The event, organized by the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) on the occasion of Turkish Deputy Minister of Trade Mustafa Tuzcu’s visit to Morocco, brought together Moroccan and Turkish business leaders to discuss industrial partnerships and the creation of new economic synergies.
Najib Chraibi, President of the Morocco–Türkiye Business Council within the CGEM, recalled that Türkiye remains one of Morocco’s key economic partners, highlighting the complementarity between the two economies and the potential for building a long-term partnership. He also underlined Morocco’s deep economic transformation, stressing the importance of promoting closer integration focused on industrial cooperation, technology transfer and innovation.
For his part, Osman Aksoy, board member of the Turkish Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEİK), praised the initiative as a meeting fully dedicated to the private sector, noting that it allowed business representatives to directly showcase their activities and share practical experiences. He identified high-potential sectors such as textiles, automotive, logistics, agriculture, energy transition, renewable energies and infrastructure, stressing that Turkish projects in Morocco and Moroccan investment tools in Türkiye both strengthen this positive vision of collaboration.
Mohamed Bachiri, President of “Maroc Industrie” and Chair of the CGEM’s Industrial Development Commission, emphasized the value of the roundtable in identifying co-investment opportunities. He recalled that since the signing of the Free Trade Agreement in 2006, trade exchanges have grown, with mixed effects on certain Moroccan industries, particularly textiles. Bachiri argued for leveraging the complementary strengths of both countries, notably their expertise and know-how, and highlighted Morocco’s attractiveness as a partnership hub. He expressed confidence that joint projects would generate added value for both economies.
Zeynep Okyay Bodur, President of the Türkiye–Morocco Business Council at DEİK, noted that discussions between the two sides helped outline key steps to structure trade and production activities more strategically. She pointed to the strong potential of bilateral economic ties, suggesting that Morocco’s export-driven growth strategy, combined with Türkiye’s industrial expertise, technological diversity and regional experience, could foster the development of regional value chains extending to Europe, Africa and the Middle East. She also put forward several concrete proposals, including the creation of sectoral working groups in renewable energies, logistics, infrastructure, agricultural technologies, automotive and textiles.
Deputy Minister Tuzcu’s visit to Morocco, leading a delegation of more than 20 companies from across Türkiye’s economy, follows the joint declaration signed last June, which formalized the two countries’ commitment to building a fair and sustainable economic partnership. It reflects the shared interest of Moroccan and Turkish investors in exploring mutually beneficial opportunities and deepening cooperation in priority sectors.
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