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20 17 ANNUAL REPORT BMCE BANK OF AFRICA Content Chairman’s Message ...................................................................................................................... 4 Presenting BMCE Bank Group A Member of FinanceCom Group ................................................................................6 Composition of the Board of Directors ...................................................................8 BMCE Bank Group around the World .................................................................... 10 Group Profile ............................................................................................................. 12 BMCE Bank’s Shareholders ...................................................................................... 13 BMCE Bank Group’s Strategy.................................................................................... 14 2017-2018 Highlights .............................................................................. 15 BMCE Bank in Morocco............................................................................................................. 16 Personal and Professional Banking ....................................................................... 16 Corporate Banking .................................................................................................... 18 Investment Banking ...................................................................................................20 Specialised Financial Subsidiaries ............................................................................22 BMCE Bank in Sub-Saharan Africa .......................................................................................24 Bank of Africa Group ................................................................................................24 Other African Subsidiaries .......................................................................................42 BMCE Bank in Europe, in Asia and in North America ...................................................44 BMCE Bank in Europe ................................................................................................45 BMCE Bank in Asia and in North America ...............................................................46 BMCE Bank and its Environment .........................................................................................47 Global economy .........................................................................................................48 Moroccan economy ...................................................................................................49 BMCE Bank and its Governance ............................................................................................51 Work of the Board of Directors ............................................................................52 Board of Directors ...................................................................................................54 Senior Management ...................................................................................................67 Management of Overseas Operations .....................................................................72 Management of Moroccan Subsidiaries .................................................................73 Corporate Governance ............................................................................................ 74 BMCE Bank and its Shareholders ......................................................................................85 BMCE Bank Shares ....................................................................................................86 Investor Relations & BMCE Bank’s rating ...............................................................90 Financial Communications Agenda 2017 .................................................................. 91 Risk Management Organisation ..........................................................................................92 Group Compliance .....................................................................................................................111 Social and Environmental Responsibility .................................................................... 116 BMCE Bank Foundation ...........................................................................................117 Human Capital ............................................................................................................118 Sustainable Development ........................................................................................119 African Entrepreneurship Award ........................................................................ 120 Financial Report.........................................................................................................................121 Management Report ............................................................................................... 122 Resolutions .............................................................................................................. 127 Statutory Auditors’ Audit Report on the Consolidated Financial Statements .......... 129 Consolidated Financial Statements ...................................................................... 130 Statutory Auditors’ General Report on the Parent Financial Statements .... 162 Statutory Auditors’ Special Report ....................................................................... 163 Fundamental Accounting Principles ..................................................................... 177 Parent Financial Statements .................................................................................. 180 Moroccan Operations .............................................................................................200 BMCE Bank’s Overseas Network ....................................................................................... 204 BMCE Bank Group’s Subsidiaries ....................................................................................... 205 BMCE Bank’s History ............................................................................................................... 206 20 17 ANNUAL REPORT BMCE BANK OF AFRICA Chairman’s MESSAGE B BMCE Bank of Africa Group’s history is that of a We remain committed to supporting the peoples of pioneer in overseas expansion, characterised, above Africa, whose youngsters are the continent’s very all, by an unprecedented openness toward Africa. lifeblood. Through BMCE Bank Foundation’s solid The Group has contributed actively to the Kingdom’s programme of providing education to schoolchildren M growing footprint in Africa, both in economic and in Morocco and other African countries and the human terms. Group’s African Entrepreneurship Award, which is promoting entrepreneurship in Africa, we continue C Forever committed to creating economic as well as to demonstrate our ability to make a sustainable and social value, our Group delivered another solid set of positive environmental impact in every geographical financial results in financial year 2017, with net income region in which our Group has operations. attributable to shareholders of the parent company E unchanged at MAD 2 billion. Similarly, our commitment to Sustainable Finance, by adhering to principles advocated by international By fostering strong ties between Morocco and Africa, initiatives such as Positive Impact Finance, an area in the focal point of our every action, our Group is which our banking group is a role model in Morocco well-placed to steer and support investment from and Africa, underlines the extent to which our Group Morocco, Africa and overseas towards a continent is strategically wedded to sustainable development, which possesses a wealth of tangible and intangible as the sole means of preserving our domestic, resources; it similarly encourages humanity-based African, environmental and human heritage for future initiatives that improve the quality of life of the most generations. disadvantaged sections of Africa’s population. Incorporating Asia into our Group’s corporate strategy and its development priorities provides the Group with an exceptional opportunity to expand its operations and its sphere of influence, as well as Othman Benjelloun enhancing the Kingdom’s global status. After opening Chairman & Chief Executive Officer our first office in Beijing nearly two decades ago, our Group is now making preparations to establish a new subsidiary in the People’s Republic of China, BMCE Bank International Shanghai, by the end of 2018. This strategic approach is underpinned by a project to design and build the Mohammed VI Tangier Tech City, spearheaded by His Majesty himself, a modern futuristic industrial city which BMCE Bank Group BMCE is voluntarily sponsoring alongside some of the BANK Kingdom’s other leading institutions. This city is expected to be a blueprint for cooperation between OF Africa, Asia and Europe and to generate several AFRICA hundred thousand jobs over the coming decade. PAGE 4/5 PAGE BMCE BANK OF AFRICA MOHAMMED VI CITY TANGER TECH 20 17 ANNUAL REPORT BMCE BANK OF AFRICA A MEMBER OF FINANCECOM GROUP CORE BUSINESS REAL ESTATE international w BMCE Bank: A universal w CAP ESTATE: The Group’s w FinanceCom bank that is Morocco’s real estate subsidiary with International: A subsidiary third private sector bank MAD 225 million of share overseeing the Group’s with market shares loans capital asset management and 14.3% and deposits 14.2%, real estate companies