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Monday 03 October, 2005

Banque Marocaine

Aggregated Half-Year Results

Banque Marocaine Du Commerce Exteri
30 September 2005


                       BMCE BANK FINANCIAL COMMUNICATION
                       2005 HALF YEAR AGGREGATED RESULTS

The Board of Directors of BMCE Bank, chaired by Mr. Othman BENJELLOUN, was held
on Friday, September 23rd, 2005, at the Bank's Head Office. It examined the
Bank's activities during the first half of 2005 as well as the related financial
statements.

STRONG RISE IN BMCE BANK'S RESULTS

•    Solid increase in Net Earnings of +28.2%, reaching MAD 370 million, thanks 
     to the combined effect of the Net Banking Income (NBI) favourable evolution 
     and net income from equity investments.

•    Continued growth in NBI of +8%, to over MAD 1.3 billion, thanks to the
     increase in (i) income from market transaction (+23.2%), as a result of 
     capital gain increase on marketable securities and income from exchange 
     transactions, (ii) interest margin (+14.5%), (iii) margin on fees (+6.9%) 
     and (iv) perceived dividends from equity securities (+17.8%).

•    Performance achieved in a context of further implementation of (i) its CAP 
     CLIENT project, aiming to reorganise  network distribution through market
     segment specialisation and (ii) its branch network extension programme,
     targeting 50 new branches per annum between 2005 and 2007.

•    Enterprise projects requiring significant levels of investments in terms
     of logistics, technologies and human resources, which highlight the 
     evolution of operating expenses by +11.6% between June 30, 2004 and 2005.

IMPROVED ASSET QUALITY

•    Sustained development of BMCE Bank assets with a 12.2% growth in total 
     assets to almost MAD 70 billion and a +8.6%reinforcement of the bank 
     shareholder's equity, reaching nearly MAD 6 billions.

•    Enhancement of the NPL ratio from 9.16% to 7.67% at end-June 2005, compared 
     to 12.3% for the banking sector.

•    Improvement in the coverage ratio of the non performing loans by 4.2 %
     points to 73.4% ( 71.9% for the banking sector)

•    Dynamic management of debt collection allowing a +85% rise on provision
     write-backs

•    Refocusing of  equity portfolio with disengagement  from Meditel and BCP
     equity disposal.


CONSOLIDATED PERFORMANCE OF THE DISTRIBUTION NETWORK

•    Project Cap Client generalisation to all the regions of Morocco and 
     business development, thanks to the opening of 24 new Individuals/
     Professionals branches;

•    Remarkable rise in commercial indicators, namely loans to customers (+22%), 
     mortgage loans (+65%), consumer loans (+38%), electronic cards (+15.6%),
     Bancassurance contracts (+38%) ...

CONCLUSIVE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE INVESTMENT BANK 'S BUSINESS LINES

•    BMCE Capital Markets Confirmed leadership on foreign exchange currency
     market, with new enterprise solutions, namely the option contracts.

•    BMCE Capital Bourse, a key player on the stock exchange market, with
     18.54% market share.

•    BMCE Capital Emissions, leader on the T-bills segment, with 42% market
     share

•    Improvement in Fitch rating attributed to BMCE Capital Gestion par Fitch
     Ratings, ranking this subsidiary in the top of the mutual fund managers in
     Africa.

•    Development of corporate finance activities through the acquisition of
     Financia, a specialised operator in consulting and financial engineering
     activities, and the creation of Actif Invest, the first Moroccan company of 
     real estate fund management.

REINFORCED POSITIONING OF CORPORATE ACTIVITIES

•    Significant progression of corporate customer deposits and loans, 
     respectively by +46% to MAD 7.9 billions and +31% to MAD 16.1 billions.

•    A consolidated presence in the project finance field, through its 
     participation of several large scale operations in the sector of
     telecommunications, refining, tourism...

BMCE BANK AWARDED BANK OF THE YEAR 2005, IN MOROCCO, BY THE BANKER

•    'Bank of the Year in Morocco' title granted to BMCE Bank, for the 4th time 
     since 2000 and for the 2nd consecutive year , by the banker magazine, a
     publication of the Financial Times Group.

BMCE STOCK PERFORMANCE

•    Since the beginning of the year, BMCE Stock outperforming (+34%), the
     Casablanca stock exchange index MASI (+12.4%) and the banking sector index
     (+19.7%) as of September 23rd, 2005.



                            Balance Sheet Statement


                                                                                          In thousand MAD
ASSETS                                                                     06/30/2005        06/30/2004

CASH, CENTRAL BANKS, TREASURY, GIRO ACCOUNTS                                9 623 954         6 337 620

LOANS TO CREDIT INSTITUTIONS AND EQUIVALENT                                12 009 977        10 080 741
. Demand                                                                    1 095 948         1 127 566
. Time                                                                     10 914 029         8 953 175
LOANS AND ADVANCES TO CUSTOMERS                                            30 575 663        25 095 731
. Cash and consumer loans                                                  16 258 671        13 917 450
. Equipment loans                                                           6 414 561         5 367 956
. Mortgage loans                                                            4 043 432         2 451 369
. Other loans                                                               3 858 999         3 358 956
ADVANCES ACQUIRED BY FACTORING

TRANSACTION AND MARKETABLE SECURITIES                                      11 428 025        13 994 650
. Treasury bonds and equivalent securities                                  6 905 769         7 255 471
. Other debt securities                                                     3 887 909         2 209 233
. Title deeds                                                                634 347          4 529 946
OTHER ASSETS                                                                1 342 623         1 273 541

INVESTMENT SECURITIES                                                        436 210           604 091
. Treasury bonds and equivalent securities
. Other debt securities
EQUITY INVESTMENT AND EQUIVALENT USES                                       3 108 570         3 797 322

SUBORDINATED LOANS

FIXED ASSETS LEASED AND RENTED

INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS                                                      75 773            68 540

TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS                                                       1 221 435          995 684

TOTAL ASSETS                                                               69 822 230        62 247 920

LIABILITIES                                                                06/30/2005        06/30/2004

CENTRAL BANKS, TREASURY, GIRO ACCOUNTS

LIABILITIES TO CREDIT INSTITUTIONS AND EQUIVALENT                           9 655 182         4 799 871
. Demand                                                                    1 908 758          624 356
. Time                                                                      7 746 424         4 175 515
CUSTOMER DEPOSITS                                                          50 905 524        50 233 987
. Demand deposits                                                          23 578 194        22 117 110
. Savings deposits                                                          8 998 949         8 062 589
. Time deposits                                                            13 708 843        15 657 304
. Other deposits                                                            4 619 538         4 396 984
DEBT SECURITIES ISSUED
. Negotiable debt securities
. Bond loans
. Other debt securities issued
OTHER LIABILITIES                                                           2 725 848         1 034 237

CONTINGENT LIABILITIES                                                       50 628            175 700

REGULATED PROVISIONS                                                         54 682            54 682

SUBSIDIES, ASSIGNED PUBLIC FUNDS AND SPECIAL GUARANTEE FUNDS

SUBORDINATED DEBTS                                                           511 250           500 000

REVALUATION RESERVE

RESERVES AND PREMIUMS RELATED TO CAPITAL                                    3 961 590         3 513 645

CAPITAL                                                                     1 587 514         1 587 514

SHAREHOLDERS. UNPAID-UP CAPITAL

RETAINED EARNINGS  (+/-)                                                       21              22 100

NET EARNING BEING APPROPRIATED  (+/-)                                           -              37 471

NET EARNING FOR THE YEAR (+/-)                                               369 990           288 713

TOTAL LIABILITIES                                                          69 822 229        62 247 920



                          Off-Balance Sheet Statement




                                                                                            In thousand MAD
OFF-BALANCE SHEET                                                          06/30/2005        06/30/2004

GIVEN COMMITMENTS                                                          13 239 473        10 920 181
Financing commitments on behalf of credit institutions and equivalent        513 209           808 571
Financing commitments on behalf of customers                                6 502 944         3 905 631
Guarantee commitments given to credit institutions and equivalent           1 980 140         1 813 503
Guarantee commitments given to customers                                    4 243 180         4 392 476
Securities repos purchased
Other securities to be delivered
RECEIVED COMMITMENTS                                                         143 832           706 352
Financing commitments received from credit institutions and  equivalent
Guarantee commitments received from credit institutions and equivalent       110 893           673 087
Guarantee commitments received from the State and various guarantee          32 939            33 265
bodies
Securities repos sold
Other securities to be received




                                Income Statement


                                                                                            In thousand MAD
                                                                           06/30/2005        06/30/2004
BANK OPERATING REVENUES                                                     2 063 585         2 076 268
Interests and assimilated revenues on transactions with credit               122 550           82 979
institutions
Interests and assimilated revenues on transactions with customers            909 879           838 589
Interests and assimilated revenues on debt securities                        239 277           269 916
Revenues on title deeds                                                      129 162           110 725
Revenues from leased and rented fixed assets
Fees on provided services                                                    180 329           168 687
Other banking revenues                                                       482 388           605 372
BANK OPERATING EXPENSES                                                      724 660           836 079
Interests and assimilated expenses on transactions with credit               86 366            34 425
institutions
Interests and assimilated expenses on transactions with customers            398 497           391 821
Interests and assimilated expenses on debt securities issued                    -                 -
Expenses on leased and rented fixed assets
Other banking expenses                                                       239 797           409 833
NET BANKING INCOME                                                          1 338 925         1 240 189
Non-banking operating revenues                                               88 350            55 897
Non-banking operating expenses                                                8 448            10 084
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES                                                   724 585           649 034
Staff expenses                                                               373 174           356 844
Tax expenses                                                                 19 594            20 388
External expenses                                                            262 083           204 078
Other general operating expenses                                              5 323             7 358
Allowances for depreciation and provisions for intangible and tangible       64 411            60 366
fixed assets
ALLOWANCES FOR PROVISIONS AND LOAN LOSSES                                    275 139           270 229
Allowances for non performing loans and commitments                          230 182           205 810
Loan losses                                                                  11 940            17 271
Other allowances for provisions                                              33 017            47 148
PROVISION WRITE-BACKS AND RECOVERY ON AMORTISED DEBTS                        91 912            21 192
Provision write-backs on non performing loans and commitments                27 943            15 984
Recovery of amortised debts                                                   6 243             5 208
Other provision write-backs                                                  57 726               -
CURRENT INCOME                                                               511 015           387 931
Non-current revenues
Non-current expenses
PRE-TAX EARNING                                                              511 015           387 931
Corporate tax                                                                141 025           99 218
NET EARNING FOR THE YEAR                                                     369 990           288 713



                         Management Balances Statement


                                                                                              In thousand MAD
I- EARNING FORMATION TABLE                                                    06/30/2005        06/30/2004
+ Interests and assimilated revenues                                           1 272 504         1 191 792
-  Interests and assimilated expenses                                           486 111           429 160
Interest Margin                                                                 786 393           762 632
+ Revenues from leased and rented fixed assets
-  Expenses on leased and rented fixed assets
Profit from leasing and renting operations
+ Fees received                                                                 218 854           202 107
-  Fees paid                                                                    29 155            24 670
Margin on fees                                                                  189 699           177 437
+ Income from operations on transaction securities
+ Income from transactions on marketable securities                             215 618           172 133
+ Income from exchange transactions                                             45 924            65 010
+ Income from derivatives transactions                                          15 283           - 12 440
Income from market transactions                                                 276 825           224 703
+ Other miscellaneous banking revenues                                          130 322           111 932
-  Other miscellaneous banking expenses                                         44 314            36 515
NET BANKING INCOME                                                             1 338 925         1 240 189
+ Net income from equity investments                                            110 966          - 29 368
+ Other non-banking operating revenues                                           2 973            55 568
-  Other non-banking operating expenses                                          8 448            10 084
-  General operating expenses                                                   724 585           649 034
GROSS OPERATING EARNING                                                         719 831           607 271
+ Allowances for non performing loans and commitments (net of write-backs)     - 207 936         - 201 889
+ Other allowances net of provision write-backs                                  - 880           - 17 451
CURRENT INCOME                                                                  511 015           387 931

NON-CURRENT INCOME
- Corporate tax                                                                 141 025           99 218
NET EARNING FOR THE YEAR                                                        369 990           288 713

II- CASH-FLOW

+ NET EARNING FOR THE YEAR                                                      369 990           288 713

+ Allowances for depreciation and provisions for  intangible and tangible       64 411            60 366
fixed assets
+ Allowances for provisions for equity investments depreciation                 23 017            29 368
+ Allowances for provisions for general risks
+ Allowances for regulated provisions
+ Non-current allowances
- Provisions write-backs                                                        48 606               -
- Capital gains on disposals of intangible and tangible fixed assets              536             41 253
+ Capital losses on disposals of intangible and tangible fixed assets            1 377             4 211
- Capital gains on disposals of equity investments                              85 377               -
+ Capital losses on disposals of equity investments                                -                 -
- Write-backs of investment subsidies received
+ FINANCING CAPACITY                                                            324 276           307 826
- Dividends distributed
+ CASH-FLOW                                                                     324 276           307 826



                       Non Performing Loans & Provisions


                                                                                        In thousand MAD
                                   06/30/04                                  06/30/05
                      Claims      Provisions and reserved      Claims        Provisions and reserved
                                         interest                                   interest
Substandard loans     124 831             28 379                3 257                   -
Doubtful loans        130 574                -                 30 426                13 739
Loss loans           2 592 796           1 942 921            2 741 641             2 023 615
Total                2 848 201           1 971 300            2 775 324             2 037 354


                                    Turnover

                                                                                       In thousands MAD

First Semester 2005                                                         2 064 204
Second Semester 2004                                                        1 901 614
First Semester 2004                                                         2 076 268


ERNST & YOUNG                                                             KPMG

ERNST & YOUNG SARL
37, Bd Abdellatif Ben Kaddour                                             6, Rue Toudgha
20050 Casablanca                                                          Agdal - Rabat


                  BANQUE MAROCAINE DU COMMERCE EXTERIEUR-BANK
                                   BMCE-BANK

                     ATTESTATION OF THE STATUTORY AUDITORS

                       FROM JANUARY 1st TO JUNE 30, 2005

According to law ndegrees 23-01 of May 6, 2004, modifying and completing the
dahir related to the law ndegrees 1-93-212 of September 21st, 1993, we have
conducted a limited review of the interim balance sheet and income statement
situation of the  Banque Marocaine du Commerce Exterieur  'BMCE-BANK' for the
first semester running from January 1st to June 30, 2005.

We conducted our limited review in accordance with the professional standards
and given the prevailing legal and statutory conditions.

On the basis of our limited review, we did not identify any fact likely to
affect, significantly, the sincerity of the information contained in these
documents.

September 23, 2005

                                             Statutory Auditors


ERNST & YOUNG                                          KPMG

Ali BENNANI                                            Jamal Saad El Idrissi
Partner                                                Partner


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