Highlights

​Held under the theme “Bridging the Gap: Mobilizing Private Capital to Unlock Africa’s Full Potential,” this edition brought together high-level personalities, including Mr. Sidi OULD TAH, President of the African Development Bank Group, as well as several African Ministers, heads of international financial institutions, investors, and representatives of the private sector.

In her opening speech, Mrs. FETTAH paid tribute to the enlightened vision of his majesty king Mohammed VI, may God assist him, who for more than two decades has placed African cooperation, solidarity among nations, and regional integration at the heart of the Kingdom’s strategic priorities. She emphasized that this vision is based on a strong conviction: the solutions to elevate Africa to the level it deserves lie first in the continent’s ability to innovate, transform, and cooperate.

Furthermore, the Minister recalled the structural reforms undertaken to strengthen private investment and improve the business climate, while expressing the hope that this 6th edition of the Forum will contribute to the emergence of large-scale projects and concrete partnerships in order to sustainably improve the living conditions of African populations.

Additionally, Mrs. FETTAH took part in a Ministerial Dialogue devoted to ways in which governments can build predictable, transparent, and legally secure environments capable of inspiring investors’ confidence. During this session, which brought together the Ministers of Finance of Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Ethiopia, Mauritania, and Zambia, the Minister stressed that the stability of the foreign exchange market strengthens investor confidence by recalling the progress made by Morocco in modernizing its exchange rate regime.