Ahead of November business mission: Trade ministry pitches key sectors to Moroccan investors.

Also present at the meeting were representatives of Casablanca Finance City, CFC, a Moroccan public initiative seeking to position Casablanca as a leading African financial hub by connecting international investors with economies across the continent.

According to the ministry, discussions were aimed at preparing the ground for the CFC Africa Tour, an economic mission that will make a stop in Cameroon in November.

The ministry added that talks focused on attracting productive investment into key industries including cocoa, coffee, palm oil, aquaculture and cotton.

Speaking during the meeting, the Director of Institutional Affairs and African Partnerships at CFC, Hicham Chaoudri, said companies within the CFC ecosystem were showing strong interest in investment opportunities.

“CFC hosts some of the largest American, European and Asian companies seeking to invest in Africa across various sectors. All the companies in our ecosystem are very interested in Cameroon, which is why we are here,” he said.

He added that CFC serves as a bridge between major international private-sector groups and local economic actors.

According to the ministry, the key objective of the meeting was to identify priority sectors for Moroccan direct investment, commercial partnerships and joint ventures with local businesses. 

Addressing participants, Minister Mbarga Atangana highlighted that government’s policy is aimed at promoting local processing and value addition of raw materials. He pointed to cocoa and coffee as among the country’s strongest assets. 

The minister noted that Cameroonian cocoa ranks among the top five per cent of global production, while both Arabica and Robusta coffee varieties produced in the country achieve quality scores of up to 90 out of 100.

He also highlighted opportunities in the palm oil sector, where installed refining capacity stands at 800,000 tonnes compared with national production of about 300,000 tonnes. 

The minister further identified aquaculture as another sector with strong growth potential. According to the official, national fish consumption is estimated at 500,000 tonnes annually, while domestic production reaches only 200,000 tonnes, leaving room for expansion.

Officials also mentioned infrastructure, ecotourism, logistics, renewable energy and mining as sectors offering opportunities for future partnerships.

This article was first published in The Guardian Post Edition No:3819 of Tuesday June 16, 2026