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FLAGSHIP

PROJECTS

REGION

CASABLANCA-SETTAT

TRAMWAY

AN INNOVATION THAT PAVED

THE WAY FOR THE MUNI

SPACE

IFC’s partnership with Casablanca-
Settat represents IFC’s first investment
in a subnational infrastructure project

in the Middle East and North Africa and
demonstrates Morocco’s leadership
in this area. Thanks to a loan from IFC,
Casablanca-Settat is financing two new
tramway lines in Casablanca that will add
39 stations and 26 kilometers of track,
cutting travel times by up to 40 percent.
IFC’s support is also helping the region
upgrade several hundred kilometers of

roads in remote communities, connecting
some 400,000 people to schools,
hospitals, and other services. Through a
comprehensive advisory service program,
IFC is helping ensure the sustainable,
cost-efficient management of new
and existing rural roads and build local
capacity to implement projects according
to international best practice.