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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.
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