HIBAPRESS – Fez
A number of investors in the city of Fez are complaining about obstacles hindering the processing of their files within the Urban Agency. They consider this a clear contradiction to the high royal directives, which emphasize, on every occasion, the need to encourage investment, facilitate procedures, and improve the business climate.
According to statements from several economic actors, some files are experiencing unjustified delays in review or approval, which directly affects the pace of projects and deprives the Fez-Meknes region of real opportunities to create jobs and the required economic dynamism, especially in circumstances where investment is considered a fundamental lever for development. These investors confirm that the King has consistently emphasized enhancing transparency, simplifying administrative procedures, and placing the investor at the heart of the development process, considering them a direct partner in the advancement of the national economy. However, according to them, some administrative practices still stand as a barrier to the implementation of these directives on the ground. The affected parties have demanded the need to open an administrative investigation and reassess the methods of managing files within the Urban Agency, with the adoption of a new approach that relies on speed, clarity, and responsibility, so that Fez can regain its investment attractiveness and align with the royal vision aimed at building an effective administration and a real mediation between the investor and the state. The investors' hope remains pinned on the intervention of the relevant authorities to correct the imbalances and enable their projects to take off in a way that meets the aspirations of the population and regional development.
