Banque Internationale Arabe de Tunisie (BIAT) is the largest

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. It is listed on the Tunisian Stock Exchange (''Bourse de Tunis'').

Overview

The Banque Internationale Arabe de Tunisie was founded in 1976, as a result of a merger of the Tunisian branches of the Société Marseillaise de Crédit and the British Bank of the Middle East. It is headquartered in

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, Tunisia. It has 185 offices in Tunisia and 1 office in

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. It has announced it will open additional branches in

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and

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, 2007, p. 5

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* * Banks established in 1976 Banks of Tunisia Economy of Tunis 1976 establishments in Tunisia Companies listed on the Bourse de Tunis {{Tunisia-stub