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VEND. 1, SAM. 2, DIM. 3 DÉCEMBRE 2023 - N°6652 NE PEUT ÊTRE VENDU SÉPARÉMENT DÉPÔT LÉGAL 100/1991 DIRECTEUR DE PUBLICATION KHALID BELYAZID
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Energy transition

Big projects, Health: How to improve

the healthcare offering
big money

Post-earthquake recons-
truction: Are we on the
wrong track?

Tourism: In the shoes
of foreign investors

Marrakech Film Festival:
The factory of new talent

Editorial Thorough sifting Meriem OUDGHIRI

A S usual, the annual report of the Economic, Social and Environmental kinds, describing the misadventures of both Moroccan and foreign investors.
Council (CESE) tackles a number of topical issues: inflation, invest- Any reform will remain wishful thinking until it results in a shock therapy
ment, water stress, health, the economic situation of women, etc. Like characterized by streamlining and a thorough sifting of all practices that no
other documents, the report provides food for debate and encourages impro- longer serve any purpose. Similarly, we need to clean up the field - the real
vements in the management of public affairs. barometer - and not release laws and regulations into the “wilderness”, wit-
One of the points of vigilance on which it focuses is “the imperative need to hout accompanying them with solid skills and rigorous controls.
promote the quality and efficiency of investment, in order to propel the eco- The act of investing is a set of big bets. It means “only parting with your
nomy to a higher level of growth” . money with the ulterior motive of getting it back”, that famous return on
While highlighting the recent measures put in place, he goes on to set out his investment. It means working in an attractive and clear administrative and
recommendations “to maximize the chances of success of this reform” . legal environment. It means improving all the details where operators can feel
Undeniably, the subject of investment is crucial to the country’s economic defended and listened to. And to be in tune with the times, it means creating
health. For years, it has made the headlines in conferences and studies of all this “game changer” spirit, so as to settle in and last.o