MOROCCO’S CANDIDACY HOSTING THE 11TH TPO NETWORK WORLD CONFERENCE AND AWARDS IN 2016 Dubaï, 3 - 5 November 2014 Kingdom of Morocco Moroccan Centre for Export Promotion اﻟﻤ ـ ﻤﻠﻜﺔ اﻟﻤـﻐﺮﺑﻴـﺔ ﻛﺰ اﳌﻐﺮﰊ ﻹﻧﻌﺎش اﻟﺼﺎدرات اﳌﺮ
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MOROCCO’S CANDIDACY HOSTING THE 11TH TPO NETWORK
WORLD CONFERENCE AND AWARDS IN 2016
Dubaï, 3 - 5 November 2014
Kingdom of Morocco
Moroccan Centre for Export Promotion
ملكة المـغربيـةـالماملركز املغريب إلنعاش الصادرات
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• Strong Political will…, a consolidation of thecountry's openness;
• Strong connection to TPOs…, Maroc Export hasa dream;
• Moroccan exporters are proud of the exportersof the world.
Why Morocco ?
Political stability in the country
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Strong Political will,… a consolidation of the country's openness
Geostrategic situation of Morocco close to Europe, America, Asia and hub for Africa
4Morocco is a bridge North – South – East - West
Strong Political will,… a consolidation of the country's openness
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Free trade Agreement Morocco – Turkey
FTA Morocco – United ArabEmirates
EFTA (European Free Trade Association)Iceland, Liechtenstein,Norway and Switzerland
Arab Maghreb Union(Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia)
Greater Arab Free Trade Agreement (GAFTA)
Bahrain, Jordan, Libya, Palestine, Sudan, UAE, Egypt, Kuwait, Morocco, Qatar, Syria, Yemen, Iraq, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia
Association Agreement (AA) Morocco – EU
Agadir Agreement (FTA)
Jordan, Tunisia, EgyptFree Trade Agreement Morocco - United States
Republic of Guinea, Chad, Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia, Senegal
Preferential Trading Agreements
Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
Preferential Trading Agreements
55 pays 23 pays
Strong Political will,… a consolidation of the country's openness
Export PromotionPriority of Moroccan Economic Development
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Strong Political will,… a consolidation of the country's openness
Network developed transportation and logistics
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Strong Political will,… a consolidation of the country's openness
Moroccan geostrategic vision of Africa
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His Majesty King Mohammed VI with Malian President (top) and Senegalese President (down)
• Morocco, under the vision of His Majesty The KingMohammed VI, wants to strengthen its position as theAfrican leader. This is marked by the various visits of HisMajesty in various African countries.
• Morocco is supporting least developped countries. Thissolidarity is expressed by : The cancellation of all debtsof Morocco towards African Least Developed Countriesat the Africa-Europe Summit, in 2000.
• Morocco is the second largest investor in the Africancontinent after South Africa.
• Morocco is considered a platform for foreign companieswishing to invest in sub-Saharan Africa due to: Deep knowledge of African markets Very frequent air links Moroccan banking sector is solid, Africa
Strong Political will,… a consolidation of the country's openness
Morocco is the second largest investor in the African continent
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Banques Assurances TelecomICT & Media MinesBTP &
Immobilier Pharmaceutique
Transport aérien
Tunisia
Mauritania
Senegal
Guinea
Mali
Ivory Coast
Burkina Faso
Benin
Cameroun
GabonCongo
Madagascar
Tanzania
Kenya
Central African Republic
Niger
Ghana
Burundi
Djibouti
RDCUganda
Alegria
Libya
Nigeria
Ethiopia
Angola
Equatorial Guinea
Liberia
Strong Political will,… a consolidation of the country's openness
The Moroccan Centre for Export Promotion is the creation of ITCDecember 17th, 1979
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Strong connection to TPOs,… Maroc Export has a dream
Rich experience at your disposal
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135 promotional actions in 2014
Strong connection to TPOs,… Maroc Export has a dream
40 cooperation agreements with African, American, Asian and European TPOs
République du Mali
Un Peuple- Un But-Une Foi
Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie du Mali
République du Congo
Ministère du Commerce et des Approvisionnements
The Kenyan National Chamber
of Commerce and Industry
Strong connection to TPOs,… Maroc Export has a dream
Maroc Export – ITC, Naturally
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Ms. Arancha González, Executive Director,International Trade Centre (ITC), Geneva.
"Result of three decades of existence, CMPE – MarocExport has enjoyed a considerable institutional stabilityand accumulated experiences which translate into arecognised excellence in Export Promotion. For thefuture, we are convinced that Maroc Export willcontinue to address current challenges to strengthenthe competitiveness of Moroccan companies in theexport markets ".
Arrancha GONZALES testimony during her visit to Morocco in December 2013.
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Marrakech, city of dreams… The city of Worldwide Conferences
The ancestral city of Marrakech is listed in the UNESCO world heritage since 1985
Welcome to Marrakech
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Marrakech Has an international airport "Marrakech Menara",
8 million passengers / year capacity. Few hours flight to reach Marrakech from all continents
Welcome to Marrakech
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• Morocco, a country opening up to the world;
Maroc Export, a team at your disposal;
Marrakech, the city of your event.
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