Meetings of the Investments Committee at its 86th Session

• Ratification of 8 agreements and annexes for investment projects worth more than 5.7 billion Dirhams.
• More than 2,469 direct and indirect jobs have been created.

The Head of Government, Mr. Aziz Akhannouch, chaired, on Thursday, July 28, 2022, in Rabat, the meeting of the Investment Committee at its eighty-sixth session (86), in the presence of Mr. Abdelouafi Laftit, Minister of Interior, Ms. Nadia Fettah, Minister of Economy and Finance, Mr. Nizar Baraka, Minister of Equipment and Water, Mr. Younes Sekkouri, Minister of Economic Inclusion, Small Business, Employment, and Skills, Mr. Ryad Mezzour, Minister of Industry and Trade, Ms. Fatim-Zahra Ammor, Minister of Tourism, Handicrafts, and Social and Solidarity Economy, and Ms. Leila Benali.  Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, 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, and Ms. Ghita Mezzour, Minister Delegate to the Head of Government in charge of Digital Transition and Administration Reform.
At its eighty-sixth session, the Investment Committee examined 10 draft agreements and 4 annexes to agreements, and ratified 8 of them, with a total value of 5.7 billion Dirhams, which will create 2,469 direct and indirect jobs.
 

The energy sector leads the approved investment projects, with investments of 3.7 billion Dirhams, or more than 65% of the total investments approved by the committee, followed by the mining sector, with a total investment of 1.5 billion Dirhams, then the tourism sector and industry.
In terms of job creation, the metals sector is the main sector for job creation, with 1,150 expected jobs, more than 47% of the total number of jobs, followed by tourism, energy, and industry.
In addition, projects with national capital account for 46% of the prospective investments, with about 2.6 billion Dirhams.
Since the beginning of the current government mandate, 6 sessions of the Investment Committee have been held, allowing the ratification of 58 draft agreements and annexes for a total amount of 39.1 billion dirhams and the creation of 16,800 direct and indirect jobs, in the implementation of the Royal Instructions related to investing an engine for the socio-economic development of the Kingdom.