By Ebi Kesiena
Morocco has launched a new foreign trade roadmap for 2025–2027 aimed at accelerating export growth, creating jobs, and boosting the global competitiveness of national products.
The strategy, unveiled on Wednesday during a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch in Rabat, was presented by Secretary of State for Foreign Trade, Omar Hejira.
Guided by King Mohammed VI’s vision, the plan sets ambitious goals: creating 76,000 jobs, integrating 400 new companies into the export market annually, and generating an additional 84 billion dirhams (€7.7 billion) in export revenue by 2027.
A statement from the Prime Minister’s office reaffirmed the government’s commitment to making foreign trade a key engine of economic growth.
According to the statement, special emphasis will be placed on supporting Moroccan small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through targeted assistance and facilitation tools to help them access international markets.
The strategy is anchored on six major reform areas. These include digitalising foreign trade procedures to reduce red tape, establishing regional support offices for digital trade facilitation, and promoting exports from the crafts and social economy sectors, both identified as high-potential areas for global market expansion.
The government, however, maintained that with this initiative, it aims to strengthen economic sovereignty while expanding Morocco’s role in global value chains. The plan also prioritises diversifying trade partners and improving product quality to align more closely with international standards and demand.
