Amen Bank

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Amen Bank is a private sector bank in Tunisia. [1] [2] It is listed in the Bourse de Tunis. [3] [4]

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Overview

Amen Bank was founded in 1966, as a result of the independence from the Crédit Foncier d'Algérie et de Tunisie (CFAT), a local branch of the French banking system Société Centrale de Banque (later known as Société Générale) established as far back as 1880 and headquartered in Algiers, Algeria. [2] [5] In 1966, it changed its name to Crédit Foncier et Commercial de Tunisie (CFCT). Its first CEO was Ismail Zouiten, yet all its shareholders were French citizens. [2] In 1971, it was bought by the Banque Générale d'Investissement, later known as PGI Holding, and opened to Tunisian shareholders as Rachid Ben Yedder became the new CEO. [2] In 1995, it changed its name again to Amen Bank. [1]

In 2009, Amen Bank launched Tunisia's first online bank. [6]

In 2015, Amen Bank launched Tunisia's first online direct bank. [7] Amen Bank made a request to the Central Bank of Tunisia to create a subsidiary specialized in Islamic banking and finance. [8]

Its headquarters is in Tunis, Tunisia. [1]

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References

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  3. Bourse de Tunis Archived 2011-01-30 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Oxford Business Group, Tunisia 2010 (Report), 2010, p. 45
  5. "Société Générale". Archived from the original on 2010-10-02. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
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  7. "Amen Bank lance la 1ère banque en ligne, Amen First Bank en Tunisie". Tekiano.com (in French). 25 December 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  8. Mathieu Galtier (10 November 2015). "Tunisie : Amen Bank se positionne sur la finance islamique". Jeuneafrique.com (in French). Retrieved 24 June 2020.