Vlen: Company linked to Ali Ahmeti’s in‑law received €5 million loan from Alta Bank in Belgrade
Vlen says AS Senjak, linked to Ali Ahmeti’s family, got a €5 million loan from Alta Bank in Belgrade on 9 June 2025 and calls for investigations.
Vlen announced on Thursday that a company linked to the family network of Ali Ahmeti received a €5 million loan from Alta Bank’s headquarters in Belgrade on 9 June 2025, at a time when the Serbian bank was preparing to enter the Macedonian market.
Vlen accuses political-financial ties of influencing the loan
At a press conference, Vlen spokesperson Zekirja Tahiri identified the firm as AS Senjak from Kičevo, owned by Selaudin Arifi, whom he described as an in‑law of Ali Ahmeti. Tahiri said the company is also a partner with Ahmeti’s grandson, Drin Ahmeti, in acquiring the firm Soravia.
“On 9 June 2025, right in the midst of preparations for the Serbian Alta Bank's entry into Macedonia, a company in which 'AS Senjak' — the in‑law of Ahmeti — is a co‑owner received a loan of five million euros, and that directly from Alta Bank's headquarters in Belgrade,” Tahiri said.
Tahiri demanded that Ali Ahmeti and his party explain the economic criteria used to approve the loan and whether there is any connection between the financing and the family’s political relationships. He also linked the transaction to Alta Bank’s efforts to enter the Macedonian banking market and its attempt to acquire Stopanska Banka Bitola.
“By what economic logic and for what merits does Davor Macura’s bank in Belgrade disburse five million euros of fresh capital to a company directly connected to Ahmeti’s family network? How can a Serbian bank, precisely when it is seeking entry and the purchase of Stopanska Banka Bitola in Macedonia, lend millions to companies tied to the party whose cadres — Fatmir Besimi, Bujar Osmani and Artan Grubi — for years controlled financial and state flows? Did Davor Macura, by paying these five million euros from Belgrade into Ahmeti’s family network, actually buy political support and secure his entry into the Macedonian banking system?” Tahiri asked.
He called on the Public Prosecutor's Office and the Financial Intelligence Unit to open an investigation into the international transfers on 9 June 2025, the loan approval conditions, the collateral provided, and the Macedonian accounts where the funds were deposited. Tahiri said Vlen will publish additional information at a follow‑up press conference, scheduled after events that occurred three months following disbursement.
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