Moroccan and Italian businessmen to upgrade partnership in leather industry

Moroccan and Italian businessmen started Monday in Casablanca a three-day meeting to give a new momentum to partnership between the two countries in matters of leather industries and related sectors.

Entrepreneurs of the two countries will also review latest innovations in leather processing and the needed investments and technical assistance for the promotion of Moroccan leather products abroad.

Morocco counts about 270 leather processing units employing 15,000 persons. Shoe-making plays an important role in Morocco's leather industry as the country produces annually around 100 million shoe pairs destined mostly to foreign markets.