Britain is stepping up its economic engagement with Morocco, with a minister-led visit and a push to turn recent financial talks into contracts.
Chris Bryant, UK Minister of State for Business and Trade, is due to arrive in Rabat on 2 June. He will lead a delegation of British companies focused on investment opportunities in Morocco.
The visit follows the Morocco Capital Markets Days held in London on 8 May. At the event, Morocco’s Minister of Economy and Finance, Nadia Fettah Alaoui, rang the opening bell at the London Stock Exchange to launch the programme.
The June trip is designed to move discussions from the Morocco–UK Partnership Council into concrete business deals between firms in both countries.
Timing is seen as important. Morocco launched its MAZI 20 futures market on 6 April to boost liquidity on the Casablanca Stock Exchange and attract more investors.
British investors are now looking closely at new opportunities linked to that market reform, as well as large public projects, including infrastructure linked to the 2030 World Cup and the Morocco Rail Plan 2040.
The partnership between the two countries has grown since the post-Brexit trade agreement that took effect in January 2021, which kept trade flowing and eased access for Moroccan exports, especially agricultural goods.
Energy cooperation remains a key pillar, including the planned Xlinks project, which aims to transmit renewable electricity from southern Morocco to the UK via a subsea cable.
The UK also sees Morocco as a gateway to Africa, with interest in working alongside Moroccan banks and firms already active across West Africa to support wider regional investment.
