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Rabat – The President of the European Investment Bank (EIB), Nadia Calviño, will pay an official visit to Morocco from June 29 to July 1 to strengthen financial and development cooperation between the European Union and the North African country.
During her visit, Calviño is expected to meet several members of the Moroccan government, including senior officials in charge of economic and financial policy, as well as representatives from diplomatic and financial circles. Discussions will focus on the future of EU-Morocco cooperation and ways to increase the impact of EIB funding in the country.
A key moment of the visit will be a high-level exchange with Morocco’s Minister of Economy and Finance, Nadia Fettah Alaoui. The meeting will mark 20 years of EIB presence in Morocco and nearly 50 years of partnership with the country. It will also be an opportunity to review past cooperation and explore new priorities for investment and development.
The EIB said in a press release that support for resilient infrastructure and sustainable transport will be at the center of the visit. Two major operations are expected to be signed, backed by European Union guarantees. These projects aim to improve the safety and resilience of transport networks and help them adapt to climate change.
Calviño will also visit a public school in Rabat, where she will attend a musical performance by a youth group involved in the “Morocco 88” project. For EIB, this visit reflects its commitment to education and youth development in Morocco.
Calviño expressed she was “very happy” to visit Morocco and described the EIB partnership with the country as a “strategic reference.” She added that the visit signals a renewed momentum in EU-Morocco relations, with the EIB playing a central role in financing impactful projects for citizens and businesses.
The EIB is one of Morocco’s main international lenders, having mobilized more than €12 billion (MAD 132 billion) since it began operating in the country. Its financing supports key sectors including small and medium-sized enterprises, renewable energy, education, transport, health, water, and sanitation.
Owned by the 27 EU member states, the bank is the long-term lending institution of the European Union. It signed €100 billion in new financing in 2025 for projects linked to climate action, digital innovation, infrastructure, security, and global partnerships.
Its international arm, EIB Global, focuses on strengthening partnerships outside the EU, including in Morocco, as part of broader initiatives such as the Global Gateway strategy.
