Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea


The Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea is the central bank of Guinea. The headquarters of the bank is located in the capital city of Conakry. The current governor is Dr Karamo Kaba.
WWW bcrg-guinee.org

History

The bank was established on 1 March 1960. Ousmane Baldé was president of the bank in the 1960s before his execution in 1971. In 1972 President Touré took over governorship of the Bank, formally attaching it to the Presidency.

Governors

NameTook officeLeft officeNotes
Moussa Diakité19601963
Ousmane Baldé19631965
Moussa Diakité19651968
Balla Camara19691970
Lamine Conde19701981-?
Kabiné Kaba1984?
Aboubacar Kagbè Touré?-19851985-?
Kerfalla Yansané19861996
Ibrahima Chérif Bah19962004
Alkaly Mohammed Daffé20042007
Daouda Bangoura20072009
Alhassane Barry20092010
Louncény Nabé20102021
Karamo Kaba2021

Activities

The Bank is active in promoting financial inclusion policy and is a leading member of the . It is also one of the original 17 regulatory institutions to make specific national commitments to financial inclusion under the Maya Declaration during the 2011 Global Policy Forum held in Mexico.