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VEND. 16, SAM. 17 & DIM. 18 MAI 2025 - N°7012   NE PEUT ÊTRE VENDU SÉPARÉMENT   DÉPÔT LÉGAL 100/1991   DIRECTEUR DE PUBLICATION KHALID BELYAZID
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             N    EW lease of life for the Mohammed VI Fund. A strategic instru- will be held hostage by bureaucratic red tape. Delays in project selection,
                  ment of investment policy, it is entering a new phase. Logically,  validation and financing could compromise the achievement of the set
                  the priorities of the new leader on board will be in line with the  objectives. Attracting and, above all, retaining the best talent in terms of
          Fund’s strategic objectives. However, emphasis must nevertheless be  strategic analysis, financial engineering, and private equity will be one of
          placed on certain decisive aspects to improve its impact on the national  the new management’s key challenges. Another pitfall to be avoided is the
          economy. The aim is not to change course, but rather to accelerate the  gap between the real needs of operators, especially small and medium-
          work.                                                                   sized businesses and local authorities, and the impact of the Fund’s pro-
             The Fund’s new CEO is expected to demonstrate her ability to combine  jects. Pushing for greater private sector involvement is a lever that has not
          strategic rigor, speed of execution, and attentive listening to the real needs  yet been fully activated. The Fund must therefore fully activate its role as
          of the economic fabric. The Fund’s effectiveness will depend on its ability  a catalyst, capable of anchoring a logic of lasting partnership with private
          to avoid a series of pitfalls.                                          investors because, it should not be forgotten, the Mohammed VI Fund
             One of the first challenges will be to reassure people of the imple- was designed to be more of a catalyst for investment dynamics. This will
          mentation dynamics. One of the main risks remains that the new vision  enable the vision to be quickly translated into concrete results.o
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