COMPANY OVERVIEW: Label Vie is the number two operator in the modern distribution sector in Morocco, with a 30% market share in terms of surface area versus 54% for Marjane/Acima, its competitor. The group operates in three business segments: supermarkets, in which it is number one, with 43 stores;...
COMPANY OVERVIEW: Salafin is the number three operator in the Moroccan consumer credit market in terms of net banking income, outstanding loans and net income. Salafin operates in two main areas: the auto financing business, one of the less risky segments in the consumer credit market, which...
Silver linings can shine in unlikely places. Although the Casablanca Stock Exchange (CSE) has seen a bit of a rebound following improved earnings reports in the fourth quarter of 2013, in recent years it has grappled with liquidity problems, to the point where, two years ago, daily trade volumes reached all-time lows.
COMPANY OVERVIEW: Founded in 1919 and floating on the Casablanca stock market since 1943, Société des Brasseries du Maroc (SBM) is the leading Moroccan brewer with a market share of more than 95%. Its portfolio of activity includes beer (90% of consolidated sales in 2012), wine, bottled water and...
Morocco’s insurance market has become more competitive in recent years. It is now Africa’s second-largest insurance market in terms of penetration after South Africa and the third-largest in the Middle East and North Africa after Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Total premiums in 2012 reached €2.3bn, up 8.9% on the previous year. Non-life premiums – thanks to automobile coverage – continued to...
Similar to many countries around the world, Morocco’s retirement system is at a crossroads, facing a challenging balancing act of maintaining coverage with an increasingly constrained set of financial circumstances. However, unlike many more developed countries beleaguered with an ageing population and falling birth rates, young people make up some 30% of Morocco’s population...
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