Wafabank

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Wafabank
FormerlyCompagnie Marocaine de Crédit et de Banque (1904-1985)
Type Private
Industry Banking
Founded1904;119 years ago (1904)
Defunct2004 (2004)
FateMerged with Banque Commerciale du Maroc to form Attijariwafa Bank
Headquarters,
Morocco

Wafabank was a private bank in Morocco, that belonged to the Kettani family. In 2004, the Kettanis sold their stakes to ONA Group which resulted in the merger of the bank with Banque Commerciale du Maroc to form Attijariwafa Bank.

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    Attijariwafa bank Stock in the Casablanca Stock Exchange