Written by: Adel Al-Bakl
Ambassador Ahmed Nehad Abdel Latif, Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the Kingdom of Morocco, paid a visit to the headquarters of the Moroccan Confederation of Exporters (ASMEX) in the city of Casablanca, where he was received by Ms. Sonia Mazour, President of the Confederation. The meeting addressed ways to elevate economic relations between the two countries to the level of an integrated partnership encompassing trade exchange, investment, and industrial partnerships, with a focus on the pivotal role of the private sector in this process.
Growth of Moroccan Exports and Prospects of the Egyptian Market
During the meeting, the Egyptian Ambassador pointed to the surge witnessed by Moroccan exports to Egypt, as their value rose from $59 million in 2024 to $123 million in 2025, representing an increase of more than double. He explained that Moroccan automotive exports alone reached $49 million in 2025, achieving four times their level in the previous year. He also noted the necessity of diversifying Moroccan exports, as they remain concentrated in two categories representing about 66% of total exports.
Joint Investments and Industrial Integration
The Egyptian side reviewed the volume of Egyptian investments in Morocco, which exceed one billion dollars, particularly in the sectors of tourism, food industries, and electric mobility. The two parties discussed opportunities to develop joint productive projects that benefit from the integration of industrial capabilities, considering the Egyptian and Moroccan markets as platforms for access to African, European, and Asian markets, within the framework of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the Agadir Agreement, and Euro-Mediterranean rules of origin.
Initiatives to Support Trade Exchange
The Head of the Commercial Representation Office at the Egyptian Embassy, Counselor Moataz Billah Ali, revealed preparations to organize an Egyptian mission including importers and investors to Morocco to identify Moroccan products with promising opportunities in the Egyptian market. For its part, the Moroccan Confederation of Exporters expressed its readiness to mobilize exporting companies and organize business meetings to connect supply with demand.
Targeted Products and Facilitating Procedures
The list of Moroccan products with promising opportunities in Egypt included: automobiles and their spare parts, fertilizers and phosphate products, canned or frozen seafood products, olive oil, cosmetics based on argan oil, and processed food products. In this context, the Egyptian side expressed its desire to facilitate registration procedures with the General Organization for Export and Import Control (GOEIC), with a commitment to accelerating the processing of pending files for Moroccan companies.
