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AfDB announces first Moroccan-dirham bond worth MAD 1 billion

The African Development Bank announced its first bond denominated in Moroccan dirhams on 30 October 2026, raising MAD 1 billion, according to a statement reported by French- and Arabic-language media.

The Bank describes a private placement with qualified investors. The bond has a seven-year maturity and a floating interest rate linked to the Moroccan Overnight Index Average, or MONIA.

The AfDB intends to expand local-currency financing alongside euro and dollar funding. It also envisages a dirham treasury portfolio that could be funded by converting foreign-currency liquidity. That portfolio remains an announced plan: the sources consulted do not establish that it has been implemented.

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