Central Bank of Gambia

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Central Bank of Gambia
Central Bank of The Gambia
Central Bank of The Gambia
Central Bank of The Gambia
Headquarters Banjul , Gambia
founding 1971
governor Bakary Jammeh
country Gambia
currency

Dalasi

ISO 4217 GMD
Website

http://www.cbg.gm/

List of central banks

The Central Bank of The Gambia ( English Central Bank of The Gambia, CBG ) is the national central bank of the West African country Gambia , based in the capital Banjul and was founded 1971st

It is the sole publisher of the Gambian currency Dalasi , of which it issued revised banknotes with new security features in 2006.

history

Until July 2007, Famara Jatta was governor of the central bank. Jatta resigned because he criticized President Yahya Jammeh's growing influence on central bank policy. Momodou Bamba Saho was appointed as his successor in July 2007 and was replaced by Amadou Colley in December 2010 .

In May 2017, Colley was dismissed as governor and two of his deputies, and Bakary Jammeh was appointed as the new governor.

List of governors
Term of office Official
from 1971 to December 1972 Horace R. Monday, Jr. (1933-1991)
December 1972 to April 1982 Sheriff S. Sisay (1935-1989)
May 1982 to February 1988 Thomas GG Senghore (* 1936)
February 1988 to 1989 Mamour Malick Jagne
January 1989 to October 1994 Alh. Abdou AB Njie
October 1994 to November 2003 Momodou Clarke Bajo (* late 1940s † 2009)
November 2003 to July 2007 Famara Jatta (1958-2012)
August 2007 to September 2010 Momodou Bamba Saho (* 1962)
December 2010 to 2017 Amadou Colley (* 1962)
from 2017 Bakary Jammeh

Central Bank building

Illustration of the building on the back of a One Dalasi banknote

The central bank building is on Ecowas Avenue and is the second tallest structure in the city after Arch 22 .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ African Path. In: archive.org. September 28, 2007, archived from the original on September 28, 2007 ; accessed on February 5, 2017 .
  2. ^ Amadou Colley is new Central Bank Governor - Daily Observer. In: archive.org. October 31, 2013, archived from the original on October 31, 2013 ; accessed on February 5, 2017 .
  3. ^ Central bank governor, 3 others removed - The Point Newspaper, Banjul, The Gambia. In: thepoint.gm. Retrieved May 16, 2017 (English).
  4. ↑ Signature: Gambia - Moneypedia. In: moneypedia.de. Retrieved February 4, 2019 .
  5. ^ A b c Central Banking Directory . Central Banking Publications. April 18, 1993.

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Coordinates: 13 ° 27 ′ 12.1 ″  N , 16 ° 34 ′ 22.6 ″  W.