The Moroccan Association for Textile Manufacturing (AMITH) recently signed a deal in Casablanca with the Netherlands’ Agency for Promoting Imports from Developing Countries (CBI) to support 35 textile businesses in Morocco and help them expand operations in central and northern Europe. The initiative is called ‘CBI-Morocco Apparel & Textile Programme’.
By creating networking channels between Moroccan textile suppliers and European textile retailers, the former will be assisted to gradually increase their presence in European markets by raising imports over five years, said programme head Juliette Van Iperen.
The 35 businesses chosen will go through a rigorous candidacy process based on expertise and their corporate social responsibility, according to a report in a Moroccan media outlet.
Spain and France have been Morocco’s major traditional trading partners.
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