Amen Bank

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

Amen Bank
IndustryFinancial services
Founded1967 
Headquarters
Tunis
,
Tunisia
ServicesBanking

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]

See also

References
  1. BusinessWeek
  2. SKWERE. "AMEN BANK | banque en tunisie". www.amenbank.com.tn (in French). Retrieved 2017-09-05.
  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.
  6. Mireille Pena (5 November 2009). "Amen bank ouvre le premier site de banque à distance tunisien". Econostrum.info (in French). Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  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.
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