Tanger Med, a logistics hub for Africa and the world
Moroccan art,rich and deeply rooted in tradition
Nature in Morocco,a landscape for every taste
Noor solar farm,a symbol of Moroccoâs commitment
to renewable energies
Morocco, a country steeped in history
Open Morocco
Marrakesh, Morocco's leading tourist destination
Morocco to host 2023 Annual Meetings
a country steeped in history
Morocco's leading tourist destination
a landscape for every taste
a symbol of Moroccoâs commitment
to renewable energies
a unique cultural heritage
rich and deeply rooted in tradition
Accommodation platform for participants who are not part of official delegations
If you are planning to attend the Annual Meetings 2023 in Marrakech, and you are not part of the official delegations, you can access an online accommodation platform, set up to assist you in finding a hotel in Marrakech.
Visa Information
The Kingdom of Morocco will facilitate the entry to Morocco for all accredited Annual Meetings participants through a digital visa application platform.
The participants will not need to go to the Moroccan consular services, neither to submit their applications nor to withdraw their eVisa.
Cultural and touristic program
Discover the rich cultural heritage of Marrakech and beyond with our specially curated program of cultural and touristic activities for attendees of the Annual Meetings of the World Bank and IMF 2023.
Procedure for Medias
As part of the 2023 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and the IMF (AM2023), media and journalists accredited by the two institutions traveling to Morocco need to follow some procedures for the temporary admission of their AV material, as well as for shooting videos in Morocco.
Car Rental and Taxi Airport
At the exit of both Casablanca and Marrakech airports, passengers could either take shuttle buses, taxis or call a car rental agency.
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Host country
Choosing Morocco as host country recognizes the countryâs experience in organizing international events.
In October 2018, the Kingdom of Morocco was officially designated as the host country for the Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund. This choice is highly symbolic as it marks the return of these Annual Meetings to Africa after they were held for the first time in Nairobi (Kenya) in 1973. It also affirms Moroccoâs position on the African continent and the MENA region. Click here to know more
News
Intensive activities of the Moroccan delegation led by the Minister of Economy and Finance at the Spring Meetings of the WB Group and the IMF, from 10th to 16th April 2023 : 19/04/2023
Signature of a loan agreement for the additional financing of the “Support to the Education Sector” program : 05/04/2023
The Minister of Economy and Finance chairs the signing ceremony of the legal documentation relating to the Additional Financing of the Support Program for the Commune of Casablanca, financed by the World Bank : 28/03/2023
Review of public spending in the water and education sectors : 22/03/2023
Meeting between the Minister Delegate and the Secretary General of the International Monetary Fund : 21/02/2023
Online event on “Empowering Women to Shape the Future of Jobs” : 21/02/2023
Visit of Mr. Axel Van Trotsenburg, Director of Operations at the World Bank in Morocco : 20/02/2023
Mrs. Nadia FETTAH meets with officials of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) : 31/01/2023
High Level Workshop “Public Sector Performance in Morocco : 26/01/2023
Minister of Economy and Finance takes stock in Washington of the “exceptional partnership” between Morocco and the World Bank : 21/12/2022
Mrs. Nadia FETTAH meets with two senior officials of the World Bank : 09/12/2022
The Minister of Economy and Finance grants an interview to Mr. Ferid BELHAJ, World Bank Vice President for the MENA region : 02/11/2022
A delegation from the Ministry of Economy and Finance participates in the 2022 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and the IMF : 16/10/2022
Visit of Governor of Bank Al-Maghrib, Abdellatif Jouahri and  IMF Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva to the Moroccan handicraft pavilion during  the 2022 AM : 15/10/2022
Discover Morocco
A truly unique place
A high point in the history
of mankind
From the origins to present day
At the crossroads of three worlds: Europe,
Africa and the Mediterranean
A Stable Country
Morocco is a democratic, social parliamentary
constitutional monarchy.
Values and Religion
The Islam of the middle way:
tolerant and open.
The Moroccan people
A Plural Cultural
Identity.
Arts & crafts in Morocco
Traditional or contemporary, the richness of
Moroccan art
Explore Marrakech
Marrakech, known as the âochre city,â is Moroccoâs leading tourist destination. With its 1,300,000 inhabitants, it is the fourth most populous city in the country. Endowed with an impressive cultural heritage with countless monuments and museums, the city is divided into two distinct parts: the new city and the medina or historic city, classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO since 1985.
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Located in Fez El Bali (the old Fez), the Karaouiyne takes its name from the city of Kairouan in Tunisia. Originally a mosque and sanctuary built from 859 by a rich Tunisian woman, the venerable Fatima Bent Mohamed El Fihri, the building was enlarged by the Zenets in 956, then under the reign of the Almohads, the Marinids, the Saadians and finally by the Alaouites. In its time, it became one of the greatest universities of Islam and a high place of universal education, along with Al Azhar in Cairo and the Zitouna in Tunis. It saw renowned guests and students, the historian Ibn Khaldun, the poet and writer Ibn al Khatib and the physician-philosopher Averroes. Its library houses more than 30,000 books that are even more priceless today.
Fruit of a partnership between France and Morocco, the Tangier-Casablanca LGV via Rabat was inaugurated by HM King Mohammed VI on November 15, 2018. Two new train stations were inaugurated at the same time, the Rabat Agdal station and the Tangier City station; two others will be inaugurated later, Casablanca Voyageurs and KĂ©nitra. In the spotlight for two decades, the âcapital of the Northâ, which now shelters an exceptional port and industrial ecosystem (Tanger Med Port, Renault factories) is 2 hours and 10 minutes away from Casablanca, as opposed to 4 hours and 45 minutes previously. The engineering techniques deployed by ONCF have made it possible to build this line at unbeatable costs and consequently to offer tickets at very affordable prices. No less than 3 million passengers transited by the TGV between the two cities in 2019 (The train is named Al Boraq, in reference to a fantastic winged creature).
Moroccoâs energy strategy sets the objective of increasing the use of renewables in the energy mix (42% in 2020 and 52% by 2030). The Solar Plan policy is one of its major and most emblematic components. In January 2016, the worldâs largest solar power plant ever built, the Noor power plant (noor or âlightâ in Arabic, also a first name) was inaugurated in Ouarzazate. The plant covers 2,000 hectares of solar panels and is made up of four parts utilizing different technologies.
No other country in North Africa or the Near East has known such a long sultanateâone thousand years!
The first edition of Mawazine happened in 2001. Organized by the Maroc Cultures Association and placed under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, the festival has seen over the years the greatest international artists (singers, dancers …) from around the world, Europe, the United States, Africa, the Arab world … In 2019 it dethroned in attendance the Donauinselfest in Vienna (Austria), becoming the largest music festival in the world in less than twenty years. Its originality lies in the richness of its line-up, the variety of its audiences and the specificity of its organization, around 5 stages spread over the two neighboring cities of Rabat and SalĂ©.
