RNS Number:6941J
Banque Marocaine Du Commerce Exteri
04 April 2003

Part 2


BMCE BANK FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31ST, 2002


AGGREGATED BALANCE SHEET AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2002
(including Paris and Tangier Off Shore Main Branches)
In thousand MAD

ASSETS                                                                    12/31/2002             12/31/2001

CASH, CENTRAL BANKS, TREASURY, GIRO ACCOUNTS                               3 545 617                500 775

 LOANS TO CREDIT INSTITUTIONS AND EQUIVALENT                               8 767 627             10 899 654
  . Demand                                                                 1 052 439              1 521 564
  . Time                                                                   7 715 188              9 378 090

LOANS AND ADVANCES TO CUSTOMERS                                           22 866 649             22 867 051
  . Cash and consumer loans                                               13 870 889             13 780 251
  . Equipment loans                                                        5 164 968              4 953 829
  . Mortgage loans                                                         1 010 707                604 078
  . Other loans                                                            2 820 085              3 528 893

ADVANCES ACQUIRED BY FACTORING

TRANSACTION AND MARKETABLE SECURITIES                                     12 177 293              8 654 780
  . Treasury bonds and equivalent securities                               6 553 502              6 792 404
  . Other debt securities                                                  2 483 780              1 745 608
  . Title deeds                                                            3 140 011                116 768

OTHER ASSETS                                                                 557 250                650 582

INVESTMENT SECURITIES                                                        555 940                242 625
  . Treasury bonds and equivalent securities
  . Other debt securities                                                    555 940                242 625

EQUITY INVESTMENT AND EQUIVALENT USES                                      3 964 995              3 733 396

SUBORDINATED LOANS

FIXED ASSETS LEASED AND RENTED

INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS                                                       60 567                 48 473

TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS                                                        950 627                943 261

TOTAL ASSETS                                                              53 446 565             48 540 597





In thousand MAD
LIABILITIES                                                               12/31/2002             12/31/2001

CENTRAL BANKS, TREASURY, GIRO ACCOUNTS

LIABILITIES TO CREDIT INSTITUTIONS AND EQUIVALENT                          6 548 001              4 325 210
  . Demand                                                                   871 717              1 003 186
  . Time                                                                   5 676 284              3 322 024

CUSTOMER DEPOSITS                                                         40 914 297             38 119 114
  . Demand deposits                                                       19 335 195             16 185 779
  . Savings deposits                                                       6 904 628              6 231 782
  . Time deposits                                                         10 623 276             11 100 127
  . Other deposits                                                         4 051 198              4 601 426

DEBT SECURITIES ISSUED                                                                              100 000
  . Negotiable debt securities                                                                      100 000
  . Bond loans
  . Other debt securities issued

OTHER LIABILITIES                                                            588 557                627 296

CONTINGENT LIABILITIES                                                       168 730                172 929

REGULATED PROVISIONS                                                                                    382

SUBSIDIES, ASSIGNED PUBLIC FUNDS AND SPECIAL GUARANTEE FUNDS

SUBORDINATED DEBTS

REVALUATION RESERVE

RESERVES AND PREMIUMS RELATED TO CAPITAL                                   3 301 138              3 250 609

CAPITAL                                                                    1 587 514              1 587 514

SHAREHOLDERS. UNPAID-UP CAPITAL

RETAINED EARNINGS  (+/-)                                                          34                     91

NET EARNING BEING APPROPRIATED  (+/-)                                         55 953

NET EARNING FOR THE YEAR (+/-)                                               282 341                357 452

TOTAL LIABILITIES                                                         53 446 565             48 540 597



AGGREGATED OFF-BALANCE SHEET AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2002


In thousand MAD
OFF-BALANCE SHEET                                                         12/31/2002             12/31/2001

 GIVEN COMMITMENTS                                                      10 970 480             13 209 232

Financing commitments on behalf of credit institutions and                1 485 847             2 694 001
equivalent
Financing commitments on behalf of customers                              3 604 830             4 156 885

Guarantee commitments given to credit institutions and                    1 783 785             2 013 166
equivalent
Guarantee commitments given to customers                                  4 096 018             4 345 180

Securities repos purchased
Other securities to be delivered

RECEIVED COMMITMENTS                                                         587 931               582 489


Financing commitments received from credit institutions and
equivalent
Guarantee commitments received from credit institutions and                  546 429               534 283
equivalent
Guarantee commitments received from the State and various                     41 502                48 206
guarantee bodies                                                               
Securities repos sold
Other securities to be received









AGGREGATED MANAGEMENT BALANCES STATEMENT from January 1st, 2002 to DECEMBER
31st, 2002


In thousand MAD
I- EARNING FORMATION TABLE                                                12/31/2002             12/31/2001

+ Interests and assimilated revenues                                     2 405 215              2 564 592
-  Interests and assimilated expenses                                      922 001              1 081 091

Interest Margin                                                          1 483 214              1 483 501

+ Revenues from leased and rented fixed assets
-  Expenses on leased and rented fixed assets

Profit from leasing and renting operations

+ Fees received                                                            424 895                356 534
-  Fees paid                                                                33 137                 31 211


Margin on fees                                                             391 758                325 323

+ Income from operations on transaction securities                          57 852
+ Income from transactions on marketable securities                        131 886                 37 714

+ Income from exchange transactions                                        129 901                154 106
+ Income from derivatives transactions                        -             10 246   -              2 409


Income from market transactions                                            309 393                189 411

+ Other miscellaneous banking revenues                                     102 341                  80 403

-  Other miscellaneous banking expenses                                     62 134                  55 989


NET BANKING INCOME                                                       2 224 572               2 022 649

+ Net income from equity investments                          -             42 347                  36 855

+ Other non-banking operating revenues                                      28 261                  19 141

-  Other non-banking operating expenses                                       4 930                 10 088

-  General operating expenses                                            1 290 990               1 253 517

GROSS OPERATING EARNING                                                    914 566                 815 040

+ Allowances for non performing loans and commitments (net of  -           556 908   -             317 302
write-backs)
+ Other allowances net of provision write-backs                             34 591                  40 088


CURRENT INCOME                                                             392 249                 537 826

NON-CURRENT INCOME

- Corporate tax                                                            109 908                180 374

NET EARNING FOR THE YEAR                                                   282 341                 357 452


II- CASH-FLOW                                                             12/31/2002             12/31/2001

+ NET EARNING FOR THE YEAR                                                   282 341                357 452

+ Allowances for depreciation and provisions for  intangible                 118 951                110 514
and tangible fixed assets

+ Allowances for provisions for equity investments                            43 381                 23 518
depreciation

+ Allowances for provisions for general risks

+ Allowances for regulated provisions

+ Non-current allowances

- Provisions write-backs                                                      4 611                 53 800


- Capital gains on disposals of intangible and tangible fixed                 1 607                   2 128
assets

+ Capital losses on disposals of intangible and tangible                      1 449                   3 353
fixed assets

- Capital gains on disposals of equity investments                                                  35 373


+ Capital losses on disposals of equity investments                           1 108


- Write-backs of investment subsidies received

+ FINANCING CAPACITY                                                       441 012                403 536

- Dividends distributed                                                    238 127                238 127

+ CASH-FLOW                                                                202 885                165 409



Aggregated TURNOVER

In thousand MAD
       SECOND SEMESTER 2002               FIRST SEMESTER 2002                SECOND SEMESTER 2001
            1 750 074                          1 873 825                          1 867 177





Aggregated NON PERFORMING LOANS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2002
In thousand MAD
LOANS                      DISBURSED   COMMITMENTS BY  AMOUNTS 3=  PROVISIONS     PROVISIONS     PROVISIONS 6
                            LOANS 1     SIGNATURE 2       1+2       DISBURSED    COMMITMENTS BY      =4+5
                                                                     LOANS 4      SIGNATURE 5
                                                                                   (DOUBTFUL
                                                                                   INTEREST)
SUBSTANDARD LOANS                2 723                       2 723
DOUBTFUL LOANS                  98 140                      98 140       76 401                        76 401
LOSS LOANS                   2 130 286        134 997    2 265 283    1 445 177           43 136    1 488 313

TOTAL                        2 231 149        134 997    2 366 146    1 521 578           43 136    1 564 714



Aggregated PROVISIONS
In thousand MAD
PROVISIONS                                  Amount 12/31/2000   Allowances Write-back  Other   Amounts 12/
                                                                                      changes    31/2001
                                            Amount 12/31/2001   Allowances Write-back  Other   Amounts 12/
                                                                                      changes    31/2002

PROVISIONS, DEDUCTED FROM ASSETS
Loans to credit institutions and                                    32 346                          32 346
equivalent
Loans and advances to customers                       1 316 567    553 342    361 667   19 010   1 489 232
Doubtful interest                                        53 373                10 237               43 136
Marketable securities                                    22 298     10 509     18 576               14 231
Subordinated loans
Investment securities
Equity investment and equity uses                       158 716     43 381     72 573              129 524
Leased and rented fixed assets
Other fixed assets
Other assets
Sub Total                                             1 550 954    639 578    463 053   19 010   1 708 469
PROVISIONS RECORDED UNDER LIABILITIES
Provisions for risks fulfilment of
commitments
Provisions for general risks                             22 929                 4 199               18 730
Contingent liabilities
Regulated provisions                                        382                   382                    0
Other provisions
Sub Total                                                23 311                 4 581               18 730
TOTAL                                                 1 574 265    639 578    467 634   19 010   1 727 199

PROVISIONS TAXED IN 1999                                150 000                                    150 000

CUMULATED PROVISIONS                                  1 724 265    639 578    467 634   19 010   1 877 199

                                                                  Fiscal year 2002      Fiscal year 2001
RECOVERY OF AMORTISED DEBTS                                            14 237                21 115



ERNST & YOUNG                                                 ASSOCIATED ADVISORS

44, Rue Mohamed Smiha                                         30, Boulevard Moulay Youssef

Casablanca                                                    Casablanca

Morocco                                                       Morocco


                                     BANQUE MAROCAINE DU COMMERCE EXTERIEUR

                                     ATTESTATION OF THE STATUTORY AUDITORS

                                    FROM JANUARY 1st TO DECEMBER 31st, 2002

                                  (Free translation from the French original)


According to article 17 of 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 situation of the "Banque Marocaine du Commerce Exterieur
" "BMCE" for the period from January 1st to December 31st, 2002, as well as the turnover amounts.

The purpose of our controls was not to certificate this interim situation.

An allowance for general risks, featured as a voluntary reserve and previously constituted after tax for an
amount of MAD 150 million, is now considered to cover different identified risks. Thus, this allowance is no
more considered as shareholder's equity.

On the basis of our limited review and except what is mentioned above, we did not notice any fact likely to
tarnish, significantly, the sincerity of the information contained in these documents.

Casablanca March 24th, 2003


ERNST & YOUNG                                                 ASSOCIATED ADVISORS

Hamad JOUAHRI                                                 Bachir TAZI

Partner                                                       Partner




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