Morocco’s skyline is rising, but an engineer says schools and hospitals need more investment
Amid the towers of Casablanca Finance City, an engineer is drawing Reuters’ attention to Morocco’s priorities. Investment is growing, but Anass Sayad would like to see more effort directed toward schools and hospitals. His account appears in an international report published on October 23.
He is walking with his family in Casablanca Finance City. In front of the skyscrapers in the business district, Anass Sayad, a civil engineer, also talks about the stadiums being built in the Kingdom. To him, this spectacular landscape tells only part of the story of the country’s transformation.
“Morocco is developing at two speeds,” he tells Reuters. The engineer wants education and healthcare to receive more attention. His words, gathered in the heart of Casablanca’s business district, are the most striking passage about Morocco in the agency’s international report.
Published on Friday, October 23, the report explores several emerging economies where the return of investors coexists with residents’ everyday difficulties. Reuters also gathers accounts from Argentina and Sri Lanka, two countries facing their own social tensions.
Capital is flowing in, but expectations remain high
The figures for Morocco give Sayad’s account its full significance. According to the Foreign Exchange Office, net flows of foreign direct investment reached 28.4 billion dirhams in 2025, up from 16.3 billion in 2024. That was an increase of 74.3% in one year.
In Casablanca, the new towers give physical form to this momentum. Across the Kingdom, infrastructure projects are accompanying preparations for the 2030 World Cup, among other things. The contrast with young people’s employment difficulties had already been noted by the Financial Times.
Reuters recalls the youth protests and their demands concerning public services. Bank Al-Maghrib has also noted a gap between Morocco’s economic performance and how citizens perceive it. Investors see the figures improving; residents are waiting for more tangible progress.
The government increased funding for health and education in its 2026 budget. These are precisely the two priorities Anass Sayad points to as he looks at the skyscrapers.
