Attracting Moroccans living abroad (MDM) is no longer a matter of occasional initiatives by Morocco’s Regional Investment Centers (CRIs). From August 10 to 13, 2026, these centers are intensifying meetings, personalized appointments and investment presentations aimed at attracting a diaspora that has become a major economic player in the Kingdom.

This dynamic comes at the height of the summer season, when millions of Moroccans living abroad return to Morocco for their holidays, making this period particularly suitable for reconnecting with the homeland and discovering the economic and investment opportunities available there.

For Moroccans abroad, the summer return is no longer limited to family reunions, holidays and consumption. It has also become an opportunity to explore the country’s economic potential. During their stay, they can directly observe the transformations taking place in Morocco, visit industrial zones, discover tourism, agricultural, real estate and logistics projects, meet entrepreneurs and learn about public mechanisms designed to facilitate investment.

This period therefore represents a strategic window for public authorities. Moroccans abroad who regularly return to the Kingdom can see first-hand the development of infrastructure, the expansion of cities, the growth of industrial and logistics platforms and the emergence of new economic hubs. Many can also discover opportunities that either did not exist or were less accessible during previous visits.

In the Fès-Meknès region, the Regional Investment Center has established a dedicated unit for Moroccans abroad to facilitate their investments, promote their expertise and encourage knowledge transfer.

In the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region, a regional roadshow has also been launched to showcase investment opportunities and engage with the diaspora. Behind these growing initiatives lies genuine competition among regions to attract the diaspora’s capital, entrepreneurs, skills and international networks.

Massive Financial Transfers Supporting the Moroccan Economy

The figures largely explain this growing interest. In 2024, remittances from Moroccans living abroad reached MAD 119 billion, up 3.3% year-on-year, according to Bank Al-Maghrib. This amount represents a major source of foreign currency for the Kingdom and contributes to household consumption, savings and investment.

At the end of September 2025, remittances had reached MAD 92.73 billion, compared with MAD 91.72 billion during the same period in 2024. By the end of April 2026, they had reached MAD 39.98 billion, compared with MAD 36.42 billion a year earlier, representing an increase of 9.8%. These flows provide a regular source of foreign currency, strengthening Morocco’s ability to finance imports and support its external balances.

They also support the purchasing power of millions of Moroccan households and stimulate a wide range of economic activities. Their impact therefore goes far beyond the recording of family transfers. Part of these resources contributes directly or indirectly to real estate, trade, services, tourism, education and numerous local activities. However, the economic power of Moroccans abroad cannot be reduced to their financial transfers. The diaspora also represents a vast reservoir of skills, entrepreneurs, executives, technologies and international connections. These are precisely the dimensions that the public authorities are now seeking to channel more effectively into productive investment.

Morocco no longer wants Moroccans abroad simply to transfer money to the Kingdom. It also wants them to create more companies, jobs, value chains and export platforms. The summer period offers an exceptional opportunity in this regard. Moroccans spending several weeks in Morocco can take the time to meet with a Regional Investment Center, consult project portfolios, visit an investment site, meet a bank, local partner or entrepreneur, and gain a concrete understanding of the support mechanisms available. This period is also an opportunity to discover the investment facilities and mechanisms made available by the Kingdom.

Many Moroccans who left the country several years ago are not always fully aware of the scale of the changes that have taken place in the business environment, the digitalization of procedures, investor support mechanisms or incentives targeting productive projects. Returning home thus becomes a kind of “economic visit”, allowing them to compare an older perception of Morocco with the reality of a Kingdom undergoing profound transformation.

From Remittances to Productive Investment: The Next Challenge

The central issue is now how to convert this financial strength into productive capital. The figures show that the potential is considerable, but it still needs to be better structured and directed. In 2024, foreign direct investment inflows into Morocco amounted to MAD 43.8 billion, according to Bank Al-Maghrib, while remittances from Moroccans abroad reached MAD 119 billion. This comparison does not mean that the two flows have the same economic nature, but it illustrates the considerable financial weight of the diaspora.

In 2025, foreign direct investment reached approximately MAD 56.1 billion, confirming the strengthening of Morocco’s attractiveness. The Kingdom therefore now has two powerful levers: attracting foreign capital and mobilizing the human and financial capital of Moroccans living abroad. The diaspora can serve as a bridge between the two.

A Moroccan entrepreneur based in Europe, America, the Gulf or Africa can bring much more than financing: access to markets, technology, supplier networks, customers, management expertise and internationalization capacity. This is the added value that Regional Investment Centers must now seek to capture.

The new Investment Charter also provides a framework aimed at stimulating productive investment and strengthening its territorial impact. By the end of June 2026, 391 investment agreements worth a total of MAD 520 billion had been signed as part of this dynamic. The challenge now is to integrate Moroccans abroad more fully into this national and regional investment trajectory. Regional Investment Centers have a major advantage: their proximity to territories, companies, local authorities and project developers.

They can therefore identify local needs and offer the diaspora concrete projects rather than simply promotional brochures. This approach should gradually allow Moroccans abroad to move from the status of visitors to that of economic partners in territorial development. Project portfolios, financing mechanisms, support programs, investment incentives and various facilitation measures must be presented in a simple, transparent and directly actionable manner. Today’s Moroccan investor abroad is informed and demanding. He or she compares territories, costs, timelines, incentives and profitability prospects, and expects a fast, clear and professional administration.

Competition between Regional Investment Centers will therefore be determined less by speeches than by their ability to quickly turn investment intentions into actual projects. Thanks to its diaspora, Morocco possesses an exceptional economic asset built over several decades of migration. The MAD 119 billion transferred in 2024 represents only the most visible part of this strength. Behind these transfers are millions of skilled professionals, entrepreneurs and executives with substantial financial, professional and technological capital, as well as extensive international networks.

The holiday period is precisely the ideal moment to enable them to rediscover Morocco’s economic potential, its new investment territories, infrastructure, emerging sectors, facilities and support mechanisms. For Moroccans abroad, returning home can therefore be more than a return to their roots. It can become the starting point for a new business or investment project.

For Regional Investment Centers, the objective is clear: turn the summer stay into a first business meeting, and then turn that business meeting into an actual investment. In an increasingly competitive global race for capital, skills and markets, Moroccans abroad could well become one of the Kingdom’s most valuable strategic assets.