Industry & Mining
From The Report: Morocco 2020
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With an increasingly diversified manufacturing base, the industrial sector has become an important component of Morocco’s GDP. The country produces an array of finished products and components for customers not only in traditional markets such those in southern Europe, but also increasingly across Africa, Asia and the Americas. The growing strength of industrial activities is also a reflection of efforts to diversify the economy away from a traditional dependency on agriculture. Home to the world’s largest known reserves of phosphates, mineral resources have traditionally played an important role in the Moroccan economy. The authorities have been able to establish the country as a major exporter of the resource, and are now looking to steer the sector towards other minerals. As Morocco works to diversify its economy, the extraction and processing of a wider variety of its mineral resources has been identified by government officials as a strategic imperative for economic development. This chapter contains an interview with Mohammed Amal Guedira, Founder and CEO, Automotive Moroccan Group Business and Consulting.

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Overview

Broad base: Policy and incentives lead to growth in new industrial segments
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With an increasingly diversified manufacturing base, the industrial sector has become an important component of Morocco’s GDP. The country produces an array of finished products and components for customers not only in traditional markets such those in southern Europe, but also increasingly across Africa, Asia and the Americas. Firms based in the kingdom produce items as varied as automotives and auto parts, cables, chemicals, textiles, aeronautical products, agro-industrial goods and electronics…

Interview

Ahead of the curve: Mohammed Amal Guedira, Founder and CEO, Automotive Moroccan Group Business and Consulting, on building a value- added automotive ecosystem and developing new technology
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Interview:Mohammed Amal Guedira What factors make Morocco’s automotive industry attractive to foreign investors? MOHAMMED AMAL GUEDIRA: Morocco benefits from political and macroeconomic stability, and has seen stable growth, controlled inflation and low debt. The country also has a strategic geographic position, at the junction of Europe, Africa and the Arab World. In addition, the country offers access to more than 1bn consumers through the free trade agreements that are in progress. Its…

Analysis

In the driver’s seat: Automotive manufacturers and suppliers flock to the kingdom
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By setting the right policies, incentives and conditions for foreign direct investment, automotive manufacturing in Morocco has developed from a burgeoning subsector with potential to become the top export product by value in 2018. The country has been able to attract some of the world’s largest car manufacturers and integrate them into an efficient ecosystem characterised by industrial and special economic zones that grant producers easy access to government services and a network of suppliers. The…

Analysis

Stretching the fabric: The re-energised textiles industry aims to expand its reach
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With a long tradition in leather and garment manufacturing, textiles is one of Morocco’s most important industries, accounting for 15% of industrial GDP, according to the Moroccan Association of the Textile and Apparel Industries (Association Marocaine des Industries du Textile et de l’Habillement, AMITH). While textiles and garments have grappled with periods of crisis, broad industrial policy measures are helping to relaunch the industry. New Dynamic Under the umbrella of the Industrial…

Analysis

Below ground: Mineral producers are digging for more than phosphates
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With the world’s largest known reserves of phosphates, mineral resources have traditionally played an important role in the Moroccan economy. The authorities have established the country as a major exporter of the resource, and are now looking to diversify the sector towards other minerals. The government has implemented a series of initiatives aimed at attracting domestic and foreign investment into the exploration of less-developed segments of mining activity. A recent revamp of the regulatory…