Morocco’s Government Council approved a draft decree Thursday to create the Benguerir Industrial Acceleration Zone (ZAI), a key step in the country’s industrial expansion strategy.
The decree, No. 2.25.147, was presented by Industry and Trade Minister Ryad Mezzour and paves the way for the development of the zone in Oulad Hassoune Hamri, within the Rehamna province of the Marrakech-Safi region.
The Benguerir Industrial Acceleration Zone (ZAI) is expected to create 12,000 job opportunities, according to Morocco's government spokesman Mustapha Baitas.
In a press briefing following the Government Council, Baitas highlighted that these opportunities involve 5,000 direct jobs and 7,000 indirect ones, with the zone covering a total area of 138 hectares.
Industrial activities in the ZAI will focus on green energy and green technology, the manufacturing of electric batteries, metallurgic and mechanical industries, the automotive industrie as well as other sectors aligned with the zone's industrial activities.
The Government Council approved a draft decree Thursday to establish the Benguerir Industrial Acceleration Zone, aimed at developing the zone in Oulad Hassoune Hamri, within the Rehamna province of the Marrakech-Safi region.
