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A stronger offering: Partnerships to stimulate tourism projects in a number of cities
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A number of projects to be jointly carried out with four Gulf countries were unveiled in early May 2014 by the Moroccan minister of tourism, Lahcen Haddad, at two major tourism events in Dubai, the Arabian Hotel Investment Conference and the Arabian Travel Market. Under its Vision 2020, Morocco aspires to become one of the top 20 tourist destinations by 2020. The strategy includes developing the…

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Eco emphasis: Promoting sustainable development in less-visited areas
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One of the focal points of Morocco’s ambitious Vision 2020 programme is sustainable tourism. The country has no shortage of natural features to leverage as tourism attractions, and it also boasts 10 national parks and 160 sites of biological and ecological importance. The ecotourism segment, however, remains at a nascent stage and represents only a small part of the overall tourism industry.…

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Gaining speed: Several major public-private partnerships will stimulate the sector
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The tourism sector has grown at a steady pace in recent years, and with the Ministry of Tourism’s aim of increasing the number of arrivals to 20m by 2020 under the Vision 2020 plan, considerable investment in accommodation and associated public infrastructure is required. The 20m target will require a total bed capacity of 375,000. By way of comparison, capacity at the end of 2013 stood at more…

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A balancing act: Reforming the pension system
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Similar to many countries around the world, Morocco’s retirement system is at a crossroads, facing a challenging balancing act of maintaining coverage with an increasingly constrained set of financial circumstances. However, unlike many more developed countries beleaguered with an ageing population and falling birth rates, young people make up some 30% of Morocco’s population. Their inclusion…

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Direct links: Scaling up road construction in key areas
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With three major highway construction projects planned for 2014-15, Morocco is pushing to expand its already extensive road network. At an estimated cost of around Dh13bn (€1.1bn), the new roads are expected to help to support growth in several sectors, including construction, logistics, mining and industry. Morocco is planning a dramatic increase in transport capacity across the rail, air and…

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Linking up: New rail projects should help to integrate different regions
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The biggest story in Morocco’s rail segment is without a doubt the construction of a high-speed link between Tangiers and Rabat, passing by Kenitra and extending to Casablanca on a regular-speed double line. The 200-km-long connection will become the fastest rail link on the continent, topping South Africa’s Gautrain, and reduce rail transport times in Morocco’s north-west significantly;…

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Making room for more: A national plan to upgrade ports will allow for greater cargo capacity
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Maritime traffic is of great importance for Morocco’s economy, not only because it represents 98% of all foreign trade, but also because it affords the kingdom a strategic opportunity to tap into global trade flows, in particular those of Europe and the Mediterranean. While most of the country’s transport segments are in government hands, management of its ports has been partly privatised.…

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Moving the masses: Improving urban transport with trams and trains
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Decades of traffic congestion in Casablanca and Rabat, Morocco’s two biggest cities, have prompted a need to introduce various new forms of mass transport. Over the past three years, both cities have witnessed the opening of new tramway systems aimed at taking cars off the roads and reducing residents’ commuting times. Although the passenger numbers in both cases have exceeded expectations…

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A thriving city: Tangiers-Tétouan’s sprawling industrial network sprang up in a decade
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The rapid development of the industrial sector in Tangiers-Tétouan is due to a concerted effort by the central government and local authorities to establish a coherent and interconnected system of industrial and logistics zones, connected to a major Mediterranean port. The Tanger-Med Special Agency (TMSA) now presides over one of the country’s fastest-growing industrial complexes, and its future…

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From the ground up: Efforts are under way to boost agricultural output
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While Morocco’s northern region is an important agricultural producer, benefitting from a fertile location along the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts, it captures only a small percentage of the sector’s added value. Authorities are working to implement a number of projects under the national agricultural strategy, the Green Morocco Plan (Plan Maroc Vert, PMV), and regional schemes that emphasise…