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Industry | Financial services |
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Founded | 1966
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Headquarters | Tunis , |
Services | Banking |
Amen Bank is a private sector bank in Tunisia. [1] [2] It is listed in the Bourse de Tunis. [3] [4]
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 are in Tunis, Tunisia. [1]
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Industry | Financial services |
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Founded | 1966
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Headquarters | Tunis , |
Services | Banking |
Amen Bank is a private sector bank in Tunisia. [1] [2] It is listed in the Bourse de Tunis. [3] [4]
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 are in Tunis, Tunisia. [1]