29/11/2006
Some 1,820 investment projects have been selected under the Moukawalati programme for the creation of Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) . The programme, launched in July in Casablanca, aims at creating 30,000 SMEs in Morocco and generating 90,000 jobs by 2008. MAP reports that 9,150 young people are enrolled so far in the Moukawalati centres. The programme will provide financing and training for business projects. Currently, four centres are operating in Casablanca and Mohammedia, with 40 more expected to open throughout the country. (MAP)