MA North-East Economic Development Project

The development objective of North-East Economic Development Project for Morocco is to improve connectivity and enable private sector growth in the project area. This project has three components. 1) The first component, Strengthening of the integrated territorial development approach, has the following sub-components: (i) Development and monitoring of the implementation of a priority investment roadmap enabling a territorial development approach, focusing on the greater Nador area; (ii) Development of the Nador-Nador West Med (NWM) transport corridor strategy; and (iii) Improvement of lifeline roads in the North-East region. 2) The second component, Support to the private sector development readiness and competitiveness in the North-East region, has the following sub-components: (i) Boosting skills of the young labor force; and (ii) Support to the attractiveness of the region to the private sector and the identification of export-oriented value chains. 3) The third component, Improvement of road infrastructure, aims to improve 170 kilometers of road infrastructure in a safe and climate-resilient manner along targeted corridors in the North-East region with climate resilient standards.