Dr. Manjani holds a number of qualifications in the field of finance and economics from institutions such as the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; Bundesbank, Germany; IMF Institute, Washington DC; Joint Vienna Institute, Austria, etc.

Dr. Manjani is also the author of a number of studies and scientific articles in the field of finance and banking, published in renowned peer-reviewed journals. She is fluent in English and Italian, and is also familiar with Greek, Turkish and French.