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The dinar (Arabic: دينار, ISO 4217 code: TND) is the national currency of Tunisia.It is subdivided into 1000 milim or millimes (ملّيم).The abbreviation DT is often used in Tunisia, although writing "dinar" after the amount is also acceptable (TND is less colloquial, and tends to be used more in financial circles); the abbreviation TD is also mentioned in a few places, but is less ...
In 1964, coins in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 centimes, and 1 dinar were introduced, with the 1, 2 and 5 centimes struck in aluminium, the 10, 20 and 50 centimes in aluminium bronze and the 1 dinar in cupro-nickel. The obverses showed the emblem of Algeria, while the reverses carried the values in Eastern Arabic numerals. In later ...
In December 1958 the newly created Tunisian dinar was disconnected from the French franc. The bank maintains a Money Museum which includes a collection of recovered Carthaginian coins. Tunisia had a historically low inflation. The Tunisian Dinar was less volatile in 2000–2010 than the currencies of its oil-importing neighbors, Egypt and Morocco.
The dinar (/ d ɪ ˈ n ɑː r /) is the name of the principal currency unit in several countries near the Mediterranean Sea, with a more widespread historical use. The English word "dinar" is the transliteration of the Arabic دينار ( dīnār ), which was borrowed via the Syriac dīnarā from the Latin dēnārius .
GDP per capita soared by more than 380% in the seventies (1970–1980: USD 280–1,369). But this proved unsustainable and it collapsed to a cumulative 10% growth in the turbulent eighties (1980–1990: USD 1,369–1,507), rising again to almost 50% cumulative growth in the nineties (1990–2000: USD 1,507–2,245), signifying the impact of successful diversification.
By 1968, the SCDB's main shareholders were the Banque de l'Indochine (21.5 percent), the Banque Française pour le Commerce (10 percent), and the Crédit Foncier de France (10 percent). The next year, the SCDB initiated talks aiming at consolidation within Société Générale , [ 8 ] and sold its majority control of Banque de Salonique, which ...
Arab Banking Corporation (ABC-Tunisie), part of Arab Banking Corporation Group; Citibank Tunisie; BH Bank; Union Internationale de Banques (UIB) Union Bancaire pour le Commerce et l'Industrie (UBCI) Société Tunisienne de Banque (STB) Banque Internationale Arabe de Tunisie (BIAT) Amen Bank (AB) Banque Tunisienne de Solidarité (BTS)
The use of legumes, nuts, fruits and spices is very prominent. [10] Salt-preserved lemons (l'hamd mrakad) and so-called "oil-cured" olives are distinctive elements of the cuisine. [9] The best-known Maghrebi dish abroad is couscous, [12] made from wheat semolina. [11]