Bank Al-Maghrib handled 3,591 complaints from customers of credit institutions in 2025, compared with 2,298 a year earlier. This 56% increase was accompanied by a sharp decline in decisions favorable to complainants, which fell from 74% to 51%.
After falling by 55.4 % in the first quarter, property transactions rebounded by 61.2 % in Rabat in the second quarter of 2026. Apartment and commercial premises sales recorded the strongest increases.
After plunging by 40.2 % in the first quarter, property transactions rose by 11 % in Morocco between April and June 2026. Land and commercial properties are driving the recovery, while prices are rising slightly.
A €60 million project backed by IFC and Germany’s EOS is targeting Morocco’s non-performing loan market. The official disclosure also mentions real estate assets already held by financial institutions.
The euro is rising again against the Moroccan dirham. This is favorable for Moroccans living abroad who exchange or transfer euros to Morocco, following the opposite movement observed the previous week.
To finance a trip abroad, a Moroccan resident can convert up to 100,000 dirhams each year under the basic allowance, or around 9,300 euros. In Algeria, the limit is set at 750 euros for an adult: a difference of more than twelvefold.
In Morocco, certain requests for financial information can now receive a response within 60 minutes. A report by Transparency International and UNICRI details the mechanisms established to speed up investigations into suspicious money flows.
The Moroccan dirham gained ground this week against the two main currencies used by MREs. It appreciated by 0.2% against the euro and by 0.1% against the dollar between 6 and 12 August, according to the latest weekly indicators from Bank Al-Maghrib.
Moroccans residing abroad have never contributed so much to the Moroccan economy. Their transfers are continuing to accelerate in 2026. But this strength also creates a vulnerability: a large share of this money comes from Europe, where new banking rules are now forcing Rabat to negotiate in order to preserve these flows.
The Moroccan dirham slightly lost value against the euro over the past week, while it strengthened significantly against the dollar, according to the latest weekly indicators from Bank Al-Maghrib.
Modest income declared to the tax authorities but significantly higher expenses or bank transactions can now trigger an audit. The DGI has ordered 5 000 taxpayers to regularize their situation and is seeking to recover around three billion dirhams.
Moroccans living abroad hold 222.8 billion dirhams in the Kingdom’s banks. Yet, of nearly 40 million bank accounts, only 0.3% are directly denominated in euros, dollars or other foreign currencies.