Highlights

The event brought together government representatives, international organizations, private sector actors and civil society, and featured an opening address by Mr. Pedro SANCHEZ, Prime Minister of Spain.

During her speech at the roundtable, the Minister of Economy and Finance emphasized the importance of preserving a transparent and inclusive multilateral trading system, while stressing the need to reform it to better reflect the priorities of developing countries and least developed countries.

In this regard, Mrs. FETTAH highlighted that the Kingdom of Morocco, under the enlightened leadership of His Majesty the King, May God Assist Him, has undertaken several structural reforms aimed at strengthening its integration into regional and global value chains, while ensuring that the benefits of this dynamic also extend to the most vulnerable countries, particularly in Africa, in accordance with the principles of fair and inclusive multilateral trade.

In this context, the Minister stated that Morocco’s commitment to South-South cooperation is reflected in concrete initiatives such as the duty-free access granted to products from African Least Developed Countries and the effective implementation of the Trade Facilitation Agreement.

Mrs. FETTAH also underlined the crucial role of science, technology and innovation in achieving inclusive development, advocating for urgent efforts to reduce the digital divide and for sustainable investments to accelerate structural transformation in the Global South.

Furthermore, the Minister of Economy and Finance took part as a speaker in a roundtable on the theme: “Leveraging the Potential of the Private Sector and Finance,” during which she emphasized the importance of mobilizing greater private financing to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly in developing countries. In this context, Mrs. FETTAH presented Morocco’s experience in the field, recalling the initiatives launched by the Kingdom under the enlightened leadership of His Majesty the King, May God Assist Him, notably the “Climate Finance Strategy 2030,” the integration of environmental criteria into public support mechanisms, and the roadmap for aligning the financial sector with sustainable development launched at COP22.

Mrs. FETTAH’s activities during her participation in the FfD4 were also marked by a bilateral meeting with Mr. Henri-Claude Oyima, Minister of State for Economy, Finance, Public Holdings and Debt of Gabon. During this meeting, the Minister highlighted Morocco’s experience in implementing successful economic and financial reforms, particularly in the area of tax reform and the improvement of the governance of Public Enterprises and Establishments, while expressing the Kingdom’s willingness to share this experience with the Gabonese side.
The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), held from June 30 to July 3, 2025, at the FIBES Exhibition and Conference Center in Seville, provides a unique platform bringing together at a high level heads of State, government representatives, international organizations, financial institutions, trade actors, businesses and civil society.

The conference aims to renew and strengthen the global framework for financing development, building on the previous commitments made in Addis Ababa, Monterrey and Doha, with a view to catalyzing the investments necessary to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.

His Majesty the King, May God Assist Him, was represented at this Conference by Mr. Aziz AKHANNOUCH, Head of Government, who led a delegation including, notably, Mrs. Nadia FETTAH, Minister of Economy and Finance, Mr. Omar HILALE, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Morocco to the United Nations, and Mrs. Karima BENYAICH, Ambassador of the Kingdom to Spain.