The French Minister of Economy and Finance, Bruno Le Maire, is expected to participate in April in Rabat at the Morocco-France Business Forum 2024, organized by the French Business Movement (MEDEF) and the General Confederation of Moroccan Businesses (CGEM).
According to Africa Intelligence , Bruno Le Maire is expected to lead the French delegation which will participate in this major meeting scheduled for April 24 to 26, 2024 in the Moroccan capital. This trip by the French national financier will come after that of his colleague in charge of diplomacy, Stéphane Séjourné, expected on February 25 in Rabat. These two visits are part of the warming of relations and mark the start of a new era in bilateral and economic cooperation between the two countries.
The Morocco-France Business Forum 2024 aims to strengthen trade and investments between France and Morocco. It offers the opportunity for representatives of large French and Moroccan companies to meet and discuss partnership and cooperation opportunities. “The French private sector (1,300 subsidiaries of French companies employing more than 80,000 people in Morocco, the leading destination for French FDI in Africa) is particularly concerned,” says the business mission of the France business leaders club. -Morocco on the meeting presentation page.
And to specify: “French and Moroccan companies have formed important shared value chains in industry and services. More than a market, Morocco is a country of co-production, co-industrialization and co-investment for French companies… Having made “made with Morocco” its watchword, the France-Morocco Business Managers Club (MEDEF International & CGEM) intends to work on the development of the private sector as part of the implementation of the New Development Model (NMD) and France 2030.”
The initiative demonstrates the desire of the French and Moroccan governments to strengthen their cooperation in key areas such as industry, services and innovation. It will also stimulate new opportunities for cooperation between the two countries after several months of tensions.
