The Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea (, BCRG; ) is the central bank of Guinea. The headquarters of the bank is located in the capital city of Conakry. The current governor is Dr Karamo Kaba.
History
The bank was established on 1 March 1960.Thomas O'Toole, Historical Dictionary of Guinea, Scarecrow Press, 1978, p. 8-9 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.
Governors
NameTook officeLeft officeNotesMoussa Diakité19601963 Ousmane Baldé19631965 Moussa Diakité19651968 Balla Camara19691970 Lamine Conde19701981-? Kabiné Kaba1984? Aboubacar Kagbè Touré?-19851985-? Kerfalla Yansané19861996Ibrahima Chérif Bah19962004 Alkaly Mohammed Daffé20042007Daouda Bangoura20072009Alhassane Barry20092010Louncény Nabé20102021Karamo Kaba2021
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 during the 2011 Global Policy Forum held in Mexico.
See also
Economy of Guinea Guinean franc List of central banks of Africa List of central banks List of financial supervisory authorities by country
References
External links
Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea home page