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The Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Regional Council has allocated a financial envelope of 33 million dirhams to establish and develop two economic activity zones in the city of Chefchaouen and the Targuist commune of Al Hoceima province.
The two projects, which are the subject of two agreements approved by the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Regional Council during the regular session of March recently held in Tangier, aim to enhance the attractiveness of the territorial area and provide prepared spaces to host investment initiatives. The President of the Regional Council, Omar Moro, affirmed in a speech during the session that the approval of the two projects, along with the other points related to economic development, aims to ensure balance and spatial justice and strengthen the local economic fabric. The Regional Council has allocated an investment of up to 23 million dirhams to establish an economic activity zone in the city of Chefchaouen, while the Chefchaouen commune will acquire the property allocated to the project, which is expected to be completed during the years 2026 and 2027. According to the technical card of the project, the economic activity zone in Chefchaouen will include 133 professional workshops with an area of 60 square meters and 94 workshops with an area of 80 square meters, specifically for traditional industry, in addition to equipping 11 plots with an area of 500 square meters and 8 plots with an area of 1000 meters, specifically for economic activities. The zone, which will be implemented in partnership with the prefecture of the region and the prefecture of Chefchaouen province, will also be equipped with water, electricity, sanitation, telephone, roads, corridors, and other necessary service and administrative facilities. As for the city of Targuist, the Regional Council has allocated a financial envelope of 10 million dirhams to establish an economic activity zone on an area of two hectares, within a partnership agreement with the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the prefecture of the region, the prefecture of Al Hoceima province, the Al Hoceima Regional Council, and the Targuist commune. This zone is expected to contribute to providing the property allocated for economic activities at the level of the Targuist commune, thus contributing to strengthening local development and creating permanent job opportunities in multiple productive sectors.
