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SOMAGEC: A case study for Moroccan companies seeking to expand in Africa

PR To what do you attribute the company’s success in becoming a Moroccan leader in the construction sector?

Our company SOMAGEC (Société Maghrébine de Génie Civil) grew in tandem with the country’s economy and infrastructure. Foreign companies fed this growth and gave us the means and tools to develop. At that point in time, the state put all its trust in them, making it hard for Moroccan companies to gain a foothold and do business with the government. The categorical refusal of foreign companies to operate on a level

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