Before House Productive Sectors Committee: Secretary of State Omar Hejira Presents 2025–2027 Foreign Trade Harvest and 2027 Export Strategy

RABAT (FesNews Media) — Omar Hejira, Secretary of State to the Minister of Industry and Trade in charge of Foreign Trade, presented the 2025–2027 Foreign Trade Program harvest and the 2027 action plan on Tuesday morning, November 10, 2026, before the Productive Sectors Committee at the House of Representatives. Chaired by Committee President MP Mohamed Laaraj in the presence of Minister of Industry and Trade Ryad Mezzour, the presentation detailed Morocco’s export expansion and international trade diversification policies.

Addressing committee members, Secretary of State Omar Hejira highlighted key performance indicators recorded since the launch of the 2025–2027 Foreign Trade Roadmap, noting a +42% surge across targeted export segments compared to late 2023 levels. He emphasized that these gains reflect the strategic guidelines of His Majesty King Mohammed VI positioning Morocco as a premier industrial, commercial, and logistics hub linking Africa, Europe, the Arab world, and the Atlantic basin.

Hejira explained that the 2025–2027 Foreign Trade Program was deployed through close territorial and sectoral coordination with the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM), professional export federations, chambers of commerce, and all twelve regional councils, enabling hundreds of Moroccan small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and first-time exporters to access international markets.

Diversifying International Partnerships and Expanding Moroccan Presence in African, Arab, and Asian Markets

Detailing the fourth strategic pillar of his presentation—diversifying international partnerships and consolidating economic gains—Secretary of State Omar Hejira underscored Morocco’s dual commitment to maximizing value from existing Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) while protecting domestic industries against unfair trade practices through rigorous trade defense instruments and import quality surveillance.

Particular priority has been accorded to expanding the footprint of Moroccan exporting enterprises across African, Arab, and Asian markets, in alignment with the Royal Vision for South–South cooperation and the Royal Atlantic Initiative. Through targeted B2B trade missions, international exhibitions, and export insurance mechanisms, Moroccan manufacturers and service providers are capturing high-growth market shares across West and Sub-Saharan Africa while deepening trade integration with European and North American partners.

2027 Action Plan: Foreign Trade Digitalization, Supply-Chain Resilience, and Regional Export Caravans

Outlining the 2027 action plan and budget priorities, Secretary of State Hejira highlighted the full digitalization of cross-border trade procedures via the national single window (PortNet) to reduce port transit times and logistics costs, alongside strategic market intelligence mechanisms designed to mitigate global price volatility and secure national supply chains.

Concluding his address, Omar Hejira reaffirmed the continuation of regional export support caravans across all twelve regions of the Kingdom—including the Fez–Meknes region—to empower regional industrial, agricultural, and artisanal enterprises to scale their international exports throughout 2027.