Crédit du Maroc explained

Crédit du Maroc
Location:48–58 Bd Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco
Revenue:2.45 billion dirhams – Net Banking Income (2021)
Net Income:627.39 million dirhams (2021)
Website:www.creditdumaroc.ma

Crédit du Maroc (CDM, ar|مصرف المغرب) is a Moroccan bank, established in 1929 as the Moroccan subsidiary of Paris-based Crédit Lyonnais and known under its current name since 1966.

Overview

Crédit Lyonnais established its subsidiary in Casablanca in 1929. In 1950, it relocated to a new head office building designed by architect Edmond Brion on the prestigious .[1]

In 1966, in response to the newly independent Moroccan government's push for marocanisation or shedding the colonial legacies in its banking sector, the operation was renamed Crédit du Maroc.[2] Crédit Agricole became CDM's owner following its purchase of Crédit Lyonnais in 2003.

In February 2021, Crédit du Maroc signed a partnership with the National Agency for the Promotion of Employment and Skills (Anapec) to work on promoting entrepreneurship.[3]

In late April 2022, Crédit Agricole announced the sale of its 78.7 percent stake in Crédit du Maroc to the Holmarcom Group.[4] [5] A new visual identity was adopted by Crédit du Maroc following that change of ownership.

The International Bank of Tangier (BIT) and SIFIM are subsidiaries of the CDM Group.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mrrakc . Mohammed V Boulevard walk - from Casa Voyageurs to United Nations square . . Mohammed Daoudi.
  2. Web site: Crédit du Maroc . « Crédit du Maroc, 90 ans d’histoire » Une exposition* évènement pour célébrer l’ancrage d’une banque dans l’histoire du Maroc . 2019.
  3. Web site: Crédit du Maroc/Anapec: New Partnership to Support Business Creation in Morocco . fnh.ma . 2021-02-15.
  4. Web site: Crédit Agricole to Disengage from its Moroccan Retail Banking Subsidiary . LEFIGARO . 2022-04-27 . 2022-04-29.
  5. Web site: Crédit Agricole sells its subsidiary Crédit du Maroc . Les Echos . 2022-04-28 . 2022-04-29.