Central Bank of Tunisia

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The Central Bank of Tunisia (French: Banque Centrale de Tunisie, BCT) is the central bank of Tunisia. The bank is located in Tunis and its current governor is Taoufik Baccar.

Contents 1 History 2 Operations 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] 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.

[edit] Operations

The BCT has 12 branch banks.

[edit] See also

• Central banks and currencies of Africa
• Economy of Tunisia
• List of central banks
• Tunisian dinar, the currency

[edit] External links

• (French) (English) Official site: Banque Centrale de Tunisie

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