Agreement between Attijariwafa Bank and the Investment Agency

The Attijariwafa Bank Group and the Moroccan Agency for Investment and Export Development signed an agreement on the sidelines of the Africa and Development International Forum, held today in Casablanca, regarding the promotion of the investment charter across the banking group’s network in Morocco and internationally, and supporting investors and exporters in Morocco.

Under the agreement signed at the “Investment Market” pavilion at the forum, Mohamed El Kettani, CEO of the “Attijariwafa Bank” group, and Ali Sadiki, Director General of the Moroccan Agency for Investment and Export Development, committed to encouraging and supporting Moroccan investors residing in Morocco and Moroccans abroad in their projects, by mobilizing the dedicated mechanisms and skills of both institutions, whether in the Kingdom or abroad, and to effectively stimulate exports, to support economic growth and social development in Morocco, thus strengthening the capabilities of companies and facilitating their access to international markets, as well as promoting local investment and export opportunities through seminars, conferences, digital meetings, exhibitions and other measures.

Al-Kattani said, after signing this agreement, that “the investment charter provides real tools and incentives to enhance investment, as it provides very important benefits to investors, including grants, according to the nature of the project or its geographical location,” and he added: “This, in my opinion, is a very positive appeal.” To re-stimulate productive investment in our country.” He explained that this partnership with the Moroccan Agency for the Development of Investments and Exports will contribute to promoting this charter among Moroccan actors in the private and public sectors, and also to attracting the Moroccan community to invest in the Kingdom.

For his part, Ali Seddiqi pointed out that this partnership with the “Attijariwafa Bank” group consolidates the commitment of the Moroccan Agency for the Development of Investments and Exports to achieving the goals set by King Mohammed VI in implementing the investment strategy, as well as strengthening relations with Moroccans around the world, adding that “this partnership “It will allow us to benefit from Attijariwafa Bank Group’s network across the world, and promote investment opportunities in the Kingdom as well as the mechanisms of the investment charter.”

The first day of the 7th edition of the Africa and Development Forum was attended by a select group of political decision-makers, international institutions, and economic actors from more than 30 African countries. The event provided innovative mechanisms to facilitate communication between participants, while the forum’s program included bilateral business meetings, plenary sessions, thematic workshops, and an “investment market,” which is expected to celebrate a number of African countries periodically.

It is noteworthy that the two-day International Forum on Africa and Development, organized at the initiative of the “Africa and Development” Club, affiliated with the “Attijariwafa Bank” Group, and in partnership with the “Al Mada” Investment Fund, provides a business space that will stimulate economic momentum between the countries of the African continent, as well as sustainable development of the continent, by embodying permanent partnerships and stimulating investments and inter-trade exchanges, which was evident through the successive interventions during the opening session of the event, which witnessed the presence of Ryad Mezzour, Minister of Industry and Trade, who stressed the need to invest with sufficient capacity and awareness of the size of the challenges facing the African continent.