Banque Nationale Agricole (BNA) is a state-controlled bank

Bank

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 in Tunisia

Tunisia

Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...

. It is listed in the Bourse de Tunis

Bourse de Tunis

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History

The Banque Nationale Agricole was created on 1 June 1959, and launched by President Habib Bourguiba

Habib Bourguiba

Habib Bourguiba was a Tunisian statesman, the Founder and the first President of the Republic of Tunisia from July 25, 1957 until 7 November 1987...

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.