(FR) Composition and Performance of the Moroccan Manufacturing Sector

April 29, 2026

Cet épisode explore le parcours industriel du Maroc depuis l’indépendance, en retraçant le passage des industries textiles traditionnelles vers des secteurs à forte valeur ajoutée tels que l’automobile, l’aéronautique et l’électronique. Il examine comment ces transformations redéfinissent le paysage industriel, en mettant en lumière les acquis, les contraintes persistantes et le potentiel encore inexploité. Des orientations stratégiques sont proposées afin de renforcer la compétitivité, la diversification et l’intégration du Maroc dans l’économie mondiale.

Speakers
Karim El MOKRI
Senior Expert Economist, The Economic, Social and Environmental Council
Karim El Mokri is an economist-researcher with a PhD in economics from Mohammed V University in Rabat. Over the course of his career, he has held various positions at the central bank of Morocco and the Policy Center for the New South. He currently serves as a Senior Expert at Morocco’s Economic, Social, and Environmental Council. His research focuses on industrial policy, structural transformation, and economic complexity, as well as labour market dynamics, the economic impact of automation and artificial intelligence, and both monetary and fiscal policies. He has contributed to numerous publications in these fields. ...
Abdelaaziz Ait Ali
Head - Research in Economics
Abdelaaziz Ait Ali is a principal Economist and head of the Research Department at the Policy Center for the New South. He joined the Center in 2014 after five years of experience at the Central Bank of Morocco. He worked as an economist in the International Studies and Relations Department and was analyzing the real estate price index and financial asset prices for monetary policy and financial stability purposes. Since then, Abdelaaziz has focused on cyclical and structural issues of the Moroccan economy, including macroeconomic management and industrial policy design. He has published articles on the reform of the exchange rate regime in the Moroccan economy and its implications for macroeconomic regulation, as well as on the evolution of the macroeconomic framework over th ...

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