Events

Le Haut-Commissariat au Plan (HCP) organisera en partenariat avec OCP Policy Center, le jeudi 18 mai 2017 aux locaux du HCP, un colloque autour du thème « Croissance économique au Maroc : Théories, évidences, et leçons des expériences récentes ».

An Economic Debate Focused on the World Bank’s new Middle East and North Africa Economic Monitor “Regional Prospects and the Economics of Post-Conflict Reconstruction”

By invitation, Rabat

The World Bank in partnership with the OCP Policy Center announces the launch of the latest edition of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Economic Monitor in Rabat, Morocco on April 17, 2017. The report presents the short-term, macroeconomic outlook and economic challenges facing countries in the region. The current outlook has shifted from “cautiously pessimistic” to “cautiously optimistic” as, despite ongoing conflict and instability, the report identifies positive trends such as economic reforms and the stabilization of oil prices that if sustained will lead to higher growth. The latest edition also has a special section on the economics of post-conflict reconstruction. Along with providing an assessment of the economic costs of the conflicts in Libya, Syria and Yemen, the report outlines principles for a reconstruction effort focused not only on replacing infrastructure but on strengthening inclusive institutions.

Economic Growth in Morocco: Theories, Evidence and Lessons Learnt From Recent Experiences

L’économie marocaine a enregistré durant la décennie 2000 des taux de croissance assez soutenue de l’ordre de 5% en moyenne, contre près de 3% durant la décennie précédente. Ce passage éventuel vers un nouveau palier s’est accompagné par une relative atténuation de la dépendance de l’économie nationale vis-à-vis de la production agricole et in fine des aléas climatiques. Toutefois, la crise financière 2008-2009, bien que son impact sur l’économie nationale ne fût pas instantané, a vraisemblablement eu des effets négatifs sur la capacité d’offre du pays en présence de signes de ralentissement de la production tendancielle et fait ressortir les limites de la stratégie de croissance, axée sur l’expansion de la demande intérieure, sous l’impulsion d’un taux d’investissement public élevé et d’une progression soutenue des salaires.

Rabat, Morocco

The EU-Africa Strategic Dialogue is an international conference co-organized by the European Union Institute For Security Studies and the OCP Policy Center, in cooperation with Compagnia di San Paolo, in the context of the “African Futures” project. The objective is to explore possible African trends and scenarios with a horizon of 10 to 15 years, i.e. the end of the next decade, focusing on what is likely to happen in terms of demography, economy and society, governance, international relations and security – and how all this is expected to affect Europe. 30 countries, 40 international institutions and 40 Moroccan organisations will be represented in the EU-Africa Strategic Dialogue. 80 Experts from both continents will share, during the conference, their respective views on a large array of issues of common interest.