Concerning the financial crisis, is Morocco really spared?
The crisis is an international financial crisis. I think that we have to stop focusing on what is happening at the international level and stop being a victim of the international media. I do not deny that there would be a small impact on our economy, but we have to see the positive things before. Look at the Finance Act. It brings an important percentage contribution to all the sectors of activity and all the government’s strategic plans. No ministry had ever earmarked such important budgets as the ones we have today. If the financial crisis has hit the western countries, it is the emerging countries, like Morocco, that will benefit from the opportunity this crisis presents. We should not succumb to panic because panic brings more panic and it is fear that brings recession. And it is when we lose hope that we’re no longer entrepreneurs. • What can you tell us about the contribution of women in the Moroccan economy? Women constitute a plus for the Moroccan economy. As you know, the AFE
