Banque pour le Commerce et l'Industrie BCI

Your West African bank

The BCI Group

The BCI Group: After gaining approval from the Central Bank of Mauritania, the Banque pour le Commerce et l'Industrie (BCI SA) officially opened for business in Nouakchott in September 1999.

In a country regarded as a bridge between the Maghreb and sub-Saharan Africa, and in a narrow, competitive market, the new institution quickly established itself on the banking scene.

It subsequently expanded by opening subsidiaries in three other West African countries: Mali, Guinea and Senegal, thus becoming a true West African bank.

25 years of solid banking,
a relationship built on trust

25 years by your side to bring your projects to fruition,
An ever-growing expertise

February 9, 2024
EIB Monde and BCI sign €20 million financing agreement to support Mauritanian businesses
Following today's visit to Mauritania by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, during which she welcomed a strengthening of the EU-Mauritania partnership, Mr Isselmou Ould Tajidine, President of the Bank for Trade and Industry (BCI) and Mr Markus Berndt, Executive Director of the EIB Monde, the new branch of the EIB, [...].
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January 9, 2024
Banque pour le Commerce et l'Industrie joins forces with NEXT to launch BCI PAY mobile payment solution
As part of the Strategy for Accelerated Growth and Shared Prosperity (SCAPP), the main objective of which is to lead Mauritania to financial emergence by 2030, the BCI, which has a crucial role to play in terms of financial inclusion and the massification of electronic payment methods, intends to make available to [...]
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March 24, 2023
Contract signed between the ADB and BCI Mauritania to promote women's entrepreneurship.
In Nouakchott, the African Development Bank and the Bank for Trade and Industry (BCI) of Mauritania have signed a US$485,000 technical assistance agreement for the AFAWA (Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa) program, which aims to promote women's access to finance in Africa. The agreement was signed by the [...]
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With BCI, reveal
your professional potential

Every talent deserves its own career

With BCI, reveal
your professional potential

Every talent deserves its own career

A reliable network

The bank has developed a network of dozens of financial and banking partners in most countries where its clients do business, led by Natixis-Banques Populaires, a long-standing partner and advisor.

A network of strategic partners

Among them, the European Investment Bank (EIB), the African Development Bank, Proparco, the African Garantee Fund and the Société Islamique de Développement (SID), all of which have provided credit lines and guarantees to offset the country's lack of long-term resources.