Bank for Commerce and Industry

Frequently asked questions

Here you will find our most frequently asked questions, and if you have any others, please contact us

After obtaining approval from the Central Bank in April 1999, the Bank for Commerce and Industry BCI opened its doors in Nouakchott.
It subsequently expanded by opening subsidiaries in three other West African countries: Mali, Guinea and Senegal, thus becoming a West African bank.

You simply have to go to any agency and present:

  • Account application
  • Two recent photographs that meet required standards
  • A photocopy of your ID (identity card, passport or residence card for foreigners)
  • Proof of home address (electricity or water bill, residence or accommodation certificate)

You simply have to go to any agency and present:

  • Account application
  • Two recent photographs that meet required standards
  • A photocopy of your ID (identity card, passport or residence card for foreigners)
  • Proof of home address (electricity or water bill, residence or accommodation certificate)
  • A document justifying your professional activity (approval, RC, NIF)

You simply have to go to any agency and present:

  • A copy of the tax identification number (NIF)
  • An account opening request on company letterhead
  • A copy of the company's status
  • A copy of the commercial register
  • Proof of address of the premises
  • Copy of ID for all signing parties

You simply have to go to any agency and present:

  • A request to open a savings account
  • Two recent photographs
  • A photocopy of your ID
  • Proof of address

Go to the agency where the card was issued or to your home agency to reclaim your card with your CIN.

Go to the nearest agency to request a checkbook or request it via e-Banking.

Do you need financing? You simply need to have:

  • An account at BNM
  • A copy of both sides of your identity card
  • Proof of home address
  • A signed credit application
  • Salary domiciliation
  • At least your last 3 pay slips

  • A signed and sealed letterhead request
  • Financial statements for the last three financial years (3 years)
  • Bank statements attesting to any activity of the company with other banks (3 years)
  • A real guarantee covering the entire loan or joint and several guarantee of the statutory guarantor of the majority shareholder
  • A trade register
  • A tax identification number
  • A copy of the company's statutes
  • A certificate of tax regularity

Does your business need a loan? We are here to help. All you need is:

  • A signed and sealed letterhead request
  • Financial statements for the last three financial years (3 years)
  • Bank statements attesting to any activity of the company with other banks (3 years)
  • A real guarantee covering the entire loan or joint and several guarantee of the statutory guarantor of the majority shareholder
  • A trade register
  • A tax identification number
  • A copy of the company's statutes
  • A certificate of tax regularity

The application allows:

  • Real-time account balance consultation
  • Viewing account history
  • Printing bank statements in PDF format
  • Carrying out internal or counterparty transfers
  • Bank card or checkbook renewal order
  • Opposition to a means of payment (checkbook/check/ATM card)
  • Etc…