In Morocco, the (new) enlightening ministers of economic cooperation with Europe
The government of Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri is now up to the task. Of the thirty ministers, often new, some act as headliners of the historic economic relations that the Kingdom maintains with its European partners.
Presented last Friday, the finance bill (PLF 2027) will be discussed by the lower house of Parliament this Wednesday, October 28. At the heart of attention in an economic context of resilience of the Kingdom which could reproduce this year its 4.9% growth according to national forecasts, this PLF fully integrates international cooperation through its pillar “strategic sovereignty and positioning of the Kingdom as a regional hub without dimension”, aspects which have become major in the economic and diplomatic deployment of the country. This project also constitutes one of the first key files and a first major political test for the new government appointed on October 16 by King Mohammed VI. With Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri at its head, the new Moroccan executive has - among its 32 members - some main figures who will lead international cooperation, in particular with the European Union which remains Morocco's leading economic and commercial partner with trade which exceeded 70 billion euros in 2025, up 2.4% year-on-year, according to the Office des Changes.
If Nasser Bourita, reappointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs, oversees this economic cooperation which firstly has a diplomatic dimension, other ministers now appear, because of their portfolios, as scouts for relations with partners.
Fouzi Lekjaa: linchpin of the strategic partnership
For the very first time on October 23 and as Minister of the Economy, Finance and Public Performance, he presented his 2027 finance bill before the two chambers of Parliament combined. Since 2021, Fouzi Lekjaa has been Minister Delegate to the Minister of Economy and Finance in charge of the Budget, therefore evolving in the mysteries of this highly strategic department. But now he is the leader. This shows the key role that it will now play in the financial operationalization of the Kingdom's strategic partnership with Brussels or even within the framework of bilateral agreements with member countries.
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