(FR) Port services in Morocco

June 15, 2026

Cette interview revient sur le rôle structurant des infrastructures portuaires dans l’industrialisation du Maroc, à travers l’exemple de Tanger Med. Elle souligne aussi l’importance de la digitalisation, de la formation et de la connexion des régions intérieures pour renforcer la compétitivité et diffuser les retombées économiques.

Speakers
Sabrine Emran
Senior Economist
Sabrine Emran is a Senior Economist at the Policy Center for the New South (PCNS).At the PCNS, Sabrine Emran conducts research on the Energy Transition, Climate Finance, and Critical Minerals, focusing on the energy priorities of developing countries in the context of sustainable development, just energy transition, and global climate commitments.Before joining the PCNS in 2022, Sabrine Emran worked as a Commodities Analyst and Risk Management Consultant, specializing in agricultural and energy commodities as well as foreign exchange risk. She also held a position at Lyxor Asset Management as Request for Proposal and Product Specialist, where she focused on alternative investment asset classes and collaborated closely with institutional investors.Sabrine Emran holds a master’s ...
Mahmoud Arbouch
Senior Economist
Mahmoud Arbouch is a Senior Economist at the Policy Center for the New South. His research focuses on macroeconomics of development, regional economics and territorial development, infrastructure and transportation economics, as well as industrial policy and international trade. Mahmoud’s work combines rigorous quantitative methods with field-based sectoral analysis and has been published in academic journals and policy platforms, including contributions to the Think20 engagement group of the G20.Mahmoud holds an engineering degree in Statistics and Applied Economics from the National Institute of Statistics and Applied Economics (INSEA, Rabat) and a PhD in Economics from the Faculty of Governance, Economics and Social Sciences at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (FGSES-UM6P ...

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