The Central Bank of Tunisia (, , 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.
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:
30 September 1958 – 9 November 1970: Hédi Nouira 10 November 1970 – 18 February 1972: Ali Zouaoui 4 March 1972 – 7 May 1980: Mohamed Ghenima 8 May 1980 – 11 July 1980: Abdelaziz Mathari 12 July 1980 – 14 March 1986: Moncef Belkhodja 15 March 1986 – 26 October 1987: Mohamed Skhiri 27 October 1987 – 2 March 1990: Ismaïl Khelil 3 March 1990 – 22 January 2001: Mohamed El Béji Hamda 23 January 2001 – 13 January 2004: Mohamed Daouas 14 January 2004 – 16 January 2011: Taoufik Baccar 17 January 2011 – 27 June 2012: Mustapha Kamel Nabli 23 July 2012 – 14 February 2018: Chedly Ayari 16 February 2018 – 15 February 2024: Marouane Abassi 15 February 2024: Fethi Zouhair Nouri
See also
Tunisian dinar Banking in Tunisia Economy of Tunisia List of central banks of Africa List of central banks
References
External links Official site: Banque Centrale de Tunisie