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Investment minister Mohcine Jazouli's US roadshow far from resounding success

Moroccan minister of investments, Mohcine Jazouli, in Bilbao, Spain, on 30 January, 2024. © Miguel Toña/EFE/Newscom/MaxPPP

The minister's officials had set themselves ambitious objectives when they came to promote investment in Morocco to major US business players. The results were mixed. [...]

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