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El Rey De Marruecos Impulsa Con El Santander Un Gran Banco En El Magreb O.J.D.: 289322 Fecha: 09/12/2005 E.G.M.: 1400000 Sección: ECONOMIA Páginas: 32 ALIANZAFINANCIERA / Una entidad conjunta se ha adjudicado la Banquedu Sud en Tfinez / Hapedido autorización para operar en Argelia y desea entrar en Senegal El rey de Marruecosimpulsa con el Santanderun gran bancoen el Magreb CARLOSSEGOVIA sentarse juntos con el grupo San- Enviadoespecial tander para darle una dimensión RABAT.- El rey de Marruecos, más empresarial y vencer preci- Mohamed VI, está formando un samente el problema politico que conglomerado financiero que puede suponer para el Estado ar- puede constituir en el futuro el gelino autorizar a la familia real primer banco del Magreb en el alauí a hacer negocios en su que su socio clave es el.grupo país,, relata una fuente conoce- Santander que preside Emilio dora de la negociación. Botín. La portavoz de Attijariwafa El brazo financiero de Moha- Bank, Wafaa Guessous, asegura medVI y la Familia Real es el gru- que el banco está en expansión y po Omniun Nord Afrique (ONA). que pretende ~~aprovechar toda El Monarca cuenta con el control oporttmidad que se presente en el del 37%del capital -ningún otro Mrica francófona y en el Ma- accionista supera el 7%- a través greb~~. La entidad también ha de la Societé Nafionale d’Inves- creado uná filial en Senegal. tissement (SNI) y la empresa Si- El gran reto bancario para ger (del latín regis, rey, al revés). ONAy el grupo Santander es co- El grupo Santander cuenta con par el negocio creciente de los en* un 2%del capital, pero su influen- vins de dinero que llegan a Ma- cia es mayor en la que se ha con- rruecos procedentes de la inmi- vertido en la filial clave de ONA, El reyde Marruecos saluda al públicoante el PalacioReal en Rabat. / JAUL sour’JH&R gración. La Fundación Hasán li el Attijañwafa Bank, considerado calcula que hay actualmente 2,5 ya el primer banco de Marruecos. Intereses empresariales del rey de Marruecos rrfdlones de marrbquíes en el ex- En esta entidad, la ONAcuenta teñor que remiten 3.000 millones con el 33%y el grupo que preside ¯ Reparto del capital de cures anuales a sus familias en Botín es el segundo en importan- el país. Este flujo se ha convertido cia con un 14,53%. Caja Madrid Otros en vital para la balanza de pagos (3,43°/°) y el italiano Unicrédito 12,65% -- 10,6% -- 76,72% -- de Marrueeos y es un negocio flo- (2,06%) aparecen también en - Lafico:5,55% - SNI: 32,35% reciente para los bancos que lo accianariado del banco real. "Danone:~e71% - Aseguradoras: canalicen. Pero el socio clave para el ban- " SCH*:2,24% Z1,03% (AXA : 6,14%, La presencia del grupo Santan- co de la familia real es Botín, se- ~anjeras:- Otrasinversiones 1,78% MCMA/MAMDA:5,15%, der en el holding rea] es herencia gún indican los comunicados ofi- del Banco Central de Alfonso Es- RMA/WATANIYA: ciales de Atiijariwafa Bank. Esta cámez. ~~En Marruecos hay mu- 6,84%, SCR: 2,25%, entidad se ha presentado con éxi- cha concentraci6n de poder eco- otros: 0,65%) to junto al grupo Santander a la nómico y lo mejor para hacer ne- privatización de la Banque du - Bancos: 6,44% gocios es llegar a acuerdos con el Sud, el banco estatal tunedno. Su - SIGER: 5% grupo ONA~~,asegura un experto alianza se ha impuesto a Crédit - Otros: 11,~/a (CIMR en Rabat. «La bendición de Pala- Agricole y otros candidatos y se 3,94%, CDO: 4,9%) han adjudicado el 33,54% del ca- pital por 40 millones de euros, 10 que les asegurará el control, se- Moharaedvi Estánmuy interesados gún la negociación que mantie- Reyde Marruecos (*): SCHposee tambi6n en captarel negociode nen con el gobierno ttmecino. El el 14,53%dela filial título del comunicadooficial del ¯ Participación Anijariwafabank. las divisasque llegan al banco marroquí es : ~,Attijariwafa país porla emigración Bank y el grupo Santander se im- ~ plantan en Túnez~~. Un portavoz del grupo Santan- dar asegur6 ayer a este diario que LAq,..,im.,t... I Act. financieras ] cio es necesaria para abrir las - Managern:- Centrale Laitiere: - Sopriami - ONA Courtage: - ONAPAR: su inversión en el Attijariwafa puertas a cualquier inversión me- Bank ~~es estable y estamos muy 75,02% 58,6% 91,03% 51% 100% dianamente importante. Los - Lesieur Cristal: - Optorg: - Attijariwafa bank: - Mercure.com: contentos con su evolueióm~. No ~$6,46% 100% 29,6% 90,8% grandes intereses de la monar- obstante, las prioridades del ban- - Bimo: 50% - Marjane: - Axa seguros quia en el mundode los negocios co español se centran en Europa y - La Monegasque: 51% Marruecos: 49% no ayudan a aumentar la transpa. Lafinoaméñca. 100% - Acima: rencia del sistema. (...)A eso - Marona: 98,73% 51"/o añade la impresión ampliamente - Cosumar: 54,65% compartida de que las campañas Expansión en Argelia - Marost: 100% oficiales de lucha contra la co- El banco real marroquí vale 1,800 FU£NTE:ONA y elaboración propia. EL MUNDO rrupción suelen detenerse antes millones de euros en Bolsa y es de alcanzar a altos cargos y auto- fruto de la reciente fusión de ñdades~~, afirmó en un estudio del BCMy Wafa Bank. En la pñmera Real Instituto Elcano publicado el mitad de este año alcanzaba ya un MohamedVI y la telefonía pasado año el analista Haizam volumen de depósitos de 10:000 Amirah Fernández. ~~En este país millones de euros y, tras la opera- El Estado marroquí adjudicó tanto en telefonía fija como, se puede competir con ONA,don- ción de Ttínez, ahora también. el pasado mes una tercera li- más adelante, en móvil, con de la familia real marroquí sólo quiere jugar fuerte en Argelia. Es- cencia de telefonía en Marrue- los dos adjudicatarios hasta la mantiene una participación mino- tá intentando obtener una licen- cos y el ganador ha sido el con- fecha: Maroc Télecom (con el ritaria~~, discrepa Hassan Ber- cia, también canel grupo Santan- sorcio MareoConnect~ contro- francés Vivendi como pñnci- noussi, el influyente director de der como aliado, para operar en lado por el banco de la familia pal accionista) y Méditel (Te- Inversiones de Marruecos, el ese país, pese que el propio Mo- real, Attijariwafa Bank, y por lefónica). hombre encargado de atraer em- hamed V/y el presidente argelino la entidad financiera estatal Maroc Connect es ya el se- presas extranjeras al país. Ber- Abdelaziz Buteflika mantienen CDGque preside el cada vez gundo proveedor de acceso a nonssi subraya que en todas las cerrada su frontera terrestre por más influyente Mustafá Ba- Internet del país y se ha com- actividades de negocio en que sus pésimas relaciones diplomáti- kkoury, al que se atribuye la prometido a invertir 100 mi- opera la ONAafronta competen- cas debido principalmente al con- máxima confianza de Palacio. llones de euros en su primer cia, salvo el azúcar, donde man- flicto del Sáhara. <(La idea es pre- Maroc Conneet eompetirá así año de actividad. tiene en la práctica el monopolio..
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