BAM's interventions mainly focused on advances at 7 days (63.1 billion dirhams), repo operations delivered at 1 and 3 months (51.8 billion dirhams) and guaranteed loan operations granted within the framework of the programs support for the financing of very small, small and medium-sized enterprises – SMEs (37.2 billion dirhams). Regarding the average volume of interbank transactions, it fell, month-on-month, by 15.2% to MAD 2.5 billion in November 2024.
As for the day-to-day weighted average interbank rate (TIMPJJ), it has remained stable since June 26, 2024 at 2.75%.
The DEPF recalls that the BAM Council had decided, during its meeting of December 17, 2024, to reduce the key rate by 25 basis points (pbs) to 2.5%, taking into account the evolution of the inflation at levels in line with the objective of price stability and in view of the strong uncertainties surrounding the medium-term outlook, particularly at the international level.
This is the second reduction in the key rate made this year after that of June 25, 2024 (-25 bps to 2.75%).
Concerning the evolution of lending rates, the results of the central bank's survey for the third quarter of 2024 show a drop, compared to the previous quarter, in the overall weighted average rate of 22 bps to 5.21%.
This development covers the decline in the rates of cash loans (-31 bps to 5.08%) and real estate loans (-6 bps to 5.24%), and the increase in those of equipment loans (+24 bps to 5.26%) and consumer loans (+3 bps to 7.06%).
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