Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea

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]

Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea
Banque Centrale de la République de Guinée
Established1960
Ownership100% state ownership[1]
GovernorLouncény Nabe
Central bank ofGuinea
CurrencyGuinean franc
Reserves50 million USD[1]
Websitewww.bcrg-guinee.org

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

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
  1. https://d-nb.info/1138787981/34
  2. "Google Translate". translate.google.co.in. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
  3. Thomas O'Toole, Historical Dictionary of Guinea, Scarecrow Press, 1978, p. 8-9
  4. "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Sept 1991". HathiTrust.
  5. "Décès à Conakry de Mohamed Alkhaly Daffé, ancien gouverneur de la BCRG". February 14, 2017.
  6. "BCRG : un nouveau gouverneur – Jeune Afrique". May 27, 2007.
  7. https://amao-wama.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Bul-06-2009-FR.pdf
  8. Inclusion, Alliance for Financial. "Maya Declaration Urges Financial Inclusion for World's Unbanked Populations". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2017-08-17.

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