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Mehdi Tazi and Mohamed Bachiri were elected President and Executive Vice-President of Morocco’s Confederation of Enterprises (CGEM) on Thursday evening with 91.5 percent of votes cast at the federation’s elective general assembly, held in a large venue at a Casablanca hotel before the who’s-who of Morocco’s business world. Of 4,123 votes counted, 3,773 went to […]
Only 6,000 Moroccan companies export today. That figure, cited at the opening of the second edition of the CGEM’s Carrefour de la TPME held in Casablanca on Tuesday under the theme “Oser l’export” (Daring to Export), encapsulated the central challenge of an event that brought together cabinet members, business leaders, and institutional actors to address […]
Morocco unveiled its “Made in Morocco” label during the third National Industry Day held November 3-4 in Rabat, marking a strategic push to enhance manufacturing competitiveness and territorial development under royal patronage. Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch highlighted infrastructure investments supporting industrial growth, including Tanger Med Port, over 1,800 kilometers of highways, 157 industrial zones, and […]
The General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) and the Confederation of Industrial Chambers of Mexico (CONCAMIN) signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday in Mexico City meant to strengthen economic and industrial cooperation between the two countries and establish a strategic partnership in investment and trade. The agreement, signed by CGEM President Chakib Alj, who […]
In a powerful demonstration of Morocco’s commitment to African economic integration, the city of Laâyoune recently hosted a landmark event that brought together business leaders from across the continent. The latest event was marked by the signing by the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) of a pivotal cooperation agreement with business federations from several […]
Maroc PME plans to launch new programs targeting very small, small, and medium enterprises as part of a new framework announced by the Ministry of Economic Inclusion, Small Enterprise, Employment, and Skills. Alaoui Ismaili, President of Maroc PME, has detailed the changes and advantages that the new Responsible SME Label from CGEM will bring to […]
A Moroccan-Saudi economic forum will be held in Riyadh this January 21-22 by the Moroccan Employers’ Association (CGEM) in cooperation with the Federation of Saudi Chambers. The program of the forum features presentations on the business climate in Morocco and Saudi Arabia, a session on investment opportunities in the two countries, a meeting of the […]
Moroccan and Indian businessmen highlighted, on Saturday in Marrakech, the business and investment opportunities offered by Morocco and India to operators from both countries in various fields. During a roundtable organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) on the sidelines of the 2023 Annual Meetings of […]
Morocco’s federation of Moroccan employers (CGEM) asked its French counterpart Medef to put off a visit by its president to Morocco due to the unpropitious context marked by a widening crisis between Rabat and Paris. The news was relayed by Moroccan outlets including le360 which said that CGEM chief Chakib Alj asked his French counterpart […]
British Justice’s rejection of pro-separatist action, a ‘victory’ for both countries’ businesses, CGEM says London Court of Appeal’s rejection of the case brought by pro-separatist NGO WSC against the Morocco-UK trade agreement is a victory for Moroccan and British companies, says the General Confederation of Moroccan Businesses (CGEM). The CGEM welcomed in a press release […]