The 82nd Session of the Investments Committee and the Eighth Meeting of the Ministerial Committee of the Leadership in Charge of Handling Investor Appeals

• Ratification of 5 agreements and annexes of agreements for investment projects worth about 4 billion Dirhams 
• About 756 expected jobs created 
• Ministerial Committee for Leadership Broadcasts 22 Investor Appeals

 
The Head of Government, Mr. Aziz Akhannouch chaired, on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, in Rabat, the meeting of the Investment Committee at its eighty-second session, which was attended by Mr. Mohamed El Hajoui, Secretary General of the Government, Ms. Nadia Fettah, Minister of Economy and Finance, Mr. Nizar Baraka, Minister of Equipment and Water, Mr. Khalid Ait Taleb, Minister of Health and Social Protection, Mr. Younes Sekkouri, Minister of Economic Inclusion, Small Business, Employment and Skills, Mr. Ryad Mezzour, Minister of Industry and Trade, and Ms. Leila Benali, Minister of Energy Transition, and Development. Mr. Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid, Minister of Youth, Culture, and Communication, Mr. Mohcine Jazouli, Minister Delegate to the Head of Government in charge of Investment, Convergence, and Evaluation of Public Policies, and Mr. Fouzi Lekjaa, Minister Delegate to the Minister of Economy and Finance, in charge of the budget.  
On this occasion, The Head of Government stressed the importance of enhancing the dynamism of investments in order to achieve the goals of economic take-off, the creation of stable jobs, and the creation of added value. 
In this regard, the Head of Government reiterated the need to maintain a high rate of ratification of investment agreements, in order to adapt to entrepreneurial times and better respond to the expectations of Moroccan and foreign investors. 
 At its 82nd session, the Investment Committee examined and approved 5 agreements and annexes to investment projects, with a total value of 3.96 billion Dirhams, which will enable the creation of 756 direct and indirect jobs. 
The renewable energy sector accounts for 75% of the investment value, followed by the transport sector at 25%. 
The programmed projects with mixed foreign capital, presented during this meeting, constitute the bulk of the expected investments, with about 3 billion Dirhams, while the value of national capital is more than 973 million dirhams. 
At the end of this meeting, the 13 agreements and annexes of the 13 agreements ratified by the Investment Committee No. 81 held on November 23, 2021, as well as the agreements and annexes of the five agreements ratified by the Committee at its 82nd meeting on Tuesday, were signed. 
After that, the Head of Government chaired the eighth meeting of the Ministerial Leadership Committee created by Law No. 47.18 on the reform of regional investment centers and the creation of unified regional investment committees, devoted to studying the appeals submitted by investors regarding the decisions of the unified regional investment committees. 
During this meeting, held in the presence of ministers and representatives of the relevant ministerial sectors, the Ministerial Leadership Committee examined and decided on 22 appeals submitted by investors to this committee, within the framework of the requirements of Article 37 of the aforementioned Law No. 47.18.