As part of the vision carried out by the president Moroccan for the development of Moroccan-African cooperation, a preliminary reflection on the question of setting up a support structure to this cooperation is presented by the Ministry of Economy and finances of the country.

The Ministry of Economy and Finance indicated that prior to choosing the support structure to be put in place, It is essential to clearly define the objectives and the strategy of cooperation to be carried out for Africa.

Cooperation strategy for Africa can aim at either cooperation at the level of major projects of infrastructure through the establishment of an investment fund strategic, i.e. more extensive cooperation through the establishment of a Moroccan Agency for financing development in Africa.

“Besides said strategy, the positioning of the structure to be put in place should take into account several parameters to know:

The existence of a multiple and diversified offer of cooperation in Africa, driven by the major powers involved in the continent (USA, China, EU, EU, multilateral institutions and agencies) and bilateral cooperation, etc.)

The financial and logistical capabilities of our countries to pursue a strategy that is sustainable, with a high impact and not excluding no potential country.

The time required to set up, development of expertise, deployment and ramp-up of sound activity resulting in a progressive approach and a prioritization of the field of intervention”, according to the press release.

Setting up this agency requires significant resources that can be mitigated at

The agency's action can be oriented at the beginning exclusively towards the financing of the very small, small and medium enterprise (TPME), small-scale agriculture and micro-credit activities.