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    <pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:34:02 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: feedback on the bmce bank in london, please!</title>
      <link>http://www.yabiladi.com/forum/read-44-2474074-2688361.html#msg-2688361</link>
      <author>atlasmagic</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Add

I have both a convertible &amp; a normal accounts &amp; i can take money from the normal one too over the couter or from the cash point ,with the convertible you can take Sterling out if you wanted to but i never had  the need to do so]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:34:02 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: feedback on the bmce bank in london, please!</title>
      <link>http://www.yabiladi.com/forum/read-44-2474074-2688269.html#msg-2688269</link>
      <author>adds</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Don't froget &quot; count sur carnet&quot; is the only account that hasn't got any charges but you can't use it abroad and you have no cashline card. The book is similar to a building society booklet and you receive interst. Ideally for taking your money with you and paying it into, what I call Moroccan emergency account. At the end of your trip one can put any left over money into this type of account. 

Convertible account from waffa bank costs around 150MDH a year this is the only way one can take out money from the country This is not a lot if you are making lots of trips and transactions.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:54:24 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: feedback on the bmce bank in london, please!</title>
      <link>http://www.yabiladi.com/forum/read-44-2474074-2684518.html#msg-2684518</link>
      <author>atlasmagic</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Attijari does not charge for statment &amp; you could do the online for 280 dhs per year but every time you make a transfer to your account you get 15 dhs   with 20 transfers ( free from Barclay to Attijari account) over the year you should be 20 dhs up !]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:48:46 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: feedback on the bmce bank in london, please!</title>
      <link>http://www.yabiladi.com/forum/read-44-2474074-2684294.html#msg-2684294</link>
      <author>khadijaox81</author>
      <description><![CDATA[:([quote karimero]hi,

personally i don't recommend moroccan banks,many thing to pay,when they send you a letter,when you do some transactions,...always,it's not a good deal:C:

i have my account in a french bank(i'm from France) and when i go to Morocco(not every year!) i take some money with me and with my visa(or master card) i do what i want:)
with the bmce bank=(5.5+15)*12 + 2*50dh=346dh=34€! 
you can have all of these services for free with you own bank for free and you don't have to manage an other &quot;account&quot;

welcome to morocco,give us your money and leave us :D[/quote]
you're absolutely right, moroccan banks are a right rip-off! the only reason why i opened the account is that i wanted to avoid having to take large sums of money with me, then go through the hassle of queing up in overcrowded bank branches to exchange it. and also, they don't tell you about thoses costs when you open the account, you only find out when you start receiving the bank statements]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:20:12 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: feedback on the bmce bank in london, please!</title>
      <link>http://www.yabiladi.com/forum/read-44-2474074-2684162.html#msg-2684162</link>
      <author>karimero</author>
      <description><![CDATA[hi,

personally i don't recommend moroccan banks,many thing to pay,when they send you a letter,when you do some transactions,...always,it's not a good deal:C:

i have my account in a french bank(i'm from France) and when i go to Morocco(not every year!) i take some money with me and with my visa(or master card) i do what i want:)
with the bmce bank=(5.5+15)*12 + 2*50dh=346dh=34€! 
you can have all of these services for free with you own bank for free and you don't have to manage an other &quot;account&quot;

welcome to morocco,give us your money and leave us :D]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:58:12 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: feedback on the bmce bank in london, please!</title>
      <link>http://www.yabiladi.com/forum/read-44-2474074-2683799.html#msg-2683799</link>
      <author>khadijaox81</author>
      <description><![CDATA[hi
just to let you all know: bmce charges 5.50dhs for evey letter that they send you, so every time you receive a statement from them ( and that's a compulsory service, you can't desactivate it), it costs you 5.50dhs. not a great deal, you might think, but over some time, it adds up to quite a big amount, and it's all the more unnecessary as you can check your account online ( you've guessed it: you also pay for that, something like 15dhs / month!). last but not least: when you send money to your account, they charge you 50dhs on it ( flat rate)+ tva ( vat!!!!). on top of that, when i opened my account here in london, i had signed up for a bank card that should've been ready for me to pick up there, but guess what: no such thing! and something tells me that they've got more in store for me...... all in all: wouldn't recommend!]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:53:51 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: feedback on the bmce bank in london, please!</title>
      <link>http://www.yabiladi.com/forum/read-44-2474074-2671479.html#msg-2671479</link>
      <author>ladyamal</author>
      <description><![CDATA[if you know setat in morocco this is what is like, i hate]]></description>
      <category>Morocco # English board</category>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:36:50 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: feedback on the bmce bank in london, please!</title>
      <link>http://www.yabiladi.com/forum/read-44-2474074-2671431.html#msg-2671431</link>
      <author>youssefjar</author>
      <description><![CDATA[fuking hell waht is it like there,]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:15:59 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: feedback on the bmce bank in london, please!</title>
      <link>http://www.yabiladi.com/forum/read-44-2474074-2671422.html#msg-2671422</link>
      <author>ladyamal</author>
      <description><![CDATA[no i live in wakefield it`s in west yorkshire]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:11:43 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: feedback on the bmce bank in london, please!</title>
      <link>http://www.yabiladi.com/forum/read-44-2474074-2671418.html#msg-2671418</link>
      <author>youssefjar</author>
      <description><![CDATA[hi khadija,
do you live in london]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:06:54 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: feedback on the bmce bank in london, please!</title>
      <link>http://www.yabiladi.com/forum/read-44-2474074-2665373.html#msg-2665373</link>
      <author>ladyamal</author>
      <description><![CDATA[this is good to know can you please give me there email address or phone number so that i can get some informations from them.
thanks]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:53:39 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: feedback on the bmce bank in london, please!</title>
      <link>http://www.yabiladi.com/forum/read-44-2474074-2659942.html#msg-2659942</link>
      <author>atlasmagic</author>
      <description><![CDATA[racines,

To my knowledge a standards bank account wont allow you to take money out &amp; will think that taking hard currency from the country is not that easy legally .]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:29:11 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: feedback on the bmce bank in london, please!</title>
      <link>http://www.yabiladi.com/forum/read-44-2474074-2659862.html#msg-2659862</link>
      <author>racines</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Now, my question to you all is the other way around, If you open an account with a Moroccan Bank abroad (like in london, or France..), and you want to open a business in Morocco, or invest in Morocco, can you deposit your money in Morocco, and access that money overseas to reinvest it overseas or wherever you want?. That would be the only real advantage that opening an account with a Moroccan bank overseas would give.8-)]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:43:56 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: feedback on the bmce bank in london, please!</title>
      <link>http://www.yabiladi.com/forum/read-44-2474074-2659535.html#msg-2659535</link>
      <author>adds</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Minnie has been keeping a low profile these days hope hse is ok where ever she is.B)-]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:15:22 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: feedback on the bmce bank in london, please!</title>
      <link>http://www.yabiladi.com/forum/read-44-2474074-2659240.html#msg-2659240</link>
      <author>atlasmagic</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Hi Minniemouse 

Is it 2000 dhs or 20.000 dhs ? where didi you try to open this account ? did you contact chami ? he is in Morocco until the end of the summer holidays .]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:08:25 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: feedback on the bmce bank in london, please!</title>
      <link>http://www.yabiladi.com/forum/read-44-2474074-2657486.html#msg-2657486</link>
      <author>Minniemouse</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Hi everyone, hope you're all ok!

Sorry to dwell on this subject again but i am so confused and disappointed with Attijari bank! basically after i opened my account in London, I was told the procedure to transfer money is a no brainer and all the receiving person has to do is to open an account with Attijari in Morocco so they can get the money within 24 hours free of charge! well, it turned out that you can't open an account in Morocco unless you deposit 2000 dhs minimum!!! this is madness really as no other bank requests such a huge amount of money! have you guys had this problem? 

i am thinking now of switching to BMCE but wanted to know if anyone here has sent money via their account in the UK and if all went ok...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:37:48 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: feedback on the bmce bank in london, please!</title>
      <link>http://www.yabiladi.com/forum/read-44-2474074-2499136.html#msg-2499136</link>
      <author>adds</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Hi there 

The weather is WOW!!!! 
The 2.50MDH is for a stamp when they send me a bank statement they always take it out but recently they helped them selves to slightly more. Other banks they charge about 50DH a year.
Enjoy the week is gonna really hot in London too.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 12:21:21 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: feedback on the bmce bank in london, please!</title>
      <link>http://www.yabiladi.com/forum/read-44-2474074-2495362.html#msg-2495362</link>
      <author>Minniemouse</author>
      <description><![CDATA[2, 50 MDH for what?? sorry i'm confused!

Did you say nice weather?? where about are you? it was sunny this morning but now it looks like it's going to pour down in a minute! bloody English weather.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 13:33:27 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: feedback on the bmce bank in london, please!</title>
      <link>http://www.yabiladi.com/forum/read-44-2474074-2493938.html#msg-2493938</link>
      <author>adds</author>
      <description><![CDATA[My branch is in Casablanca, they only charge me 2, 50 MDH 
Enjoying this gorgeous weather out side from the window is making me %^&amp;&amp;* angry.

Regards]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 15:21:49 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: feedback on the bmce bank in london, please!</title>
      <link>http://www.yabiladi.com/forum/read-44-2474074-2493604.html#msg-2493604</link>
      <author>Minniemouse</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Hi adds, what stamps do they charge you for??]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 11:24:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: feedback on the bmce bank in london, please!</title>
      <link>http://www.yabiladi.com/forum/read-44-2474074-2493603.html#msg-2493603</link>
      <author>adds</author>
      <description><![CDATA[thank you both for the info. With my wafabank account I can put money into it from anywhere but can take it out only in Morocco. I have no credit card or cheque book only a membership card.they only charge me for stamps,but in the last statment I noticed some charges that will require me travelling to London office just for curiosity.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 11:20:11 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: feedback on the bmce bank in london, please!</title>
      <link>http://www.yabiladi.com/forum/read-44-2474074-2492705.html#msg-2492705</link>
      <author>khadijaox81</author>
      <description><![CDATA[to transfer money to your bmce account you need to register with a limited company ( they're brokers who find you the best exchange rate, in exchange for no fee from you; i dont really understand how they make their money but never mind). you would have to pay them the amount that you wish to transfer by debit card, and they would put the money in dirhams into your account for you.bmce offers 2 types of account: 1 for those who've got an income in morocco, say, from letting their property, and 1 for people with no income in morocco ( like me!). with this last option, you can withdraw your money anywhere in the world, as there is a visa electron international card as part of the package. however, and that's where i think that there's some big room for improvement, you can't actually pay any money in your account from morocco (so if you were there on holiday, finding yourself with some spare change at the end of your holiday, you couldn't actually put it back into your account). i hope this helps!]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 18:47:29 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: feedback on the bmce bank in london, please!</title>
      <link>http://www.yabiladi.com/forum/read-44-2474074-2492491.html#msg-2492491</link>
      <author>chelhman</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Hi Adds,

Moroccan banks are pretty much the same, what they give in Xchange rates they make up in miscellaneous fees. The only tiny difference is the range of their network, BMCE seems to have an advantage overseas because of their presence almost everywhere, but that only matters for corporate accounts.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 16:46:14 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: feedback on the bmce bank in london, please!</title>
      <link>http://www.yabiladi.com/forum/read-44-2474074-2492427.html#msg-2492427</link>
      <author>adds</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Hi minnieI have already got a wafabank account and Barklays but BMCE always have better rate of exchange. I don't know why they don't have one rate uniformallyl across the banks one has to shop around the sameway one does for potatoes back home.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 16:21:23 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: feedback on the bmce bank in london, please!</title>
      <link>http://www.yabiladi.com/forum/read-44-2474074-2492414.html#msg-2492414</link>
      <author>Rachidhino</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Hiya Guys(tP)
Thanks for the infos
:L:]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 16:16:44 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: feedback on the bmce bank in london, please!</title>
      <link>http://www.yabiladi.com/forum/read-44-2474074-2492291.html#msg-2492291</link>
      <author>Minniemouse</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Hi, I'm also just back from Attijari Wafabank where I opened a new account. The director was a nice chap and it didn't take long to complete the procedure. Adds, they have a really good and straight forward way of transferring money. Basically you open the account with an agency of your choice in Morocco (the closest to your address in Morocco) and get an account number then you go to Barcley bank (they have a deal with them) and deposit your money, this is free of charge. Then your money gets transfered to your Attijari branch in Morocco within 24h. I thought this is fabulous!! 

To send money to someone in Morocco it's easy. You deposit your money via barclays and then you have 3 ways. You give the name and ID card number of the person receiving the money to your attijari branch and this person goes there and confirm the informations and withdraw the money within 24 hours. This costs around £5, or if that person also has attijari account then you make the transfer to their account and you only get charged 70 pence for this. The third way is to give to this person a top-up card to withdraw money every time you put some.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 15:25:07 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: feedback on the bmce bank in london, please!</title>
      <link>http://www.yabiladi.com/forum/read-44-2474074-2491694.html#msg-2491694</link>
      <author>adds</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Good news for you did you ask these question if so would you please tell me;
What yearly charges do they have for normal saving account?
Is your money accessible both ends Here and in Morocco?]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 10:17:24 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: feedback on the bmce bank in london, please!</title>
      <link>http://www.yabiladi.com/forum/read-44-2474074-2490971.html#msg-2490971</link>
      <author>khadijaox81</author>
      <description><![CDATA[hi guys,

i've actually taken the dreaded step and opened my account today. it's a small office just off park lane; there are only 2 guys working there, both seemed to be really nice and helpful. time will tell.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 19:33:14 +0200</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: feedback on the bmce bank in london, please!</title>
      <link>http://www.yabiladi.com/forum/read-44-2474074-2484841.html#msg-2484841</link>
      <author>chelhman</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Hi fellows,

there it is :

26 UPPER BROOK STREET LONDON W1Y 1PD Tél: (004420) 75 18 82 52]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 17:16:01 +0200</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.yabiladi.com/forum/read-44-2474074-2484825.html#msg-2484825</link>
      <author>atlasmagic</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I know thet are in London as i met their representatif in the Moroccan Property show but i do not know where they based yet 
If you bear with me i will find out &amp; let you know but i 'am away for a week ,sorry]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 17:09:52 +0200</pubDate>
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