On February 1, 2021, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation hosted an online conference “Russia-Morocco: Prospects for Cooperation. Ecosystem of Industrial Development". The event was organized by the Coordination Committee for Economic Cooperation with African Countries (AfroCom) and the Moroccan Ministry of Industry, Investment, Trade and Digital Economy.
The event was opened by Igor Morozov, Chairman of AfroCom, member of the Federation Council Committee on Economic Policy, who noted that the conference is a continuation of the business dialogue with Moroccan partners on a wide range of issues of bilateral trade and economic relations. The main topic of the conference is discussion of the prospects for industrial cooperation and presentation of projects of Russian companies.
In his greeting, Vice-President of the Russian CCI Vladimir Padalko recalled the positive experience of Russian-Moroccan business cooperation, including the delegation exchange, the organization of Russian business weeks in Morocco, as well as forums and round tables held mainly at the CCI of Russia’s site.
An overview of the economic development of Morocco was delivered by Ali Siddiqui, Director of the Industry Department of the Ministry of Industry, Investment, Trade and Digital Economy and Abdelmalek Alawi, CEO of Guepard Group. The speakers elaborated on the country's industrialization program, which has been carried out since the early 2000s.
Within the framework of the industrialization program, 54 "development ecosystems" are being implemented, which are aimed at the development of the aerospace industry, energy, electronics, chemical production, etc.
Continuing the meeting, Russian participants made presentations of promising projects that were of interest to the Ministry of Industry, Investment, Trade and Digital Economy.
At the end of the conference, Igor Morozov informed the participants about the preparation of a business mission to Morocco, which is planned to be held in April-May of this year.
By CCI of Russia news reports