{"id":77335,"date":"2025-03-20T20:56:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T19:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=77335"},"modified":"2025-03-20T20:57:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T19:57:05","slug":"sepa-transactions-begin-in-october-sejko-millions-in-savings-for-albanias-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/sepa-transactions-begin-in-october-sejko-millions-in-savings-for-albanias-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"SEPA Transactions Begin in October, Sejko: Millions in Savings for Albania\u2019s Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"6b6b0286-e559-4f7f-8d19-72653740e501\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p data-start=\"92\" data-end=\"360\">The first payments through the European payment system (SEPA) will commence in October this year. 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