RABAT, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Attijariwafa Bank , one of Morocco's biggest lenders, reported on Wednesday a 7.9 percent rise in its first-half net profit to 2.49 billion Moroccan dirhams ($257 million). ($1 = 9.6817 Moroccan dirhams)

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