Leka Brothers
The brothers Edmond and Niko Leka are businessmen and founders of the weekly magazine ‘Monitor’. Edmond Leka started his career as an engineer in KESH, the Albania Power Corporation, before moving to the private sector in 1995 in order to help his brother Niko Leka to expand Western Union in the country.
Today, the Leka brothers own a string of companies, with Union Bank considered as the crown jewel. In 2000, Edmond Leka entered the media market by launching the economic weekly ‘Monitor.’ In December 2005, the Leka brothers bought 20% of the pay-per-view platform DigitAlb, through their company Union Distribucion Servis Albania LLC. In May 2023, Leka Brothers owned 16.80% of the pay per view Digitalb shares through their companies Arch Investor and Union Group LLC.
Apart from his business activities, Edmond Leka is the chairman at the Board of Directors of Harry Fultz Institute while his brother is the president of Automobile Club Albania.
Business
Financial activity
Union Financiar Tirane (70%)
Banking
Union Bank (73.54%)
Construction
Pluton Investor (100%)
ASL Construction 2 (85%)
Uni Cons (70%)
Holding
Arch Investor (85%)
Marketing
E-Business Solution (85%)
Event planning
Expo City (75.21%)
Postal Service
United Transport (100%)
Sports
Automobile Touring Club Albania (76%)
Trade
Auto Master (70%)
Consulting
S-Systems (100%)
Union Distribucion Servis Albania (70%)
Family & Friends
Affiliated Interests Family Members Friends
an Albanian businessman and construction entrepreneur. He is a shareholder of the companies “Union Grup“, „Union Net“ and “Union Financiar Tirane '' founded by Leka’s brothers.
a business partner of the Leka brothers. He also owns the Poeteka publishing house and the design company, "Intergrafika".
an old business partner with the Leka brothers. He also owns the construction and real estate sales company, Star Plus sh.p.k.
Further Information
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The ownership structure and financial statement are publicly available on the Albanian National Business Registry. The financial data provided are for 2022. The Central Bank's average exchange rate for 2022 was used to convert the amounts into USD. See sources for more.
