Sami Gargouri, Directeur Général, discusses how BSIC Sénégal plays a pivotal role in the BSIC Group's pan-African strategy—driving innovation, supporting SMEs, and fostering financial inclusion across the Sahel-Sahara region. Global Finance: Please describe BSIC Group and why the Sénégal subsidiary is important to its African strategy. Sami Gargouri:  BSIC Group, or the Banque Sahélo-Saharienne pour l’Investissement et le Commerce, is a pan-African public bank established in 1999 as a key