Google Currency Converter Glitch Shows Moroccan Dirham Drastically Undervalued

On Wednesday between 3:30 pm and 5:00 pm, the platform’s currency converter was displaying the euro at over 16 DH. This is indeed a new bug, suggesting a depreciation of the value of the dirham. Screenshots were widely shared. The problem was corrected later, the Google search again showing that the actual value of the dirham against the euro is set at 11.16 DH.

This error, the second in a week, did not have a major impact on the markets. However, some Internet users demanded explanations from the search engine, which has remained silent.

To recall, a similar incident had occurred last week, the automatic Google converter then displaying 1 euro at 18.54 Moroccan dirhams. This bug had frightened Internet users and made the rounds of social media, forcing Bank Al Maghrib to react. The central bank issued a press release to state that the exchange rate for Wednesday, January 18 was set at around 11 dirhams to the euro.