DR ‹ › A total of 89 investment projects, representing more than 1.28 billion dirhams, have been approved under the support program for very small, small, and medium-sized enterprises (TPMEs), launched about six weeks ago, Karim Zidane, Minister Delegate in charge of Investment, Convergence and the Evaluation of Public Policies, announced on Monday before the House of Representatives. Responding to an oral question on mechanisms to support businesses and stimulate investment, Zidane said the approved projects are expected to generate around 5,000 jobs. At the current pace of implementation, he added, this segment could create nearly 40,000 jobs per year. Addressing another oral question on improving the business climate, the minister noted that 98% of the initiatives set out in the 2022–2026 business climate improvement roadmap have been launched, with an overall implementation rate of 67%. He stressed that the objective is to reach full completion and finalize the remaining initiatives within the current year, bringing the roadmap's implementation to a close. Zidane also underlined that the roadmap reflects the government's commitment to strengthening coordination among stakeholders in the investment ecosystem, while simplifying procedures and improving the quality of services provided to businesses and project leaders. As part of this approach, he said that the processes of preparation, review, approval, implementation and disbursement of grants for projects valued at under 250 million dirhams have been decentralized to the regional level to speed up decision-making. In this framework, Regional Investment Centers have been entrusted with overseeing the rollout of the TPME support mechanism.
