
Moroccan Business Leader Resigns After Controversial Algeria Comments
After his controversial remarks on Algeria during the World Policy Conference, Salaheddine Mezouar , the President of the CGEM, has decided to resign.

After his controversial remarks on Algeria during the World Policy Conference, Salaheddine Mezouar , the President of the CGEM, has decided to resign.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has just publicly disavowed the President of the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM), Salaheddine Mezouar, following his statement on the internal situation in Algeria.

At the invitation of the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM), the former French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, is participating in the work of the second Summer University of the Moroccan employers’ association at the Higher Institute of Commerce and Business Administration (ISCAE) in Marrakech. His speech will focus on the role of entrepreneurship in the Moroccan development model.

Nicolas Sarkozy and Dominique Strauss-Kahn are expected on September 12th in Casablanca. The two men are going there to participate in the second edition of the Summer University organized by the General Confederation of Enterprises of Morocco (CGEM).

While the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) is vibrating to the rhythm of resignations, its President, Salaheddine Mézouar, displays relative serenity.

Delegate General Director of the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) for 7 years, Fadel Agoumi has decided to leave the head of this important structure. However, this former journalist has not, at least for the moment, made known the reasons for his resignation.

An agreement for a $500,000 grant was signed between the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM). Its objective is to strengthen the Moroccan private sector and boost the Kingdom’s integration on the continent.

The General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) has proposed a tax reform plan that should boost the morale of businesses and households, and allow a real economic recovery, if approved by the government.