Banque Nationale Agricole (BNA) is a state-controlled
bank
A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital markets.
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The ''Bourse des Valeurs Mobilières de Tunis'' (BVMT) or ''Bourse de Tunis'' ( ar, بورصة تونس) is a stock exchange based in Tunis, Tunisia. It was founded in 1969, and currently lists around 50 stocks.
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History
The Banque Nationale Agricole was created on 1 June 1959, and launched by President Habib Bourguiba on 10 October 1959. In 1969, it changed its name to Banque Nationale de Tunisie. On 24 June 1989, it merged with the Banque Nationale de Développement Agricole and was renamed Banque Nationale Agricole.
It is the main bank in rural Tunisia.[Justin McGuinness, ''Footprint Tunisia Handbook'', Footprint Handbooks, October 2002, p. 2]
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Banks established in 1959
Banks of Tunisia
1959 establishments in Tunisia
Companies listed on the Bourse de Tunis
Government-owned companies of Tunisia
Government-owned banks
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