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Participation of the “Office des Changes” in technical assistance missions in external sector statistics programmed by the IMF

As part of its actions to promote international cooperation in the production of statistics, the “Office des Changes” conducted, from 2 to 8 February, 2020, a technical assistance mission in the field of external sector statistics for the benefit of Niger. A second technical assistance mission will be carried out in Togo for the period from 08 to 14 March 2020. Organized by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the benefit of African countries, these training courses provided by the Statisticians of the “Office des Changes” covers the methodological and practical aspects of establishing the Balance of Payments and the External Position global.

Continuation of the awareness campaign organized by the « Office des Changes »

From February 10 to 13, training and awareness-raising sessions were provided, 2020, to several actors, namely: BMCE BANK, Credit Du Maroc, Banque Populaire (Fès - Meknès), CDG CAPITAL, Spanish Chamber of Commerce, CIH Bank, Banque Populaire (Marrakech - Béni Mellal).
These working sessions are part of the Office des Changes’s campaign following the publication of the General Instruction for Foreign Exchange Operations 2020 and the launch of the Volunatry Regularization Operation.
 

The new regulatory measures at the center of the meeting held with the Order of Chartered Accountants

On the sidelines of the publication of the new version of the General Instruction for Foreign Exchange Operations and the starts of the Voluntary Régularization Operation2020, a meeting moderated by the Director of the “Office des Changes”, Mr. Hassan BOULAKANADAL, took place Wednesday 12 February 2020 with the Order of Chartered Accountants.

Training and awareness sessions for banks and their customers

In continuation of its awareness-raising actions, the “Office des Changes” organized, from the 03 to 07 February 2020, training sessions for banks and their clients: BMCE Bank, Banque Populaire Tanger – Tétouan, Société Générale, Banque Centrale Populaire and Al Barid Bank. These sessions were devoted to reviewing the new provisions of the General Instruction for Foreign Exchange Transactions (IGOC 2020) as well as the Voluntary Regularization operation (ORS 2020), in its regulatory and practical dimensions.

Meeting organised by the Swiss Chamber of Commerce

On Wednesday 29 January 2020, the Director of the « Office des Changes », Mr. Hassan BOULAKNADAL was invited by the Swiss Chamber of Commerce to host a conference-debate on the latest developments in the field of foreign exchange.
During this meeting, placed under the theme "Evolution of foreign exchange regulation: what new developments for 2020", the Director of the Office des Changes reviewed the main measures introduced by the 2020 version of the General Instruction of Foreign Exchange Transactions.

Organization of a seminar under the theme: " Master Agreement ISDA"

As part of its training activities, the Office des Changes organized a seminar on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 for the benefit of its personnel under the theme " Master Agreement ISDA ". The seminar was moderated by Mr. Alain GAUVIN, lawyer and partner at the law firm LPA. This seminar was held to clarify the clauses of the ISDA convention, to discuss and debate its application on the Moroccan market and its implications in relation to the exchange regulations.

Organization of a training and awareness session for the benefit of the Belgian-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce

The Director of the Office des Changes, Mr. Hassan BOULAKNADAL, met on Thursday January 23rd with the Belgian-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce. This meeting was organized in order to highlight the new liberalization measures introduced by the exchange regulations (IGOC 2020), as well as regulatory requirements and the implementation aspects of the provisions in matter of the Voluntary Regularization Operation.

Training and awareness sessions for the benefit of private banks

Following the publication of the new version of the General Instruction for Foreign Exchange Operations and the start of the Voluntary Regularization Operation on assets and liquidities held abroad, the Office des Changes organized, from 13 to January 22 in Rabat and Casablanca, training and awareness sessions for the benefit of private banks: ATTIJARIWAFA BANK, CIH Bank, CDG CAPITAL, Société Générale, Banque populaire et Crédit du Maroc. These exchange sessions aim to provide participants with the necessary informations concerning the new measures of the 2020th General Instruction for Foreign Exchange Operations as well as the regulatory and practical aspects of the Voluntary Regularization Operation.

Participation at the conference held by the General Confederation of Moroccan Companies in Marrakech-Safi

The Office des Changes participated, on Friday January 17, 2020, at the conference organized by the representatives of the General Confederation of Moroccan Companies in Marrakech-Safi (CGEM-MS), under the theme: The new features of the 2020 foreign exchange regulations: challenges and implications. This meeting was an opportunity to shed light on the provisions newly introduced by the General Instruction for Foreign Exchange Operations and to also cover the regulatory system provided for the Voluntary Regularization Operation.