Sanabil Center advocates for a "second generation" of industrial reforms in Morocco

While acknowledging the country's industrial achievements over the past decade in sectors like automotive, aeronautics, and electronic subcontracting, the center suggests that the current model requires an upgrade. The proposed roadmap focuses on several key areas, beginning with legal and operational reforms. The Sanabil Center advocates for specific, integrated legislation to govern industrial acceleration ecosystems, accompanied by a single guide for both national and foreign investors.

This aims to harmonize existing texts, simplify authorization procedures, and clarify access to tax, customs, and para-fiscal exemptions. The center also recommends expanding the prerogatives of Regional Investment Centers to make them more effective in industrial acceleration, from investor negotiation to project unblocking. A crucial, often underestimated, requirement highlighted is the prior regularization of land for industrial projects, as secure land titles are essential for construction permits, timely production, and the creation of sustainable jobs.

The note also emphasizes the importance of related infrastructure, such as roads, sanitation, electricity connections, and very high-speed internet, without which acceleration zones remain unfulfilled promises. Strategically, the Sanabil Center stresses the need to integrate Moroccan businesses