The Portuguese-Morocco Economic Forum was launched on Friday, May 12, 2023 in Lisbon, under the slogan “Morocco-Portugal: Together to build prosperous economies and shared growth.”
This forum brings together, in addition to the presidents of the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises and the Portuguese Contractors Confederation (CIP), Moroccan and Portuguese economic actors and businessmen active in several fields.
Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch indicated that Morocco and Portugal are determined to develop their cooperation, whether in the economic, commercial or cultural aspect, stressing that this important event must be a starting point for exploiting the capabilities of the two countries in order to participate in building new value chains to develop modern economies. Diversified and sustainable, led by competitive sectors and job creation.
In this sense, he called on Moroccan and Portuguese entrepreneurs to seize commercial opportunities and give “the many complementarities to the economies of our two countries”, stressing the need to continue strengthening economic relations between the two countries and increasing opportunities for cooperation, as he demonstrated. Thanks to the strong mobilization at the event from both the private and public sectors.
For his part, the Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs, João Gomez Cravinho, highlighted the close relationship between Morocco and Portugal, noting that the high-level meeting held today and the signing of the agreements is an example of the deep strategic partnership between the two countries. He also stressed that the mutual desire to strengthen this Links.
For his part, the Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister in charge of Investment, Rapprochement and Public Policy Evaluation, Mohsen Jazouli, stressed the need to give Moroccan-Portuguese economic relations “a new impetus.”
He added, “Therefore, we decided to activate the Observatory for Portuguese investments in Morocco and Moroccan investments in Portugal, which was established in 2015,” highlighting that the opportunities between our two countries are countless, and from now on we will be able to “entrench ourselves in this real momentum that will open the way to shared prosperity.”
This event, organized at the initiative of the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises, the International Center for Investment, the Portuguese Foreign Investment and Trade Agency (AICEP) and the Moroccan Agency for the Development of Investments and Exports (AMDIE), on the sidelines of the 14th high-level meeting Morocco – at the level of Portugal, forms the basis for promoting business and investment opportunities in Several areas and strengthening the partnership between businessmen from the two countries.
