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AFD grants Morocco €100 million for green ports

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AFD grants Morocco €100 million for green ports

Morocco’s National Ports Agency and the French Development Agency have signed €100 million in financing for green ports and the southern provinces. The support is intended to fund port and regional projects, according to TelQuel.

Morocco’s National Ports Agency (ANP) and the French Development Agency (AFD) signed a joint declaration in Rabat on Tuesday for €100 million in financing to develop the southern provinces and green ports, TelQuel reports. It is the third financing agreement in the partnership between the two agencies.

The declaration was signed by the ANP director-general and representatives of the AFD, according to TelQuel. The financing is intended to support both the development of the southern provinces and the ecological transition of Moroccan ports.

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