Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea
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Established | 1960 |
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Ownership | 100% state ownership[1] |
Governor | Louncény Nabe |
Central bank of | Guinea |
Currency | Guinean franc |
Reserves | 50 million USD[1] |
Website | www |
The Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea (French: Banque Centrale de la République de Guinée, BCRG) is the central bank of Guinea. The bank is located in the capital city of Conakry. The current governor is Dr Louncény Nabe.[2]
History[]
The bank was established on 1 March 1960.[3] Ousmane Baldé was president of the bank in the 1960s before his execution in 1971. In 1972 President Touré took over governorship of the Bank, formally attaching it to the Presidency.[3]
Governors[]
- Moussa Diakité, 1960-1963
- Ousmane Baldé, 1963-1964
- Moussa Diakité, 1964-1968
- , ?-1969-1981-?
- , ?-1985-?
- Kerfalla Yansané, 1986-1996[4]
- , 1996-2004
- , 2004-2007[5]
- , 2007-2009[6]
- , 2009-2010[7]
- , 2010-
Activities[]
The Bank is active in promoting financial inclusion policy and is a leading member of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion. It is also one of the original 17 regulatory institutions to make specific national commitments to financial inclusion under the Maya Declaration[8] during the 2011 Global Policy Forum held in Mexico.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b https://d-nb.info/1138787981/34
- ^ "Google Translate". translate.google.co.in. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Thomas O'Toole, Historical Dictionary of Guinea, Scarecrow Press, 1978, p. 8-9
- ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Sept 1991". HathiTrust.
- ^ "Décès à Conakry de Mohamed Alkhaly Daffé, ancien gouverneur de la BCRG". February 14, 2017.
- ^ "BCRG : un nouveau gouverneur – Jeune Afrique". May 27, 2007.
- ^ https://amao-wama.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Bul-06-2009-FR.pdf
- ^ Inclusion, Alliance for Financial. "Maya Declaration Urges Financial Inclusion for World's Unbanked Populations". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
External links[]
- (in French) Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea home page
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