RABAT, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Morocco's BMCE Bank BMCE.CS on Monday reported an 18 percent rise in first-half net profit attributable to shareholders to 1.25 billion dirhams ($129 million).

Consolidated net banking income rose 13 percent to 6.7 billion dirhams, it said in a statement.

($1 = 9.6845 Moroccan dirham)

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