The dynamism of Moroccan Foreign Affair minister, pays off

USPA NEWS - The Foreign Minister Salaheddine Mezouar of Morocco has stepped up with sharp business appointments, at the summit, hosting 47 African states invited by the White House. He obviously made the most of it, during this unique opportunity to exchange and cross connections between Morocco, US and Africa

Salaheddine Mezouar accompanied by Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane and the rest of his official delegation at US africa Summit in august 4-6 at Washington DC. He, from his side, has spent some of his time in the last few years, to the conquest of markets in Africa, that he considers "The most dynamic region in the world." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rahma Sophia Rachdi (Journalist interviewing) had a candid conversation with Salaheddine Mezouar, 2 years ago, where he had anticipated stating about Africa's evolving. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question : To which geographic area, do you think we should turn to seek growth? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Answer : "Europe has not yet realized that the genuine most profitable zone, to get out of the crisis is Africa, where growth of 5% is insolvent and full of resources but not only for that. Africa is also a reservoir of opportunities for developer and entrepreneurs contributing to business but also and help reducing poverty gaps. In Morocco, we have understood it already, and have developed a strong network of financial, bank affairs, and trade in the rest of Africa, because we belong to this continent“. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Salaheddine Mezouar and other experts see Africa the most dynamic area in the world In fact the best economists agree with the thinking of Salaheddine Mezouar, as experts who have expressed themselves widely at the forum AFD organized by the newspaper "Le Monde" in Paris on October 20. (See http://www.sdllemonde.fr/calendar/2014-10-20). Carlos Lopez renowned economist, Director of Think Tank "Economic Commission for Africa" (Originally from Guinea Bissau) said "No tool investment is interested in Africa, despite the $ 600 billion of reserves central banks African; This means that these reserves are used for the benefit of other regions of the world; not to mention the 80 billion dollars, the assets of pension funds that could be more productively utilizes. " This is the logic of economic and financial approach to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Morocco (Who's been previously the boss of the Ministry of Finance) displays both a lively energy of a deep conviction that his commitment for Africa for whoever wants obviously to boost its own growth, should invest there. Besides, countries like Angola, Mozambique, Nigeria, Chad, and even Ethiopia and Rwanda, show high growth rates between 6.7 and 7.4% in 2014 (According to the IMF, see www.imf.org). It naturally has followed the set up of an upcoming forum in Marrakech to welcome African and American leaders in the Kingdom of Morocco, like the Bloomberg Philanthropies meeting held at the Mandarin Hotel in Washington DC this summer. Thus just the day after on Tuesday, August 5 Barack Obama, the president of the United States of America (USA), announced, during the US-Africa Summit in front of the “US Africa Business Forum,“ being held in Washington, D.C., that the next Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Marrakech, Morocco, and will be held on November 20-21. The Kingdom of Morocco should be proud of being selected among 50 other African countries after matching the demanding criteria, for organizing such a global event. The (GES) Global Entrepreneur Summit will provide an opportunity to celebrate entrepreneurs from around the world and a platform for exchange of innovative ideas. It is a central platform to supporting entrepreneurship and their ability to unlock the economic potential of entire nation and lift people out of poverty. For more information : http://www.diplomatie.ma http://www.moroccoworldnews.com/www.afd.fr/www.state.gov/www.whitehouse.gov