Audience: First Lady receives CEO of Banque Centrale Populaire

On Wednesday, September 24, 2025, First Lady Dominique Ouattara granted an audience at the Presidential Residence to Naziha Belkeziz, CEO of Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP).

Ms. Belkeziz was accompanied by Mr. Othmane Tajeddine, Chief Executive Officer in charge of International Banking, and Mr. Habib Koné, Chief Executive Officer of Atlantic Business International, a subsidiary of BCP. Mr. Souleymane Diarrassouba, Minister of Trade and Industry, also took part in the meeting.

Discussions focused on strengthening cooperation between Banque Atlantique, a subsidiary of Banque Centrale Populaire, and the Women’s Support Fund of Côte d’Ivoire (FAFCI), an initiative led by the First Lady to empower women.

In 2024, Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP), one of Morocco’s leading banking institutions, appointed Ms. Naziha Belkeziz as Chief Executive Officer. She is the first woman to hold this position.