Airports :
18
National and international airports
1
Airport in Casablanca: hub n ° 1 between Europe and Africa
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Geographical position
Located in North Africa, 15 km from Europe, Morocco enjoys a strategic position allowing it a direct connection to 52 countries and 110 cities. It is one of the most important crossroads in the world connecting 3 continents: Africa, Europe and America.
Business climate
Morocco is a stable country with an attractive business and investment climate compared to other developing countries.
1st financial center in Africa
(Global Financial Centres Index 2019)
1st most attractive African country for foreign investors
(ERNST & YOUNG Africa Attractiveness Survey 2018)
2nd best country for business in the MENA region in 2019
2nd worldwide in the fight against climate change
(Change Performance Index 2019)
2nd African destination for outsourcing
(Global services location index – A.T. Kerney 2017)
3rd most attractive African country for investors “where to invest in Africa 2019”
(Merchant Bank & Forbes).
3rd top destination in the Arab world for FDI
(FDI Intelligence 2018)
53rd in the Doing business 2019 ranking
(3rd in North Africa)
Global Peace Index (2018): high level
1st in Africa in terms of infrastructure
(GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS-WEF 2018)
Sustained evolution of foreign direct investments in Morocco to reach $ 5 billion
1st in Africa and 17th in the world in terms of maritime container connectivity
(UNCTAD 2018)
Human resources
In Morocco, human resources are a major asset in the service of competitive investment and the creation of added value.
Infrastructure
Morocco is considered to be the first country in Africa in terms of infrastructure (according to the World Economic Forum 2018) with an excellent and diverse network:
Ports
1st
Tanger-Med is the leading African port for containers and the leading port in the Mediterranean, with 9 million TEU containers
2
shores: Mediterranean and Atlantic (3,500 KM)
+ 40
More than 40 ports including 13 dedicated to foreign trade (Tanger-Med, Nador West-Med, Jorf lasfar Port…)
Trains
+3600
Km of rail
1st
African high speed train connecting Tangier to Casablanca (350 KM)
Motorways
+ 1800
km of motorways
70 %
of the population is connected by a well-developed network
*12
A constant evolution of the network multiplied by 12 in 15 years
Renewable energy:
582 MW
is the installed capacity at Noor Ouarzazate, which is one of the largest solar complexes
1600 MW
is the total energy produced by the project (600 MW of CSP and 1,000 MW of photovoltaics).
Tramways
1 Md€
invested for the development of tram infrastructure in Casablanca and Rabat.
Telecom
4G
Best network in Africa
+45M
subscribers with a penetration rate of 130%
10%
Morocco owns 10% of the allocated IPv4 address ranges in Africa and the Indian Ocean, and is the 3rd largest user of IPv4 addresses in Africa.
Free trade agreements
Morocco has concluded a panoply of free trade agreements, giving access to a pool of 1.3 billion consumers in the world.
Sector strategies
The Moroccan state has set up a series of sectoral plans capable of ensuring strong, sustainable and wealth-creating economic growth for the country.
These plans are part of a logic of modernization of traditional sectors such as agriculture, fishing, etc. as well as a logic of development of innovative sectors such as offshoring, the automotive industry, aeronautics, logistics, renewable energies and high value-added services, where Morocco offers real competitive advantages:
Africa Partnership
Morocco has a clear geostrategic vision, materialized by the importance of its companies in Africa.
Investment opportunities
- Strong desire to strengthen Morocco's position as an African leader.
- Numerous royal visits to several African countries since 2000, materialized by more than 600 signed agreements.
- Positioning of Morocco as a platform allowing foreign companies to project their activities in sub-Saharan Africa due to their in-depth knowledge of African markets.
- Very frequent air connections.
- Structured Moroccan banking sector with a strong presence in Africa.
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