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The rising tide of government investment in the last decade has resulted in a marked improvement in the Oriental region’s business infrastructure, increased activity, the creation of an efficient transport network and improved linkages with other economic centres. The establishment of modern industrial platforms has also expanded opportunities...

A host of urban renewal and infrastructure projects have completely altered the cityscape of Oujda over the last decade as part of a strategy aimed at revitalising the regional capital. Infrastructure programmes have had an impact on nearly all elements of the city. Highway access roads and city entrances have been built or rehabilitated; the...

With 200 km of Mediterranean coastline, mountainous areas, thermal springs and a desert oasis, the Oriental region is not short of tourist attractions. The regional development initiative has outlined plans to build its tourism potential at several levels, targeting different markets. These include the construction of large-scale, luxury...

The Moroccan real estate and business park developer MEDZ, a subsidiary of the Caisse de Dêpot et de Gestion (CDG), is working to set up and commercialise three industrial zones in the Oriental region.

Agriculture has always been a major component of the local economy in the Oriental region, historically vying with mining as one of the main revenue earners. However, like several other regions in Morocco, the Oriental has struggled to capture a larger part of the value of local production, often depending on raw exports or subsistence-level...

The landscape of Morocco’s easternmost region, known as the Oriental, is vastly different than it was a decade ago, thanks to an overarching economic development initiative launched in 2003. The region has a number of advantages, with Mediterranean coastline, a fertile agricultural environment in the north, diverse topography and a young...