The Investment Committee, meeting Tuesday in Rabat, under the chairmanship of the Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch, approved 5 agreements and amendments to investment projects for a total amount of 3.96 billion dirhams (MMDH).
These investment projects, which should allow the creation of 756 direct and indirect jobs, concern renewable energies (75% of planned investments) and transport (25%), indicates a press release from the Department of the Head of Government, published at the ‘outcome of this 82nd meeting of the said commission.
For their part, the projects with mixed foreign capital presented to this committee represent the major part of the planned investments, with nearly 3 billion dirhams and the projects with national capital represent more than 973 million dirhams (MDH).
Speaking on this occasion, Aziz Akhannouch stressed the importance of accelerating the dynamics of investment in order to meet the objectives of economic recovery, the creation of stable jobs and the creation of added value in the Kingdom. .
Quoted in the press release, the Head of Government reiterated in this regard the need to maintain a sustained pace of approval and signature of investment agreements, in order to comply with the company’s time and to best meet expectations. Moroccan and foreign investors.
At the end of this meeting, the 13 agreements and amendments approved on 23 November by the committee at its 81st meeting were signed, as well as the 5 agreements and amendments approved by the investment committee no. 82.
Took part in this commission Mohamed Hajoui, Secretary General of Government, Nadia Fettah Alaoui, Minister of Economy and Finance, Nizar Baraka, Minister of Equipment and Water, Khalid Ait Taleb, Minister of Health and of Social Protection, Younes Sekkouri, Minister of Economic Inclusion, Small Business, Labor and Skills, Riad Mezzour, Minister of Industry and Trade, Leila Benali, Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development , Mohammed Mehdi Bensaid, Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication, Mohcine Jazouli, Minister Delegate to the Head of Government in charge of Investment, Convergence and Evaluation of Public Policies and Faouzi Lakjaa, Minister Delegate to the Minister of the Economy and Finance, in charge of the Budget.
Subsequently, the Head of Government chaired the 8th meeting of the Ministerial Steering Committee, established under Law No. 47-18 reforming Regional Investment Centers (CRIs) and creation of Unified Regional Commissions. Investment, which was devoted to the examination of appeals presented by investors regarding the decisions of the Unified Regional Investment Commissions, the press release said. During this meeting, held in the presence of ministers and representatives of the ministerial departments concerned, the Ministerial Steering Committee examined and ruled on 22 appeals submitted by investors to the said committee, in application of the provisions of article 37 of the Law n ° 47-18 cited above.
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