Attijariwafa bank has won Euromoney‘s Best Investment Bank 2026 award, recognising the bank’s performance and the progress of its @mbitions 2025 strategy. The strategy has three main goals: grow the bank across Africa, use more data and artificial intelligence in its services, and meet international governance standards.
The bank now operates in 26 countries across Africa. It says it holds a 27.3% share of the loan market in Morocco.
Its consolidated balance sheet reached 795.5 billion dirhams (about $80 billion), while consolidated equity stood at 80.5 billion dirhams.
Corporate loans rose to 214 billion dirhams, helping fund large infrastructure, energy and industrial projects across the continent.
Digital transformation has also been a major focus. The bank’s innovation platform, Wenov, completed more than 80 experiments and rolled out 50 solutions across the business.
Training programmes, including Think & Make and WeLab, have helped thousands of employees develop skills in data engineering, artificial intelligence and financial technology.
The bank also improved its environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance. Its London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) ESG score increased from 56 in 2024 to 74 in 2025.
Direct operational carbon emissions (Scope 1) fell by 7.5%, while electricity-related emissions (Scope 2) dropped by 6.5%.
Financial results also improved during the period.
Net banking income rose 5.6% to 34.9 billion dirhams. Consolidated net income increased 14.4% to 12.4 billion dirhams, while net income attributable to the group climbed 16.2% to 10.6 billion dirhams.
Return on average tangible equity (RoATE) reached 22.8%, while the cost of credit risk fell 13% to 3.7 billion dirhams.
