Artur Mas Business Visitors

The visit of Arthur Mas, and 170 businessmen accompanying him, will be purely economic and commercial rather than political.

PERSISMA – The Spanish businessmen have continued to flow throughout this period of crisis in the Moroccan market. This time, it was the turn of the Catalan regional government chairman, Artur Mas, starting a business visit to Rabat, just after the ratification of the agricultural agreement between Morocco and the European Union.

During his first official visit to Morocco, which begins today and will take him to Rabat, Casablanca and Tangier, Artur Mas will be accompanied by a delegation of 170 businessmen, is the largest delegation ever with having a president Catalonia. The information website Spanish (www.larazon.es), which records the information, remember that this mission of exploration is organized jointly with the Chamber of Commerce of Barcelona.

What stir up envy, especially since the agenda of Arthur Mas is very busy. There is planned talks with the sovereign and the government Benkirane. It goes without saying that the economic interests of our traditional neighbor, especially those in line with the agricultural, will be impacted by the green light given by the European parliament.

Nevertheless, other levers exist to offset the current state of affairs, to name only the fisheries agreement which, as we know, was rejected. However, the slopes of concluding a bilateral partnership is on the horizon. The same source, the choice of Morocco after two flights respectively in Brussels and London, is certainly not fortuitous.

This is actually an approach rooted in the political traditions of the neighboring country. Only difference is that this visit will be purely economic and commercial rather than political. Entrepreneurs Catalans consider it possible to develop new partnerships and establish new synergies with Moroccan counterparts, particularly in the tourism, agriculture, industry and urban management. This landing force reflects the consistency of commercial ties between the two neighbors, especially since 40% of Iberian firms located in Morocco are of Catalan origin and they represent 30% in the share of foreign trade of Spain with its southern neighbor.