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Mohammed VI Investment Fund selects 14 management firms to boost startup investment

The Mohammed VI Investment Fund has officially designated 14 management companies to oversee thematic and sectoral investment funds aimed at supporting Moroccan startups and innovation-driven enterprises. This announcement follows a highly competitive call for expressions of interest launched on April 15, 2024, which attracted 47 applications from both domestic and international firms. The selection process […]

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Morocco offers subordinated debt to encourage private investors

Morocco’s Mohammed VI Investment Fund and Moroccan banks (GPBM) signed a deal to allow private investors access to subordinated debt. The fund said it will allocate 4 billion dirhams to this financing mechanism that will be available starting from April. The new launched subordinated debt targets enterprises with a capitalization of 5 to 500 million […]

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Mohammed VI Investment Fund, AfDB pool efforts to promote investment financing in Morocco

The Mohammed VI Investment Fund (FM6I) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) signed a Letter of Intent, aimed at increasing funding sources for productive investment and strengthening the role of the private sector in Moroccan economy. This partnership, sealed on the sidelines of the Africa Investment Forum 2023, held last week in Marrakech, will allow […]

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Morocco’s investment fund partners with IFC to boost sustainable infrastructure

Morocco’s Mohammed VI Investment Fund and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, signed a partnership agreement on Tuesday to identify and finance sustainable infrastructure projects in the North African country. The agreement aims to support high-impact infrastructure projects in strategic sectors such as renewable energy, water, transport and logistics, […]