Lex Delles discussing Morocco visit focused on business ties and investment cooperation Luxembourg’s economy minister outlines goals for upcoming Morocco visit, highlighting investment opportunities and SME partnerships
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Luxembourg’s Minister of the Economy, SMEs, Energy and Tourism, Lex Delles, has set out his expectations ahead of a working visit to Morocco from May 4 to 7, where he will lead a high-level economic mission involving around twenty companies from a range of sectors.
In an interview with MAP, Delles discusses the current state of economic relations between Luxembourg and Morocco, as well as opportunities to deepen cooperation between their business communities.
What concrete outcomes do you expect from this visit to Morocco?
Lex Delles:
This economic mission primarily aims to strengthen the existing ties between Luxembourgish and Moroccan companies. The goal is to foster direct, targeted, and meaningful connections between economic stakeholders, in order to create a favorable environment for the emergence of concrete partnerships.
The mission also seeks to identify new investment and cooperation opportunities, particularly in fast-growing sectors such as infrastructure, industry, technology, and services, where clear complementarities exist between the two ecosystems.
Finally, a key challenge lies in the post-mission phase. The ambition is to establish the foundations for structured follow-up, notably by relying on the Luxembourg Trade and Investment Office in Casablanca and institutional partners such as the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce, in order to turn the initiated exchanges into tangible outcomes.
What is the current state of economic relations between Luxembourg and Morocco?
Lex Delles:
Economic relations between the two countries are steadily progressing, even if they have not yet reached their full potential. This momentum is based on a clear complementarity between our two economies: Morocco is establishing itself as a gateway to African markets, while Luxembourg serves as an entry point to Europe and a financial hub.
The prospects for development are real and rely primarily on intensifying exchanges between businesses, particularly SMEs, as well as on better leveraging existing frameworks for cooperation, whether institutional, economic, or financial.
The challenge for the coming years will above all be to transform identified opportunities into structured and sustainable projects, driven by committed economic actors and supported over the long term. It is precisely within this pragmatic, results-oriented approach that our cooperation with Morocco is taking shape.
Will the focus be on priority sectors shared by both countries?
Lex Delles:
The diversity of the Luxembourgish economic delegation taking part in the mission reflects our multisectoral approach.
In practical terms, the aim is to strengthen partnerships between companies, especially SMEs, in order to foster joint, value-creating projects, without focusing on any single sector in particular. The objective is to turn business exchanges into lasting cooperation, built on the complementarity of the two economies and geared toward concrete results.
- Additional reporting: MAP