The year 2025 is off to a dynamic start, with a wide range of news within our business community. In the light of the major sporting events to come, such as the Africa Cup of Nations and the FIFA World Cup, Morocco is asserting its appeal in several sectors, notably construction, innovation and industry.
For this issue, we look at the challenges facing the construction sector in our “3 questions for” section, with Mr Marouane Zohry, Managing Director of Sika Maroc. He discusses the developments in this key sector and the innovations and requirements in terms of sustainability.
We also look at an unmissable topic, the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, with the panel discussion we organised on 14 March 2025 on the theme “Decarbonising Industry: successfully adapting to CBAM standards to conquer the European market”. With Mr Ryad Mezzour, Minister of Industry and Trade, as guest and in the presence of His Excellency Mr Valentin Zellweger, Ambassador of Switzerland to Morocco, this event helped to highlight the impacts of this new regulation, which introduces a carbon tax on certain products from 2026.
Our portrait in this issue is devoted to Mr Fadel Bennis, Managing Director of Swissport, who shares his career path, his challenges and his ambitions at the head of this major player in airport services.
Finally, we would like to welcome our new members, whom we had the pleasure of bringing together at a speed meeting where everyone had the opportunity to introduce themselves, discover new companies and explore avenues for collaboration, all in a friendly atmosphere.
Happy reading!
Christophe de Figueiredo, President of the Swiss Chamber of Commerce in Morocco