The number of foreign investors in Morocco is increasing considerably and the Kingdom has become a hub for Africa. For example, Casablanca Finance City has become the leading financial centre in Africa and the Port of Tangier Med is the African leader.
Solid fundamentals and a diversified economy
- Morocco ranks 53rd worldwide in the “Doing Business” ranking
- Substantial progress in digitalisation (tax payments, cross-border trade, digital economy, etc.)
- Port, road and air infrastructures
- Efficient maritime connectivity with over 170 ports in more than 70 countries, including around 30 ports in Africa
- An economy based on several pillars: finance and insurance, telecoms, mining, construction, real estate, tourism, the green economy, ICT, agriculture, fishing
- Ambitious sectoral strategies (Morocco Digital 2020, Industrial Acceleration Plan, etc.)
An affirmed African integration
- In 20 years: 1,000 public and private agreements signed, including nearly 500 of an industrial and commercial nature
- In the Top 3 of foreign direct investors in African countries (66% of Moroccan FDI destined to Africa)
- Member of the African Union and signatory of the creation of the Continental African Free Trade Area
A favourable business environment
- Easy company creation and participation in calls for tenders
- Fluidity of capital and repatriation of dividends
- Non-restrictive ownership of assets and investment transactions
- Dispute settlement with recourse to domestic courts or international arbitration depending on the investor’s choice
- Cost competitiveness