Central Bank of Mauritania

Central Bank of Mauritania
البنك المركزي الموريتاني
HeadquartersNouakchott
Established1973
Ownership100% state ownership[1]
GovernorMohamed Lemine Ould Dhehby
Key peopleBoumedienne Ould Taya (Deputy-Governor)
Central bank ofMauritania
CurrencyMauritanian ouguiya
MRU (ISO 4217)
Reserves$1,710 billion
Websitehttps://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]

  1. ^ Weidner, Jan (2017). "The Organisation and Structure of Central Banks" (PDF). Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek.
  2. ^ Mauritanie, BCM (2022-04-04). "Nomination d'un nouveau gouverneur de la banque centrale de mauritanie (BCM)". www.bcm.mr.