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BALFIN Group (Balkan Finance Investment Group) is an Albanian private investment group founded by Samir Mane in Vienna in 1993. It owns some of the largest companies in Albania. Today the company is present in Austria, Albania, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Switzerland, Croatia, the Netherlands, and the United States.
BALFIN is a diversified group active in real estate, wholesale and retail, banking, asset management, tourism, education, and logistics. The group employs approximately 5,000 people, and is active across ten countries.
BALFIN Investment Group started in 1993 in Vienna, where Samir Mane founded the company Alba-Trade. The group initially traded electronic devices and shortly after established Neptun Electronics which became largest network of electronics stores in Albania before expanding into Kosovo and Macedonia. Neptun was established in 1993 as a retail chain operating in the Albanian consumer electronics market. As of 2025, Neptun operated 94 stores across Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In 2005, Balfin Group built QTU, the first shopping center, revolutionizing the way that Albanians used to shop. In 2011, Balfin Group built a second shopping center TEG, the most modern and biggest shopping center in Albania and the region. In the same year, Jumbo Albania, the largest toy store in the Balkans became part of BALFIN Group.
From 2005 until 2011, several companies were created or became part of BALFIN Group such as: Fashion Group ALBANIA, ACREM, FoodWay, Elektro-Servis.
In 2012, Balfin Group started building Tirana Logistic Park, designed to provide services not only to Albanian businesses, but primarily offering an international standard service. Immediately after starting the construction of this important project, Balfin Group concluded one of the most important investments of the group abroad, Skopje City Mall, which was sold a few years later.
In 2013, Balfin Group acquired 100% the shares of ACR Holding, which is now called AlbChrome. AlbChrome is the leader in the mining and metallurgy industry in Albania, the Balkans and the second largest in Europe.
In 2015, Balfin Group started the construction of Green Coast Resort & Residences, the first premium resort located on Caesar's Beach in Palasa, Albania. The beachfront Resort has finished delivering the villas built in the first and second phase and is now constructing phase 3 and 4 (final) including a 5 star international brand hotel.
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BALFIN Group (Balkan Finance Investment Group) is an Albanian private investment group founded by Samir Mane in Vienna in 1993. It owns some of the largest companies in Albania. Today the company is present in Austria, Albania, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Switzerland, Croatia, the Netherlands, and the United States.
BALFIN is a diversified group active in real estate, wholesale and retail, banking, asset management, tourism, education, and logistics. The group employs approximately 5,000 people, and is active across ten countries.
BALFIN Investment Group started in 1993 in Vienna, where Samir Mane founded the company Alba-Trade. The group initially traded electronic devices and shortly after established Neptun Electronics which became largest network of electronics stores in Albania before expanding into Kosovo and Macedonia. Neptun was established in 1993 as a retail chain operating in the Albanian consumer electronics market. As of 2025, Neptun operated 94 stores across Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In 2005, Balfin Group built QTU, the first shopping center, revolutionizing the way that Albanians used to shop. In 2011, Balfin Group built a second shopping center TEG, the most modern and biggest shopping center in Albania and the region. In the same year, Jumbo Albania, the largest toy store in the Balkans became part of BALFIN Group.
From 2005 until 2011, several companies were created or became part of BALFIN Group such as: Fashion Group ALBANIA, ACREM, FoodWay, Elektro-Servis.
In 2012, Balfin Group started building Tirana Logistic Park, designed to provide services not only to Albanian businesses, but primarily offering an international standard service. Immediately after starting the construction of this important project, Balfin Group concluded one of the most important investments of the group abroad, Skopje City Mall, which was sold a few years later.
In 2013, Balfin Group acquired 100% the shares of ACR Holding, which is now called AlbChrome. AlbChrome is the leader in the mining and metallurgy industry in Albania, the Balkans and the second largest in Europe.
In 2015, Balfin Group started the construction of Green Coast Resort & Residences, the first premium resort located on Caesar's Beach in Palasa, Albania. The beachfront Resort has finished delivering the villas built in the first and second phase and is now constructing phase 3 and 4 (final) including a 5 star international brand hotel.