Central Bank of Gambia
Headquarters | Banjul , Gambia |
founding | 1971 |
governor | Bakary Jammeh |
country | Gambia |
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ISO 4217 | GMD |
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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.
Term of office | Official |
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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
The central bank building is on Ecowas Avenue and is the second tallest structure in the city after Arch 22 .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ African Path. In: archive.org. September 28, 2007, archived from the original on September 28, 2007 ; accessed on February 5, 2017 .
- ^ 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 .
- ^ Central bank governor, 3 others removed - The Point Newspaper, Banjul, The Gambia. In: thepoint.gm. Retrieved May 16, 2017 (English).
- ↑ Signature: Gambia - Moneypedia. In: moneypedia.de. Retrieved February 4, 2019 .
- ^ A b c Central Banking Directory . Central Banking Publications. April 18, 1993.
Web links
Coordinates: 13 ° 27 ′ 12.1 ″ N , 16 ° 34 ′ 22.6 ″ W.