Headquarters | Nouakchott |
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Established | 1973 |
Ownership | 100% state ownership[1] |
Governor | Mohamed Lemine Ould Dhehby |
Key people | Boumedienne Ould Taya (Deputy-Governor) |
Central bank of | Mauritania |
Currency | Mauritanian ouguiya MRU (ISO 4217) |
Reserves | $1,710 billion |
Website | https://www.bcm.mr/ |
The Central Bank of Mauritania (French: Banque centrale de Mauritanie, BCM; Arabic: البنك المركزي الموريتاني) is the central bank of Mauritania, in northwest Africa. The bank is located in the capital Nouakchott, just south of the Presidential Palace. Its current Governor is Mohamed Lemine Ould Dhehby.[2]