“We don't support it”, Brits react sharply to Kurt after his research associate was elected deputy governor

In the first open competition for deputy governor last year, Kosovo Central Bank (BQK) specified that the candidate should be Graduated by Finance Field. However, the recruiting process failed. The governor of the CEC, Ahmet Ismaili, himself, said that there were no candidates worthy of this position. But in the second competition that enabled Cakay's appointment, he was required. Just a university degree, without specifying which field.

The BQCH governor recently when asked about the criteria set for general conditions regarding the contest, said it is in line with the Law on BQEKA. However, in specific conditions (based on previous contests) management experience is also specified as priority.

Insander is interested in understanding Cakay's management experience.

A CV Cakaj who published the medium several weeks ago is specified as having the longest engagement on Raiffeisen Bank. Insander has contacted this bank's Communications Office to ask if the positions Cakaj held were management weight. They denied that Cakaj has ever carried the manager's position.

We can confirm that Mr. Milot Cakaj has been employed at Raiffeisen Bank in Kosovo and has held different positions in the bank. Anyway, None of the positions were managerial. In terms of direct staff management”, says the response of Raiffeisen Bank.

In his CV, Cakaj writes that he was working at Raiffeisen Bank while applying for deputy governor. From Raiffeisen Bank and BQKA have confirmed that Cakaj has left office, has just assumed his new position.

About the question of Deputy Governor Milot Cakay about the work he's been working on in Raiffeisen Bank, that information about his work experience was when he has an app for deputy governor, with his choice as deputy governor, I inform you that he doesn't exercise any function in Raiffeisen Bank”They've cleared up from the BQU.

Also, CV reports that Cakaj was also director of manager at the Cacttus Business Solutions. The media have been asked questions to verify this, but until the moment of the publication of this article, there has been no response.

Isander on request for access to public documents directed In addition to the candidates' CV, BQCH has also requested the results of test scores and oral interviews by the British Commission. They have given no answer or clarification if any British commission has monitored the process of recruiting the two deputies.

For this, the newspaper is addressing the U.K. embassy in Kosovo itself to ask whether they were participants. A spokesman for this embassy has said neither sʹe backed nor participated in the recruiting process, where the document of the deputy governor Kurt was selected.

“We through project “Rescription” are not engaged in the process of recruiting two substitutes. However, we encourage all institutions to lead the recruiting processes based on merit and transparency”A spokesman for the embassy for Insider declared.

“We did not support this process. However, we would like institutions to run the recruiting processes based on open, transparent and meritocratic principles”.

Cakaj CV, diploma out of finance field

Cakaj has been appointed deputy governor with a January 24th decision this year, along with Nesrin Shileku- Shala.

For Milot Cakaye, there was criticism over his proximity to the prime minister, Albin Kurti. That one almost four years ago was named political adviser, as well as a friend of Kurt's during the study period.

At Cakay's CV, which he saw inseyder newspaper, Kurti's Homie presents his bachelorary degree. From the data the prime minister's research associate introduced BQKA, he is said to have graduated from the software engineer and System Engineering in UBT. The study period includes 2008-2012.

Based on the personal data the Prime Minister's Office introduced to Cakay, it turns out he graduated at the age of 37.

The newspaper Insander has also managed to find the theme of Cakaj's diploma, published in the UBT database, titled “Zebating of O SPF for ISP”. In all, for a Kosovo company offering internet services, which has nothing to do with the finance field.

In his work experiences, Cakaj presents himself as a senior project management specialist and senior data analyst and portfolio manager at Raiffeisen Bank at various times.

In part of the work experience, Cakaj in the CV that he sent himself to the CEC to be admitted as deputy administrator includes his commitment as adviser to Prime Minister Kurti during the March-May 2020 period, personally during the time of the Kurti government.

“The participation of the prime minister's cabinet, in the capacity of the political adviser engaged in the energy and economy sector, with a single focus., says the work part.

In his linguistic knowledge, Cakaj represents academic level in writing Albanian and English.

The same has denied that there was a criminal offense and that the family's working at BQC.

Kurti's document includes his commitment to the Kosovo Energy Corporation (KEK), which was introduced by the Prime Minister's Office as part of the biography in the official announcement of his appointment as political adviser in 2020. In his résumé he sent to BQCH, neither his commitment as an assistant to UBT, which he mentions. ZKMA.

“Parapraly has been in the Kosovo Energy Corporation for over 7 years. He's finished UBT College as a computer science engineer, where he's been engaged for some years as assistant”, says the description of Prime Minister Cakay's office in announcing his appointment.

The Kosovo Central Bank has announced that 15 candidates have applied for the position Cakaj has received, out of which eight have been selected for interview.

After a review of the interview performance and given the completion of the competition's conditions, according to the statement it has shown that three (3) candidates have been appointed. Appointed are considered candidates who have met appropriate and appropriate requirements, as well as who have exceeded seventy (70) percentage points from the interviews, percentage set as preemptive threshold”, says further in the BQK's response.

From the ranking of three nominated candidates, Cakaj ranks first with 75 points. Consequently, with half a point more than the second country and only one point more than the third country.

“Based on Law for the Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo has been proposed to be selected in the position of Deputy Governor candidate at the most point”The Central Bank's response follows.

Insander has sought in accordance with the Law for Access to Public Documents from BQKU and the qualifications of other candidates who have applied for the same position, but in their response they are said to be offered for the sake of maintaining their privacy.

Albin Kurti during his student time, along with Milot Cakay, Bujar Dugall, Muhamet Mavran, Driton Leic, and others led student protests on October 1, 1997.

Cakaj along with Kurti were also part of the cabinet of the political representative, Adem Demaci, near the KLA Political Office.

“We placed fresh flowers and paid tribute to Adem Demac's tomb here in Pristina, along with Republika Parliament Speaker Glauk Konjufca, with Deputy Basca Ademi as the general political representative of KLA in Pristina 1998-1999, former political prisoner Skender Kastrati and my colleague from the KLA office, Milot Cakaj, in memory of such an extraordinary figure as unique to the Albanian nation”It said Kurt's post.

Prime Minister Kurti has consistently introduced them as an independent institution. The internationals, when asked to suspend the new regulation that touches the dinar.

However, BQCH remains far from independence by power. This, since Vetevendosje performed “hetrik” BQK employment with Cakay. Cachaj became the third of those to be rewarded.

We remember that Bashkiba Nuboro, former VV) deputy candidate and former party candidate for head of Pec, became the chairman of the Central Bank board.

On the other hand, Nexhat Kryeziu, former VV's candidate for deputy, became a member of the BQKA board.