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The Groups principal</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="8">activity is the provision of</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="9">short, medium and long-term</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="10">credit to businesses.</sdc:value></sdc:g_TEST><sdc:g_business><sdc:value sdc:p="0">Banque Centrale Populaire, headquartered in Casablanca,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">Morocco, is a commercial bank. The bank maintains overseas</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">offices in Germany, England, Canada, Spain, France,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">Gibraltar, Netherlands and Belgium. The Groups principal</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">activity is the provision of short, medium and long-term</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">credit to businesses.</sdc:value></sdc:g_business><sdc:g_business1><sdc:value>Banque Centrale Populaire, headquartered in Casablanca, Morocco, is a commercial bank. The bank maintains overseas offices in Germany, England, Canada, Spain, France, Gibraltar, Netherlands and Belgium. 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It has</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="7">production sites located at</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="8">Khouribga, Benguerir,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="9">Youssoufia, Boucraa, Safi and</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="10">Jorf Lasfar. The Company was</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="11">founded in 1920.</sdc:value></sdc:h_TEST><sdc:h_business><sdc:value sdc:p="0">Office Cherifien des Phosphates {OCP}, located in</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">Casablanca, Morocco, mines, manufactures and sells phosphate</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">rock and phosphate derivatives such as phosphoric acid and</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">fertilizers. It has production sites located at Khouribga,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">Benguerir, Youssoufia, Boucraa, Safi and Jorf Lasfar. 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company and</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="8">manufacturer and wholesaler of</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="9">phosphate rock and phosphate</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="10">derivatives, for 5 bil</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="11">Moroccan dirhams ($600.955 mil</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="12">US), via a capital increase.</sdc:value></sdc:n_SYNOPSIS><sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:value>MOROCCO - Banque Centrale Populaire, a unit of Banque Populaire SA of France, planned to acquired a 5.88% stake, in Moroccan state-owned Office Cherifien de Phosphate Group, a Casablanca-based phosphate mining company and manufacturer and wholesaler of phosphate rock and phosphate derivatives, for 5 bil Moroccan dirhams ($600.955 mil US), via a capital increase.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:value sdc:p="0">MOROCCO - Banque Centrale Populaire, a unit of Banque Populaire SA of France, planned to</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">acquired a 5.88% stake, in Moroccan state-owned Office Cherifien de 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It has</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="7">production sites located at</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="8">Khouribga, Benguerir,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="9">Youssoufia, Boucraa, Safi and</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="10">Jorf Lasfar. The Company was</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="11">founded in 1920.</sdc:value></sdc:g_TEST><sdc:g_business><sdc:value sdc:p="0">Office Cherifien des Phosphates {OCP}, located in</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">Casablanca, Morocco, mines, manufactures and sells phosphate</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">rock and phosphate derivatives such as phosphoric acid and</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">fertilizers. It has production sites located at Khouribga,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">Benguerir, Youssoufia, Boucraa, Safi and Jorf Lasfar. The</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">Company was founded in 1920.</sdc:value></sdc:g_business><sdc:g_business1><sdc:value>Office Cherifien des Phosphates {OCP}, located in Casablanca, Morocco, mines, manufactures and sells phosphate rock and phosphate derivatives such as phosphoric acid and fertilizers. It has production sites located at Khouribga, Benguerir, Youssoufia, Boucraa, Safi and Jorf Lasfar. 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state-owned Office Cherifien de Phosphate Group acquired a 6.6% stake, or 0389 mil ordinary shares, in Casablanca-based Banque Centrale Populaire, from Banque Populaire SA, for 1 bil Moroccan dirhams ($120.191 mil US), via a capital increase.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:value sdc:p="0">MOROCCO - Moroccan state-owned Office Cherifien de Phosphate Group acquired a 6.6% stake,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">or 0389 mil ordinary shares, in Casablanca-based Banque Centrale Populaire, from Banque</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">Populaire SA, for 1 bil Moroccan dirhams ($120.191 mil US), via a capital increase.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:n_synopsis4><sdc:value sdc:p="0">MOROCCO - Moroccan state-owned Office Cherifien de Phosphate Group acquired a 6.6% stake, or 0389 mil ordinary shares, in Casablanca-based Banque Centrale Populaire, from Banque Populaire SA, for 1</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">bil Moroccan dirhams ($120.191 mil US), via a capital 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