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Bank of Africa succession cloud grows as Palace weighs post-Benjelloun era

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Published on 03.06.2026 at 04:40 GMT. Updated on 03.06.2026 at 09:25 GMT Reading time 4 min

The CEO of BoA, Othmane Benjelloun, in Casablanca in March 2023.

With just months to go before his 94th birthday, BoA's long-serving chief executive, Othman Benjelloun, still has no clear succession plan. In coordination with Mohammed VI's entourage, central bank governor Abdellatif Jouahri has taken charge of the matter.

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Spotlight | Morocco
Bank of Africa succession cloud grows as Palace weighs post-Benjelloun era

With just months to go before his 94th birthday, BoA's long-serving chief executive, Othman Benjelloun, still has no clear succession plan. In coordination with Mohammed VI's entourage, central bank governor Abdellatif Jouahri has taken charge of the matter.

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Spotlight | Morocco Bank of Africa succession cloud grows as Palace weighs post-Benjelloun era

With just months to go before his 94th birthday, BoA's long-serving chief executive, Othman Benjelloun, still has no clear succession plan. In coordination with Mohammed VI's entourage, central bank governor Abdellatif Jouahri has taken charge of the matter.

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Spotlight | Morocco
Bank of Africa succession cloud grows as Palace weighs post-Benjelloun era

Morocco
Bank of Africa distances itself from France's Crédit Mutuel

Morocco
Mohammed VI launches two new hospitality ventures

Morocco
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Morocco
Digitalisation makes for quiet revolution in banking sector

Morocco
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Morocco
The tumultuous end to Abdellatif Jouahri's term as Bank al-Maghrib boss

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