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Central Bank of Tunisia

Coordinates: 36°48′13″N 10°11′07″E / 36.80361°N 10.18528°E / 36.80361; 10.18528
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Central Bank of Tunisia
البنك المركزي التونسي
Banque Centrale de Tunisie
HeadquartersTunis
Established19 September 1958 (legal)
3 November 1958 (began operations)
Ownership100% state ownership[1]
GovernorFethi Zouhair Nouri
Central bank ofTunisia
CurrencyTunisian Dinar
TND (ISO 4217)
Reserves$8.6 billion
Websitebct.gov.tn

The Central Bank of Tunisia (Arabic: البنك المركزي التونسي, French: Banque Centrale de Tunisie, BCT) is the central bank of Tunisia. The bank is in Tunis and its current governor is Marouane Abassi, who replaced Chedly Ayari on 16 February 2018.[2]

History

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Tunisia gained independence in 1956. The Central Bank of Tunisia was formed two years later in 1958. In December 1958 the newly created Tunisian dinar was disconnected from the French franc. The bank maintains a Money Museum which includes a collection of recovered Carthaginian coins.

Tunisia had a historically low inflation. The Tunisian Dinar was less volatile in 2000–2010 than the currencies of its oil-importing neighbors, Egypt and Morocco. Inflation was 4.9% in fiscal year 2007–08 and 3.5% in fiscal year 2008–09.[citation needed]

Operations

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The BCT has 12 branch banks.

Governors

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Since its foundation, the following governors have succeeded at the head of the institution:[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Weidner, Jan (2017). "The Organisation and Structure of Central Banks" (PDF). Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek.
  2. ^ "Marouane Abassi named Tunisia central bank governor". huffpostmaghreb. 16 February 2018. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Tunisie: Qui sont les 13 gouverneurs de la Banque centrale?". Leaders (in French). Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Tunisia's President Appoints New Central Bank Governor". 15 February 2024.
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36°48′13″N 10°11′07″E / 36.80361°N 10.18528°E / 36.80361; 10.18528