Within the Chamber, we have very different members – in terms of their size and their sectors of activity – but they all share a common energy, an undiminished drive to move forward. Among them are multinationals, but also SMEs.
SMEs that are sometimes overshadowed but which today are in the spotlight. Their major role as a “driver of development on a national scale” was highlighted at the end of July by Mr Mohamed Aujjar, Minister of Justice, during a study day on “Support for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, an essential lever for economic development”. In this context, the Minister also announced the adoption of bill No. 88.17 on the creation and support of businesses by electronic means. An attractive measure that will certainly help stimulate investment.
The CCSM, in touch with the national economic ecosystem, has recognised this driving role of SMEs and placed it at the centre of a round table. Mr Larbi Benrazzouk, Managing Director of Maroc PME, thus presented his programme, which aims to “strengthen the competitiveness of VSME ecosystems through operational performance, investment, creativity, co-development and market access”.
At the same time, the Centre Marocain de Conjoncture revealed its growth forecasts: 3.3% in 2018 and 3.8% in 2019. At mid-year, economic indicators are rather favourable, and the measures taken to support these SMEs, which make up the vast majority of companies in the Kingdom, are more than an opportunity: they are a shared responsibility. And the CCSM, which since its creation has been committed to fostering solidarity and connections between small and medium-sized enterprises and multinationals, is fully convinced of this!
Mehdi Benzaari
President of the CCSM