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RNS Number : 6211Y  Bank of Africa  30 March 2026

ANNUAL RESULTS

31 DECEMBER 2025

 

ROBUST PERFORMANCE AS GROWTH CONTINUES

BANK OF AFRICA - BMCE Group's Board of Directors met on Friday 27 March 2026
to review the business activity of the Bank and the Group for the financial
year ended 31 December 2025 and to draw up the financial statements for the
period in question.

 

The Board of Directors will submit to the next Annual General Meeting of
Shareholders a proposal to approve the reappointment of Banque Fédérative du
Crédit Mutuel (BFCM) as a Director and the co-option of Mr Hicham El Amrani
as an Intuitu Personae Director to fill the remaining term of Mr Abdou
Bensouda, who has resigned from that position and to whom the Board of
Directors paid tribute for his service.

 

The Board of Directors will propose to the Annual General Meeting a gross
dividend of 5 dirhams per share.

 

It will also propose to an Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders a
capital increase of up to MAD 1,091 million, including issue premium, by
incorporating reserves and issuing bonus shares.

 

The brochure containing the 2025 annual financial statements, prepared under
IAS/IFRS, and the notes to the financial statements are published on the
www.ir-bankofafrica.ma website.

 

 

CONSOLIDATED ACTIVITY:

 

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO SHAREHOLDERS OF THE PARENT COMPANY

Net income attributable to shareholders of the parent company grew by 11% to
MAD 3.8 billion.

 

NET BANKING INCOME

Consolidated net banking income increased by 9% to MAD 20.3 billion.

 

CUSTOMER LOANS

-excluding resales-

Consolidated customer loans, excluding resales, rose by 5% to MAD 233 billion
in the financial year ended 31 December 2025.

 

CUSTOMER DEPOSITS

-excluding repos-

Customer deposits, excluding repos, increased by 7% to MAD 275 billion in the
financial year ended 31 December 2025.

 

PARENT ACTIVITY:

 

NET INCOME

BANK OF AFRICA S.A's net income rose sharply in 2025, ending the year up 15%
to MAD 2.2 billion.

 

NET BANKING INCOME

The Bank delivered robust 13.5% growth in net banking income to MAD 9.4
billion.

 

CUSTOMER LOANS

-excluding resales-

Customer loans, excluding resales, rose by 5.4% to MAD 149 billion at 31
December 2025.

 

CUSTOMER DEPOSITS

-excluding repos-

Customer deposits, excluding repos, ended the 2025 financial year up by 6.4%
to MAD 169.5 billion.

 

BANK OF AFRICA's Board of Directors paid tribute to its Management and Human
Capital for their dedication, under Chairman Othman Benjelloun's leadership,
to ensuring that the pan-African group remains on a solid growth trajectory
across all the countries in which it operates. The Board also extended its
gratitude to shareholders, customers and stakeholders for their continued
trust.

 

BANK OF AFRICA

Public limited company with a share capital of MAD 2,202,818,810 - Head
office: 140, Avenue Hassan II

Approved credit institution by decree of the Minister of Finance and
Investment No. 2348-94 of 23 August 1994 - Casablanca Trade Register No. 27129

 

 

A GROUP WITH STRONG FUNDAMENTALS

 

THE GROUP:

 

Consolidated net banking income rose by 9%, driven by momentum at the Core
Business (net interest income +9%, fee income +7%) and a healthy 20% increase
in income from market operations.

 

Consolidated gross operating income grew by 10% to reach MAD 11 billion at 31
December 2025.

 

Net income attributable to shareholders of the parent company continued to
rise, advancing by 11% to MAD 3.8 billion.

 

The consolidated cost-to-income ratio improved further, ending the 2025
financial year at 45.8% compared with 46.4% at 31 December 2024, primarily
thanks to revenue rising faster than expenses (+7%).

 

The cost of risk rose by a moderate 3% to MAD 3.3 billion at 31 December 2025,
for a cost-of-risk ratio of 1.3%, unchanged on 2024.

 

 

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO SHAREHOLDERS OF THE PARENT COMPANY AT 31 DECEMBER
2025 BY GEOGRAPHICAL REGION:

Europe 4%, Sub-Saharan Africa 41%, Morocco 54%

 

The 5% increase in consolidated customer loans was driven by a higher
contribution from loans in Morocco (+7%), while BOA Africa's outstanding loans
contracted by 3% on a like-for-like basis*.

 

A 7% jump in customer deposits was attributable to Morocco, where customer
deposits rose by 8%, with a notable increase in non-interest-bearing sight
deposits, and to a 4% increase (like-for-like*) in deposits at BOA Africa,
"which saw exceptional deposit activity during the year".

 

Shareholders' equity - Group share increased by 9% to MAD 32 billion at 31
December 2025, up from MAD 29 billion at the end of 2024, the Group having
successfully issued MAD 2 billion of AT1 perpetual subordinated debt in two
tranches over the course of 2025.

 

MOROCCO:

 

Net banking income at BANK OF AFRICA S.A rose by 13% to MAD 9.4 billion,
buoyed by increases of 12% in both net interest income and fee income that
reflected good commercial momentum and the resilience of the market
operations.

 

The Bank also delivered a robust 15% increase in net income to MAD 2.2
billion, a testament to the solidity of its business activities and efforts
made to strengthen the balance sheet through better loan coverage, with the
coverage ratio ending 2025 at 66.8%, up from 64.1% at 31 December 2024.

 

 

NET BANKING INCOME AT 31 DECEMBER 2025 BY BUSINESS LINE:

Income from market operations 20%, Fee income 16%, Net interest income 58%,
Miscellaneous 6%

 

The Bank's general operating expenses increased by 6% to MAD 4 billion,
notably due to higher depreciation and amortisation expenses following the IT
investments made in 2024 to support the digital transformation and bolster its
IT infrastructure. The cost-to-income ratio improved by 2.9pp, from 45.2% at
31 December 2024 to 42.3% at the end of 2025.

 

Customer deposits rose by 6.4% on an 11% increase in non-interest-bearing
deposits, driven chiefly by current and cheque accounts, putting the Bank's
market share at 12.64%.

 

Customer loans ended the year 5.4% higher, buoyed by growth in financing
granted to businesses and particularly a rise of almost 18% in equipment
loans. The Bank thus ended the year with a 12.64% share of the loan market.

 

AFRICA:

 

Consolidated net banking income at BOA Afrique rose by 10%, or by 4.9% on a
like-for-like* basis, to end the year at EUR 860 million, up from EUR 780.8
million in 2024, thanks primarily to customer yields.

 

General operating expenses rose* by just 3.6%, resulting in an improved
cost-to-income ratio of 47.5% at 31 December 2025 versus 48% a year earlier.

 

Consolidated cost of risk at BOA Afrique grew* by 65.8% to EUR 73.9 million at
31 December 2025, reflecting a decrease in write-backs in 2024 and 2025,
combined with additional provisions due to the challenging environment within
the Alliance of Sahel States.

 

BOA Africa's net income attributable to shareholders of the parent company
rose by 6.7% in the year ended 31 December 2025, and was up by 2.2% on a
like-for-like* basis, reaching EUR 215 million. This translated into a ROE of
19.5% and a ROA of 1.8%.

 

Customer deposits* ended the year up by 4.4%, at EUR 8.8 billion, while
outstanding customer loans* fell by 5.5% due to economic conditions and a drop
in corporate loans.

 

OFFERING LONG-TERM SUPPORT TO CUSTOMERS AND THE MOROCCAN AND AFRICAN ECONOMIES

 

The Group supported and contributed to the financing of an investment project
to harness fluorine from phosphate rocks at Jorf Lasfar in Morocco; helped
fund the strategic Marrakech-Kenitra high-speed rail project; helped finance a
desalination station for the Greater Casablanca region and contributed to the
start of construction and the funding of power purchase agreements for the
Noor Atlas Photovoltaic Solar Programme by the Moroccan Agency for Sustainable
Energy (MASEN) and the National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water
(ONEE).

 

It also signed a strategic agreement with China's Jiangxi Geo-engineering
Investment Group to promote transformative investments, reflecting the key
role BANK OF AFRICA plays as a bridge between Africa and Asia.

 

BANK OF AFRICA continued its outreach to SMEs, seeing a 17% increase in the
number of new business relations finalised in 2025 along with a 221% rise in
financing packages granted relative to 2024.

 

In January 2026, BANK OF AFRICA launched 'PME Invest by BOA', a comprehensive
offer that combines financing solutions, investment incentives and
non-financial support for very small, small and medium enterprises (SMEs),
reaffirming the Group's ongoing commitment to lifting up SMEs as drivers of
the Moroccan economy.

 

2025 saw the successful completion of the first edition of the 'Elevator
Pitch' programme, organised by BANK OF AFRICA and Mastercard as part of an
'Elevate Your Business' event dedicated to the theme 'Building a Business in a
Changing Morocco'. This event also saw the launch of 'Hsabati Pro', a digital
management tool for SMEs, and the 'Business Essential' card, which notably
allows access to the 'Mastercard Easy Savings' platform.

 

BANK OF AFRICA and its subsidiaries held a series of regional business
meetings in Fez, Tangier and Agadir to enhance SMEs' access
to credit and risk-sharing instruments as well as technical
assistance and expert advice adapted to the specific issues companies face in
each region.

 

During the year, BANK OF AFRICA launched the innovative new 'CAP Transition
Verte (GEFF III)' sustainable finance solution, organised around four areas
that can boost sustainable construction and renovation: CAP Circular Economy,
CAP Energy Efficiency, CAP Water and CAP Green Building. In addition, the
MidGEFF programme was set up to support environmental transition and climate
adaption investment projects.

 

The third annual Sustainable Finance Meeting, dedicated to 'Impact Finance in
Africa' and organised at the ISCAE Casablanca by the Pan-African
Sustainability and Impact Finance Chair, ended with the signature of a
strategic partnership between the Chair, the African Observatory for
Sustainable Finance (OAFD) and ISCAE Group to support research projects,
publications and events that focus on sustainable finance and positive
impact.

 

In February 2026, BANK OF AFRICA's Pan-African Sustainability and Impact
Finance Chair launched the new 'Sustainability Excellence Award' in
partnership with six Moroccan academic institutions. The award will recognise
innovative research and initiatives that make a measurable contribution to
addressing the continent's environmental, social, and economic challenges.

 

The Group bolstered its service offering for Moroccans Living Abroad, adding
more flagship events and adapted solutions that reflect national trends. Money
transfers conducted through BANK OF AFRICA rose by 20% in 2025, with increases
of 11% in new accounts opened and 10% in home loans granted to Moroccans
Living Abroad. BANK OF AFRICA again had the third largest share of deposits by
Moroccans expatriates (10.51%).

 

In coordination with the Fez Regional Investment Centre, BANK OF AFRICA
organised a forum specifically for expatriate customers from the Saidia
region, one of a series of events held to promote 'MDM Invest' in different
regions by presenting the new Investment Charter and financial solutions
tailored to expatriates' projects.

 

BANK OF AFRICA teamed up with 'Morocco's 40 Under 40' to showcase the talents
of the Moroccan diaspora and highlight opportunities in Morocco and Africa, in
keeping with High Royal Instructions aimed at strengthening ties between
Moroccan expatriates and their home country. As part of this effort, a new
webinars series focused on investing by Moroccans Living Abroad was launched
in March 2026, in partnership with Morocco's 40 under 40.

 

* Like-for-like basis: before inclusion of LCB in BOA Afrique's scope of
consolidation

 

 

Another edition of the 'Les Escales de l'Immobilier' programme was launched in
Nador, Oujda, Marrakech and Tangier, creating a space for real estate sellers
and buyers to come together to get advice, information about financing and
personalised support.

 

A partnership was set up between the African Development Bank and BOA
Benin and BOA Madagascar in the form of a EUR 15 million guarantee
agreement designed to strengthen BANK OF AFRICA's trade finance activities in
Benin and provide support to Beninese businesses that are the least vulnerable
to climate risks, along with a USD 25 million transaction guarantee put into
place to bolster Madagascar's economy through two key drivers:
industrialisation and food security.

 

BMCE Capital held its fourth Annual Investor Conference, a flagship event
designed to strengthen ties between African markets and international
institutional investors.

 

GREATER DIGITALISATION OF BANKING SERVICES AND PROMOTION OF FINANCIAL
INCLUSION

 

Significant progress was made in usage and the development of digital
journeys, fuelled by a digital transformation programme designed to enhance
the customer experience. The number of new customer relations started online
jumped by 63% in 2025, while online home loan applications grew by 17% and
online consumer credit applications were up 177%, proof that digital services
are playing an ever more important role in banking production.

 

Digital functionalities available to Personal and Professional customers were
expanded, notably through Agence Directe, Crédit Habitat and Crédit Daba, as
well as the BMCE Direct and Daba Transfer platforms. At the end of 2025, 93%
of simple transactions were being conducted via the Bank's digital channels.

 

Digitalisation of the Corporate and Trade activities accelerated thanks to
upgrades to the Business Online, Supply Chain Finance and EBICS platforms,
with more than 60% of flows entrusted now handled digitally, confirming that
more and more business customers are adopting digital solutions.

 

Technological innovation initiatives were stepped up with the rollout of
artificial intelligence-based solutions that expand the service offering and
help personalise the customer experience, and with the development of APIs
that allow transactions to be processed in real time and make digital journeys
more fluid.

 

BANK OF AFRICA entered into two important partnerships - one with Taptap Send,
a free money transfer solution for Moroccans Living Abroad known for its
speed, accessibility and optimised costs, and another with Visa and Brahim
Diaz, the face of the brand, that kicked off with the launch, during
'TotalEnergies CAF CAN 2025', of two collector cards designed to create a
memorable experience for supporters.

 

BANK OF AFRICA subsidiary Damane Cash forged a series of strategic
partnerships with Orange Maroc, Mastercard, Express Relais and Taxi Sahbi App
in an effort to increase financial inclusion by facilitating access to payment
services thanks to interoperability between the networks of these key partners
and the development of inclusive and accessible offers, all in support of
Morocco's digital transition.

 

BOA Benin and Moov Money formed a partnership to adopt the Interoperable
Instant Payment System Platform (PI-SPI) launched recently by the BCEAO to
allow fast and secure transactions between payment service providers and
ensure that payments within the WEAMU region are efficient, secure and
inclusive.

 

 

 

ACTIVELY WORKING TO SUPPORT COMMUNITIES AND PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT

 

BMCE Bank Foundation continued to demonstrate its commitment through the
Medersat.com programme, which benefited 11,371 pupils in the 2025-2026 school
year and has reached a total of 35,800 across the Medersat.com network since
it was created, with 99.65% of students receiving their primary school
certificates and 91% passing their baccalaureate in 2025, up sharply from the
previous school year (88%).

 

Two additional schools were accredited as 'Eco Ecoles' in 2025-2026, lifting
the total number of schools that have earned the label to 44.

 

Innovation was stepped up when it comes to teaching robotics programming and
artificial intelligence, a pillar of BMCE Bank Foundation's educational
innovation strategy, through training and mentoring actions and the
organisation of competitions.

 

Following the floods of February 2026, an exceptional initiative was
introduced to defer loan repayments at no additional charge to customers in
Ksar El Kébir, as a demonstration of solidarity with and ongoing commitment
to local communities.

 

On Earth Day 2025, BANK OF AFRICA joined the African Natural Capital Alliance
(ANCA), becoming its first member from Morocco and the MENA region. In joining
this initiative, founded by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
and FSD Africa (Financial Sector Deepening Africa), the Bank demonstrated its
commitment to sustainable finance and the preservation of biodiversity.

 

More work was done to meet requirements related to Bank Al-Maghrib's interbank
charter to promote the inclusion of persons with disabilities. At 31 December
2025, 126 BANK OF AFRICA agencies were physically accessible and the corporate
website complied with accessibility standards. Accessibility functionalities
are gradually being integrated across the Bank's ATM network.

 

The Pan-African Sustainability and Impact Finance Chair launched its new
'Capacity Impact' programme by organising training sessions designed to
enhance companies' skills in areas related to sustainability.

 

BANK OF AFRICA participated in the programme set up by Germany's international
cooperation agency, GIZ, called 'Inclusive Transformation and Professional
Equality', alongside some ten companies, with the goal of securing support for
the Bank and its investment banking subsidiary, BMCE Capital, as they shape
and strengthen their workplace professional parity and diversity policy.

 

AWARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS:

BANK OF AFRICA named 'Morocco's Bank of the Year 2025' by the prestigious
magazine The Banker, a publication of the Financial Times Group, for the
second year in a row and the eleventh time since 2000.

 

BANK OF AFRICA named 'Best SME Bank in Morocco for 2026' by the prestigious
Global Finance Magazine.

 

BANK OF AFRICA selected as 'Morocco's Best Bank' and 'Morocco's Best Bank for
SMEs' at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence.

 

BANK OF AFRICA recognised in 2025 as the 'Most Active Partner Bank in Morocco
in 2024' by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in the
context of the latter's Trade Facilitation Program.

 

'Outstanding Service Award' obtained during the 2025 plenary meeting in Hong
Kong of Green Investment Principles (GIP) for the Belt and Road, underscoring
the Bank's commitment to sustainable finance as a key driver of Africa's
competitiveness.

 

ISO 9001:2015 certification delivered by Bureau Veritas for BANK OF AFRICA's
Global Transaction Banking activity - a first for a Moroccan bank - covering
the cash management, trade finance and digital operations conducted under the
'GTB-CIB by BOA' brand, which offers large enterprises and SMEs structured and
digitalised transactional services.

 

Successful renewal of ISO 37001:2025 certification for BANK OF AFRICA's
Anti-Corruption Management System (ACMS), a testament to its ongoing
commitment to making integrity, transparency and exemplarity central to its
banking activities and to its trust-based relations with partners.

 

Awards for BMCE Capital Gestion both in the 'MENA Markets Fund' and 'MENA
Markets Domestic Funds' categories during the London Stock Exchange Group
(LSEG) Lipper MENA Markets 2025 Fund Awards, recognising the quality of its
asset management in MENA region markets.

 

BOA UK named African Business of the Year at the Business Chamber Awards 2025
in recognition of the central role it plays in financing African economies,
its commitment to operational excellence, and its growing influence beyond the
United Kingdom.

 

Renewal of BOA Academy's ISO 21001 certification, recognising its solid
fundamentals and ability to deliver training services that meet the needs of
executives and international standards, while making steady improvements in a
constantly evolving banking sector.

 

BANK OF AFRICA Academy named number two worldwide at the 'GIMI Innovation
Awards 2025' in the 'Best Innovative Organization - Private Sector' category,
an acknowledgement of its ability to develop the talent of the future and
accelerate innovation culture within the Group.

 

BMCE BANK FOUNDATION

KEY FIGURES

 

69

Medersat.com schools, including 6 in sub-Saharan Africa: 2 in Senegal, 1 in
Congo Brazzaville, 1 in Mali, 1 in Rwanda and 1 in Djibouti

 

44

Schools awarded the 'Eco-Ecole' label

 

566

Teachers and educators, 56% of whom are women

 

17

Educational supervisors

35,800

Benefiting pupils, 50% of whom are girls

 

4,528

Pupils benefiting from robotics teaching

 

4,179

Baccalaureate graduates from the Medersat.com network

 

2,563

Students learning Mandarin Chinese

 

GROUP PROFILE

BANK OF AFRICA

BANK OF AFRICA is a leading pan-African financial group. With an extensive
portfolio of brands and subsidiaries, BANK OF AFRICA's universal banking
business model encompasses a range of business lines including commercial
banking, investment banking and specialised financial services such as
leasing, factoring and consumer credit as well as participatory banking.

 

~15,300

EMPLOYEES

 

32

COUNTRIES

 

~6.6

MILLION CUSTOMERS

 

~2,000

POINTS OF SALE

 

RATINGS

BA1,

POSITIVE OUTLOOK

 

ESG Score

B+

74/100

 

BB,

STABLE OUTLOOK

 

FINANCIAL COMMUNICATION website: ir-bankofafrica.ma - Tel: +212 522 462 810

 

 

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