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.[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[10] 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
External links
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References
- Jan Weidner. The Organisation and Structure of Central Banks Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek, 2017^
- Thomas O'Toole. Historical dictionary of Guinea Scarecrow Press, 1995^
- Thomas O'Toole, Historical Dictionary of Guinea, Scarecrow Press, 1978, p. 8-9^
- L'AVCB se souvient des premiers gouverneurs de la BCRG morts au Camp Boiro Vision Guinee, 1 March 2016^
- The Ambassador guineaembassyusa.org^
- Décès à Conakry de Mohamed Alkhaly Daffé, ancien gouverneur de la BCRG February 14, 2017^
- BCRG : un nouveau gouverneur – Jeune Afrique May 27, 2007^
- Agence Monetaire de l'Afrique de l'Ouest. Autres nouvelles Bulletin de l'AMAO, 2009^
- Mady Bangoura. Banque Centrale : Dr Louncény Nabé limogé et remplacé Dr Karamo Kaba (Décret) Guinéenews, 7 December 2021^
- Alliance for Financial Inclusion. Maya Declaration Urges Financial Inclusion for World's Unbanked Populations www.prnewswire.com, retrieved 2017-08-17^