Participants in the 1st Maghreb International Forum of Commercial Banks and Investment Call for Unified Maghreb Financing Platform
On Sunday, May 4, 2025, participants in the 1st Maghreb International Forum of Commercial Banks and Investment recommended the establishment of a unified Maghreb financing platform under the supervision of the Maghreb Investment and External Trade Bank (BMICE). This mechanism aims to connect banks and financial institutions with entrepreneurs and exporters in the region.
At the closing of the forum's works in Tunis, panellists called for strengthening Maghreb banking integration by encouraging partnerships between national banks and facilitating financial transfer procedures and banking exchanges between countries.
Among the recommendations is also support for the digitization and digital transformation of the sector through the adoption of artificial intelligence solutions and financial technologies.
The need to launch common capacity-building programs in the areas of banking risks, compliance, and new technologies and to promote access to financing for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through financial instruments adapted to the specificities of Maghreb markets was also highlighted by participants.
They also emphasized the importance of encouraging sovereign funds and Maghreb development banks to invest in cross-border projects in the fields of energy, agriculture, and infrastructure and recommended continuing the annual organization of this forum to ensure the continuity of dialogue and assess progress made.
The 1st Maghreb International Forum of Commercial Banks and Investment, held on May 3-4, 2025, in Tunis, aims to strengthen Maghreb banking and commercial integration and to explore possible and potential investment opportunities in key sectors such as trade, industry, and artificial intelligence, without forgetting the role of banks in financing these investments.
Over 100 visitors, 500 participants, 80 banks, 100 companies, and 30 speakers attended this conclave.
