During the opening ceremony of the first national indusial conference, chaired by the HM King Mohammed VI, Chami also called for a “sustained mobilisation” to make this project bear fruit.

The minister thus presented, on Wednesday in Casablanca, before the king the progress made since the launch of the PNEI on February 13, 2009. It will cover the period spanning 2009-2015.

He also stressed that Morocco is today ready, more than any time before, to have a competitive industry able to invest, create jobs and wealth, and export high-quality products, labelled “made in Morocco”, towards the world.

For his part, the President of the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM), Mohamed Horani, highlighted the steps taken by his federation as part of this pact.

Horani also stressed that this project has given unprecedented impetus to the Moroccan industrial sector and proved its relevance as it “focuses on the branches in which Morocco has a competitive edge.”

In fact, the pact focuses on key industrial sectors in which Morocco is more competitive, including the automobile, high-tech industry, aeronautics, services, telecommunications and corporate governance.

The head of the Professional Association of Moroccan Banks (GPBM), Othmane Benjelloun, reiterated his organisation's commitment to provide full support to the PNEI. Benjelloun is the president of BMCE Bank.

This first industrial conference is initiated by the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Modern Technologies, in partnership with the General Confederation of Moroccan companies (CGEM) and the association of Moroccan banks.

The programme featured discussions on the PNEI and its results, as well as the ways to strengthen the Moroccan economy in general, and the industry in particular.

The conference also saw the signing of four partnership agreements between the government and several operators in the economic, industrial and financial sectors.

These agreements mainly concerned Tetouan-shore project, Nouacer's P2I, the facilitation of internships and the financing of small and medium enterprises (SMEs).