BMCE bank President Othman Benjelloun gestures during the annual results news conference in Rabat March 19, 2008. Morocco's second-biggest private bank, BMCE, reported a 55-percent rise in 2007 net profit on Wednesday, helped by assets sales and strong growth in client deposits and loans. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante (MOROCCO) 

BMCE bank President Othman Benjelloun attends the annual results news conference in Rabat March 19, 2008. Morocco's second-biggest private bank, BMCE, reported a 55-percent rise in 2007 net profit on Wednesday, helped by assets sales and strong growth in client deposits and loans. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante (MOROCCO) 

BMCE bank President Othman Benjelloun speaks at the annual results news conference in Rabat March 19, 2008. Morocco's second-biggest private bank, BMCE, reported a 55-percent rise in 2007 net profit on Wednesday, helped by assets sales and strong growth in client deposits and loans. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante (MOROCCO)