Algeria sacks central bank governor
Publish date: 05 January 2026
Issue Number: 1158
Diary: IBA Legalbrief Africa
Category: general
* Algeria sacked central bank governor Salah Eddine Taleb and named deputy governor Mouatassem Boudiaf as acting governor, state media said on Sunday, citing a presidential decree. No reason was given for the dismissal. Taleb had served as central bank governor since May 2022.