RABAT, July 28 (Reuters) - Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP), one of Morocco's three biggest lenders, said half-year net profit attributable to shareholders rose by 13 percent to 1.4 billion dirhams ($143.48 million), thanks to structural changes in the company.

Net banking income rose 5.5 percent to 8.1 billion dirhams, the bank said in a statement on Thursday.

($1 = 9.7572 Moroccan dirham)

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