King Mohammed lays down foundation stone of $ 8 mln phone call center in the north

Morocco's King Mohammed VI on Tuesday laid down the foundation stone for the construction of a phone call processing center.

The center will be built by Spanish Atento company at a global investment of $ 8 million. The project will generate 1,000 jobs.

The king heard explanations on the project and its impact on national and international levels.

The Spanish firm plans to built a similar center in Tangier. The facility is destined to manage phone calls traffick.

Atento, based in Miami (USA), has branches in 12 countries in America, Europe and Africa. It employs 50,000 people.