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Israel, Morocco sign first economic agreement

Chief Economist Shira Greenberg says agreements on financial cooperation have potential to increase trade with Morocco by around $500 million a year. Finance Minister Israel Katz hails important "step toward turning Israel from an island economy into a leading regional economic center, with economic and trade ties throughout the Middle East."

by  Gilad Zwick and Ariel Kahana
Published on  12-28-2020 08:41
Last modified: 12-28-2020 14:31
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Finance Minister Israel Katz | Photo: GPO

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The Finance Ministry has signed a deal on cooperation in the fields of investment and finance with Morocco's Finance and Economy Ministry.

Chief Economist Shira Greenberg signed the agreement while taking part in Jerusalem's delegation to Rabat to promote bilateral ties following the normalization accord on Tuesday night.

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Within the framework of the accord, the two countries agreed on several fields of economic cooperation, including a bilateral effort to lower investment barriers, increase cooperation, and exchange information in the fields of financial regulation, the prevention of money laundering, and the funding of terrorism, as well as the promotion of several international conventions, to benefit activity in the private sector.

Jerusalem and Rabat also agreed to establish a joint economic team and outlined agreements to be signed between the countries' respective ministries and financial regulators.

In a statement Finance Minister Israel Katz, "For years, we had ties with Morocco, and now those ties will simply continue to grow stronger. This is an important step for Israel's economy. After years of practical isolation from the economies around us, the government and the Finance Ministry are breaking through barriers and paving new paths for the Israeli market. This is another step toward turning Israel from an island economy into a leading regional economic center, with economic and trade ties throughout the Middle East."

Greenberg said, "Morocco has joined a series of countries in the region with whom we have signed agreements in the field of investment and finance." She said the agreements would "contribute to increasing Israel and the region's potential for growth. We believe that there is potential to increase trade with Morocco by around $500 million a year. The signing of the agreement last night is the first necessary and important step in promoting the realization of this potential."

Following a telephone call between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and King Mohammed VI, a delegation from Rabat is set to arrive in Israel, Monday, to further advance bilateral ties.

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