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Center of Investment, Fès-Boulemane, Director, Youssef Rabouli
We have a vision and a goal; this is why we have taken all these measures. We hope to become an industrial platform for the region.
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In this regard, it is worth noting that one of Fes’ hotels, the Riad Le Calife, has recently been voted into the “Top Ten Best Hotels in the World” by the hotel review site TripAdvisor.
CEO of Casablanca Stock Exchange, Karim Hajji
For 2011 I think the market will see a 15% rise after a 22% rise in 2010. We also expect to see 6-7 IPOs in 2011 as we only saw 2 in 2010 which was a year of consolidation.
Director General of MEDZ Sourcing, Abderrafie HANOUF
The Casablanca park is the most important park, and 5 other parks are being built in Fes, Oujda, Agadir, Marrakech. The area should reach a total of 700 000 m2.
Ahmed El Haouti, Director, CRI of Tadla Azilal Rachid Zaarati, CEO, AGRUMCO & President of the Regional Confederation of Moroccan Businesses (CGEM) Abderrahim Chatbi, CEO, Univers Genisses
As soon as the government announced the creation of a highway connecting the region to the rest of the country, important investors rushed on the region.
Center of Investment Meknes-Tafilalite , Director, Hassan Bahi
This region has become a locomotive for the national economy as big regions such as Casablanca, Tangier, Marakesh and Agadir.
The sectors that are covered are the productive sectors which led to sustainable job creation : industry, tourism , agriculture, agro industry, ICT as a whole, and media. In the first three months of 2010, 10 projects were submitted to The Investment Development Authority of Lebanon, which shows that there is a lot of interest to invest in Lebanon. The Investment Development Authority of Lebanon is ready to stand beside investors that would like to invest in Lebanon, and we have the ability to provide them with information about the economy, and whatever they want to do with their business.· They can visit our web site or contact as directly ; it is really an open policy for all investors willing to invest in Lebanon.
“In Kuwait , we feel that we are part of the world. When there was a high demand for energy , and oil in particular, Kuwait and Kuwait Oil Company responded positively by producing the maximum in 2008. In regard to Kuwait diversification , the long term concern is there. Kuwait should seriously think about diversifying sources of income for the country.” says Sami Al-Rushaid, Chairman and Managing Director at Kuwait Oil Company
On December 27th 2008, after years of hearings and negotiations, the Kuwaiti parliament passed a law to slash taxes imposed on foreign corporations operating in Kuwait to 15 per cent, down from 55 per cent. “We are looking for serious investors that will be forthcoming with ideas or concept papers to establish successful offset ventures benefiting the contracted government body” Mazen Madooh – General Manager of National Offset Company .
“If you look at the World Bank’s Protecting Investors Index, you will see that Kuwait has ranked 27th globally, which is better than most OECD countries. Therefore, the government is undertaking all the appropriate measures in order restore confidence and attract investment companies.” – Ahmad Al-Haroun , Minister of Commerce and Industry
