SWIFT challenges at an international level
Created in 1973 to automate telex messages, SWIFT (Society FOR WORLDWIDE Interbank Financial Telecommunication) became the leader in messaging infrastructure and standardization for the international financial community.
The Tunisian banks, under the leadership of the Central Bank of Tunisia, have successfully completed their « SWIFTNet » migration in August 2004.
 | | SWIFT in figures | | | Interconnecting nearly 7 350 organizations, the SWIFT network transacts more than 5 trillion USD/day, which represents about 7 million messages (namely 1,5 milliard transactions each year) | | | | | | | SWIFT in Tunisia | | |
Average yearly traffic of SWIFT messages in Tunisia |
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Total |
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2000 |
1 070 586 |
1 151 566 |
2 222 152 |
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2001 |
1 101 651 |
1 173 738 |
2 275 389 |
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2002 |
1 092 930 |
1 169 025 |
2 261 955 |
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2003 |
1 074 866 |
1 176 298 |
2 251 184 |
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2004 |
1 164 271 |
1 275 126 |
2 439 397 |
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2005 |
1 086 634 |
1 324 357 |
2 410 991 |
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2006 |
1 278 124 |
1 454 434 |
2 732 558 |
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2007 |
1 521 567 |
1 644 981 |
3 166 548 |
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1 564 810 |
1 706 131 |
3 270 941 |
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2009 |
1 629 808 |
1 726 636 |
3 356 444 |
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| | Contact | |
| For more information, please contact: |
| M. Moez BOUNATIROU |
| Tél. : |
+216-71 841 033 |
| E-mail : |
sibtel@sibtel.com.tn | | | | |
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