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of Morocco. In partnership with local authorities and government institutions, the Foundation
focuses on four main pillars:
 Education;
 Healthcare;
 Professional Training; and
 Social Cohesion.
In particular, professional training has been at the heart of the TFZ development. By creating a
professional school, they insured that a pool of qualified students would be trained next to their
facilities. This has allowed for trainings to be shaped towards the needs of the TFZ, with frequent
internships and a human resource pool of highly qualified applicants already present on site.
This has also allowed to source human capital in the region of Tangier, therefore benefitting
regional inclusion and social inclusion as well as promoting gender equality in the zones.
5.4.5 Economic Profile
Today, the Tanger Med zones constitutes an integrated industrial platform developed over an
area of 3,000 ha with more than 600 active companies representing a yearly export turnover of
EUR 4 billion. Overall, EUR 8 billion were invested in the Tangier industrial zones and port, of
which half came from private investors, and half was publicly financed.
These strong fundamentals have enabled the zones to meet the expectations of global players
and successfully attract globally recognised automotive, aerospace and logistics firms including
APM Terminals, EuroGate, Renault-Nissan with the largest car plant in Africa, Arcelor-Mittal,
General Electric, Delphi and Lear Corporation.
Sectoral Focus
The following table outlines the sector focus of each of the Tanger Med Zones:
Table 5-14 – Tanger Med Zones Primary Sectoral Focus
Zone Primary Sectoral Focus
Tanger Free Zone Aeronautic, electronics and textiles
Tanger Automotive City Automotive
Tetouan Park Industrial processes and logistics
Tetouan Shore
Offshoring activities including Information Technology Outsourcing
(ITO), BPO (Business Processing Outsourcing) and Knowledge
Process Outsourcing (KPO)
Source: TMSA (2017)