General Investment

During the year 2006, the Investment Regional Centre of Tangier (CRI) approved more than 235 investments projects, with a total value of 25, 88 billion dirhams. The Morocco's Tourism sector represents 12% of the projects, and it actively takes part in the investments. Moreover, the Industry sector constitutes the main creator of jobs. Out of 16,500 jobs of the projects approved by the Investment Regional Centre, the Industrial sector should create about 40%, that is almost 8,000.

The region of Tangier knows an infatuation for Tourist projects, in particular that of Tangier- Med, the reinforcement of the road and rail network, the project of the purification station as well as the development of Tangier’s port.

It is to be noted that the investments of the oil rich Persian Gulf countries increased Tourism, which is the real motive force for development. The portion for this sector reaches 75% of the total of investments in Tangier. As a whole, the region will witness the carrying out of tourist projects for a total amount of more than 36 billion dirhams, for the last two years.

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