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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
Weekly highlights by
Le premier quotidien économique du Maroc
Council of Ministers
New
investment
dynamics
Council of Ministers Nigeria-Morocco Sacred music
Agricultural and Gas Pipeline Behind the
water challenges The Project scenes of the
on the menu Accelerates inaugural show
Editorial Pitfalls Mohamed Ali MRABI
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