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CFG Bank CEO Younès Benjelloun Urges Faster IPO Pace to Boost Casablanca Stock Exchange

At the APSB’s inaugural annual conference, CFG Bank chief executive Younès Benjelloun painted a vivid picture of the Casablanca Stock Exchange’s IPO landscape. He traced the market’s historic listing waves—from post‑colonial privatizations in the 1990s to the private‑sector surge of the mid‑2000s—and highlighted a recent slowdown that now prevents the market from delivering even ten new listings a year. Benjelloun warned that outdated legislation, rigid calendar windows and cumbersome procedures are throttling growth. He called for a modern, fast‑track regime that distinguishes first‑time issuers from already‑listed companies, allowing secondary offerings to flow more freely and helping Morocco’s equity market regain depth and dynamism.

February 12th, 2026
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At the APSB’s inaugural annual conference, CFG Bank chief executive Younès Benjelloun painted a vivid picture of the Casablanca Stock Exchange’s IPO landscape. He traced the market’s historic listing waves—from post‑colonial privatizations in the 1990s to the private‑sector surge of the mid‑2000s—and highlighted a recent slowdown that now prevents the market from delivering even ten new listings a year.

Benjelloun warned that outdated legislation, rigid calendar windows and cumbersome procedures are throttling growth. He called for a modern, fast‑track regime that distinguishes first‑time issuers from already‑listed companies, allowing secondary offerings to flow more freely and helping Morocco’s equity market regain depth and dynamism.

At the APSB’s inaugural annual conference, CFG Bank chief executive Younès Benjelloun painted a vivid picture of the Casablanca Stock Exchange’s IPO landscape. He traced the market’s historic listing waves—from post‑colonial privatizations in the 1990s to the private‑sector surge of the mid‑2000s—and highlighted a recent slowdown that now prevents the market from delivering even ten new listings a year. Benjelloun warned that outdated legislation, rigid calendar windows and cumbersome procedures are throttling growth. He called for a modern, fast‑track regime that distinguishes first‑time issuers from already‑listed companies, allowing secondary offerings to flow more freely and helping Morocco’s equity market regain depth and dynamism.

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