Central Bank of Tunisia

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]

Central Bank of Tunisia
البنك المركزي التونسي
Banque Centrale de Tunisie
HeadquartersTunis
Established1958
Ownership100% state ownership[1]
GovernorMarouane El Abassi
Central bank ofTunisia
CurrencyTunisian Dinar
TND (ISO 4217)
ReservesIndicateurs monétaires et financiers quotidiens: https://www.bct.gov.tn/bct/siteprod/indicateurs.jsp
Websitebct.gov.tn

History

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.

Operations

The BCT has 12 branch banks.

Governors

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

  • 30 septembre 1958 – 9 novembre 1970: Hédi Nouira
  • 10 novembre 1970 – 18 février 1972: Ali Zouaoui
  • 4 mars 1972 – 7 mai 1980: Mohamed Ghenima
  • 8 mai 1980 – 11 juillet 1980: Abdelaziz Mathari
  • 12 juillet 1980 – 14 mars 1986: Moncef Belkhodja
  • 15 mars 1986 – 26 octobre 1987: Mohamed Skhiri
  • 27 octobre 1987 – 2 mars 1990: Ismaïl Khelil
  • 3 mars 1990 – 22 janvier 2001: Mohamed El Béji Hamda
  • 23 janvier 2001 – 13 janvier 2004: Mohamed Daouas
  • 14 janvier 2004 – 16 janvier 2011: Taoufik Baccar
  • 17 janvier 2011 – 27 juin 2012: Mustapha Kamel Nabli
  • 23 juillet 2012 – 14 février 2018: Chedly Ayari
  • 16 février 2018: Marouane Abassi

See also

References
  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. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  3. "Tunisie: Qui sont les 13 gouverneurs de la Banque centrale?". Leaders (in French). Retrieved 25 January 2022.

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