Arab Tunisian Bank
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Arab Tunisian Bank (ATB) ({{langx|ar|البنك العربي لتونس}}), a Tunisian commercial bank, was created on June 30, 1982, by the integration of a branch of the Arab Bank Tunis with Tunisian individuals. Its mission was contribution to the economic and financial development of the country.
History
Tunisia's first president, Habib Bourguiba, was helped by Abdul Hameed Shoman, the founder of the Arab Bank Group, in his combat against French colonization.{{in lang|fr}} [http://www.webdo.tn/2011/05/03/opinion-de-hatem-kchouk-a-monsieur-le-ministre-moalla/ « Opinion – De Hatem Kchouk à Monsieur le ministre Moalla », Webdo, 3 May 2011] In 1952, Bourguiba permitted Shoman to open an Arab bank branch in Tunisia, as Arab Bank-Tunis. In 1982, Arab Bank changed its name to Arab Tunisian Bank.
In 2008, the General Assembly decided to grow the bank's capital from 60 million dinars to 100 million dinars within two years.Raouf Khalsi, « Nous ambitionnons de devenir le leader tunisien des métiers de la banque », Le Temps, 17 June 2008 They increased the capital of the bank to 80 million dinars in 2008 as a first step.{{cite web|url=http://www.boursedetunis.com/publications/news/06012009-0.pdf |title=Arab Tunisian Bank : avis de réalisation de l'augmentation de capital (Bourse de Tunis) |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317081359/http://www.boursedetunis.com/publications/news/06012009-0.pdf |archive-date=March 17, 2012 |language=fr}} {{small|(16.1 KB)}}
Today, ATB has a network of 103 branches and 12 subsidiaries.[http://www.atb.com.tn/atb/site/viewarticle.jsp?id=1329& ATB Gisr – Page Introuvable !]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
See also
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.atb.com.tn/}}
Category:1982 establishments in Tunisia
Category:Banks established in 1982
Category:Companies listed on the Bourse de Tunis
Category:Companies in the Tunindex
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