CDG and CDC Senegal sign a memorandum of understanding with a view to studying the repurposing of the site of the current Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport as a new urban centre integrated with the city of Dakar

On Monday, 25 May 2015 in Dakar, as part of the current Royal Tour in Africa and before His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may Allah glorify and assist him, and His Excellency the President of the Republic of Senegal, Mr. Macky Sall, the Caisse de Dépôt et de Gestion of Morocco and the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations of Senegal (CDC Senegal) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the aim of repurposing the site of Dakar’s current Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport as a major new urban centre integrated into the city of Dakar.

SDS : Partner in the 4th Oriental Legend Pro Am Golf Tournament

Saïdia Golf Club hosted the 4th Oriental Legend Pro Am Golf Tournament between 22-25 May 2015. At this event, organized by Mr. Abdelatif Benazzi in partnership with the SDS, 18 Moroccan and overseas players participated in the tournament. The event took place over two days and was marked by the presence of many personalities from the worlds of sport, the arts and the media, including the well-known journalist and writer Patrick Poivre d’Arvor.

MEDZ : Participation in the European Shared Services and Outsourcing Week

As part of its promotional activities for Offshoring and Destination Morocco, MEDZ participated in the 15th Annual European Shared Services & Outsourcing Week, organized by IQPC (International Quality & Productivity Center), a world leader in events dedicated to Shared services centres (SSC).

SDS : Workshop for Saidia travel agents/hoteliers

As part of the annual agreement on joint tourist promotion and development activities for Saidia in 2015, the Moroccan National Tourism Board and the Saidia Development Corporation (Société de Développement Saïdia - SDS), in partnership with the National Tourism Confederation, held a workshop for Saidia’s travel agents and hoteliers at the Hotel Kenzi Tower in Casablanca on Tuesday 19 May last year.

MEDZ: Information day at Technopolis Oujda

On 7 May 2015, in partnership with the Wilaya and Regional Investment Centre (CRI) of the Eastern Region, MEDZ held a breakfast debate at Technopolis Oujda, an integrated industrial platform 12 km from Oujda city itself and near Oujda Angad Airport.

MEDZ: Participation in the 10th International Moroccan Agricultural Show (SIAM)

MEDZ, the Moroccan leader in the development and management of business parks for industry, offshoring and tourism, participated as sponsor in the 10th Salon International de l’Agriculture au Maroc (International Moroccan Agricultural Show), which took place from 28 April to 3 May 2015 in Meknès with the general theme of Agriculture and Food Systems.

Finéa: Meeting with over 400 micro-businesses as part of the Regional Road Show

From 13 to 30 April 2015 inclusive, Finéa, a subsidiary of the CDG Group, toured the Kingdom’s various regions under the rubric of “Financing Solutions to Help Your Development Along”.

Finéa: New solutions for the development of and support to Moroccan and Spanish SMEs and VSEs

On 6 April 2015 at ICO headquarters in Madrid, the Instituto de Crédito Oficial (Official Credit Institute, ICO), represented by its Chairwoman, Mrs. Irene Guarrido, and the Caisse de Dépôt et de Gestion Group, through its subsidiary Finéa, represented by Mr. Said Laftit, Secretary-General and Chairman of CDG and Chairman of Finéa, and by Mr. Ali Bensouda, Director-General and CEO of Finéa, signed a partnership agreement aimed at facilitating the financing of Spanish companies, either individually or jointly with Moroccan companies, involved in projects initiated in Morocco.

CDG Foundation: “Songes de Matières”, the sculpture exhibition

CDG Foundation, which is an incubator and supporter of innovative cultural projects, wanted in 2015 to honour an artistic discipline as a whole, the art of sculpture. Sculpture is a form of artistic creation that has an important place in the national and international art scene, and one that is becoming more and more popular through providing a whole range of options in regard to the use of various kinds of materials.