The southern provinces of the Kingdom are full of huge investment opportunities that must be seized, said Tuesday in Abu Dhabi, Jamal Seif Al-Jarwan, Secretary General of the UAE International Investors Council.
Speaking at the 1st Investment Forum "Dakhla-Laayoune-Abu Dhabi", placed under the sign "Investing for Tomorrow", Al-Jarwan noted that the economic potential of the southern provinces and their strategic geographical position as a region close to Europe and gateway to the African continent, a market of 1.2 billion people, suggest a prosperous future in these provinces.
He said he followed with great interest the presentations made by the delegations of the regions Dakhla-Oued Eddahab and Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra, adding that they have highlighted the various investment and business opportunities that abound in the two Moroccan regions.
Al-Jarwan emphasized the various aspects of growth and multidimensional progress achieved by Morocco over the past two decades, stressing the depth of Moroccan-Emirati relations whose foundations were laid by HM King Hassan II and Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, relations which have received a great boost under the reign of HM King Mohammed VI and his brother, HH Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and HH Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.
The opening of the Consulate General of the United Arab Emirates in the city of Laayoune reflects the depth of relations between the two brotherly countries, as well as the excellence of bilateral relations, he added, noting that the Moroccan-Emirati economic relations have experienced a steady development, despite the repercussions related to the pandemic of Covid-19.
Recalling that the Moroccan market currently has 30 Emirati companies, he expressed his hope to see the volume of Emirati investment in the Kingdom double in the coming years, as well as trade between the two countries.
