Events

The Policy Center for the New South (PCNS) is co-organizing, alongside the Middle East Economic Association (MEEA), a panel session at the Allied Social Science Associations (ASSA) Annual Meeting 2026, held in Philadelphia.This session will examine how geopolitical shifts and increasing trade tensions are reshaping the economic outlook of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Panelists w…

Dr. El Mostafa Rezrazi, Senior Fellow at the Policy Center for the New South and Professor of Crisis Management at the Faculty of Governance, Economics and Social Sciences at UM6P, will take part as a guest speaker in the 2nd PDM Seminar 2025, hosted by the Graduate School of Societal Safety Sciences at Kansai University in Osaka, Japan, on Tuesday, 23 December 2025.Held under the theme “Comp…

The Policy Center for the New South is organizing the 14th edition of The Atlantic Dialogues, its annual high-level international conference, from December 11th to 13th in Rabat, Morocco. The Atlantic Dialogues is an annual high-level gathering of influential public and private sector leaders from around the Atlantic Basin for open, candid and informal discussions on cross-regional…

 The Policy Center for the New South is organizing a session as part of the official program of the 23rd edition of the Doha Forum, scheduled from 6–7 December 2025 at Sheraton Grand Hotel, Doha – Qatar.Titled “30 Years After the Barcelona Declaration: Rethinking Mediterranean Relations for the New Geoeconomic Era”, this session is scheduled for December 7, 2025 from 11:30 to 12:15 (Doha time…

 The Policy Center for the New South will hold the 12th edition of The Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leaders (ADEL) Program, its flagship annual initiative empowering 40 + outstanding young professionals aged 25 to 35 from across the Atlantic Basin. Selected from over 1,000 applicants each year, these changemakers join a dynamic network of more than 450 active alumni.Taking place in Rabat, Moro…

This webinar, part of the series “Social Protection Schemes: Lessons Learned from Latin America”, examined Mexico’s landmark experience with Progresa–Oportunidades–Prospera, a pioneering conditional cash transfer model rooted in large-scale targeting, transparent data systems, and a human-capital investment approach. Our panelists highlighted how rigorous proxy-means testing, open access to evalua…

The episode examines the escalating instability in Mali as JNIM’s blockade on vital supplies tightens pressure on Bamako and exposes the Malian state’s vulnerabilities. Senior Fellow Rida Lyammouri explains why a full assault on the capital is unlikely, highlighting instead JNIM’s strategic use of asymmetrical warfare and adaptive local governance. He discusses the group’s regional expansion, the…

Hamza Saoudi will be speaking in the XIII Annual Conference on the Global Economy, taking place on December 3–5, 2025, in Moscow, Russia. He will speak on December 4 during Session 3: “A New Attempt: What Should the Post-2030 Development Agenda Look Like?”. With 2030 approaching, many UN Sustainable Development Goals are unlikely to be met, prompting early discussions on a post-2030 agenda. T…

The Policy Center for the New South is organizing a special session as part of the official program of the XIX World Water Congress, to be held in Marrakech from December 1 to 5, 2025.Titled “Scaling Water Resilience in the Developing Economies: Rethinking Governance and Financing Mechanisms”, this session is scheduled for December 3, 2025, and aims to explore strategies for enhancing water resili…

في هذه الحلقة، نحاول اكتشاف ما الذي يجعل المغرب يعيش اليوم تحولاً لافتاً في عالم المدفوعات الرقمية. كيف أصبحت التكنولوجيا المالية أحد مفاتيح الشمول المالي ومحركاً لنمو جديد؟ وكيف يغيّر الاعتماد المتزايد لوسائل الدفع الحديثة حياة التجار الصغار والمقاولات الصغيرة والمتوسطة ويخلق لهم فرصاً لم تكن ممكنة من قبل؟ ومع تسارع مبادرات الرقمنة وتوسع الشراكات بين القطاعين العام والخاص، نطرح سؤالاً أساسياً: هل…

Abdessalam Jaldi, Spécialiste senior en relations internationales au Policy Center for the New South, prendra part au Conseil d’Excellence Diplomatique, le 1ᵉʳ décembre 2025 à 9h30 à Rabat.Placée sous le thème « Pacte pour la Méditerranée : Pour une coopération euro-méditerranéenne repensée et inclusive », cette rencontre de haut niveau réunira des acteurs diplomatiques, académiques et instit…

 Face à l’accélération de la transformation numérique et à l’évolution des systèmes financiers, le Maroc a fait de la transition digitale un pilier de sa vision stratégique, avec l’ambition de promouvoir des solutions dématérialisées et de progresser vers une société cashless au service de la compétitivité économique. Cette dynamique agit comme un levier de transformation des secteurs clés, r…

تستعرض هذه الحلقة جهود المغرب في تطوير قطاع الهيدروجين الأخضر، الذي يعد من القطاعات الواعدة لتحقيق التنمية المستدامة والطاقة النظيفة تتطرق الحلقة إلى الاستثمارات، المشاريع الاستراتيجية، السياسات الحكومية، والشراكات الدولية التي تدعم هذه المبادرة، إضافة إلى التحديات والفرص المتاحة أمام المملكة في هذا المجال الحيوي

Otaviano Canuto, Senior Fellow at the Policy Center for the New South, alongside Dr. Jeffrey A. Frankel, Professor of Capital Formation and Growth at Harvard Kennedy School and former member of the Council of Economic Advisors, will take part in Network 2020’s Virtual Briefing Series on November 24, 2025, from 6 to 7 PM (Morocco Time).Held under the theme “Dollar Strength, Dollar Strain: Navigatin…

 Depuis 2021, le Policy Center for the New South, le Programme des Nations Unies pour le développement (PNUD) et la Banque mondiale portent ensemble l’initiative « Parlons développement » : une série de réflexions collectives autour des enjeux du développement durable au Maroc. Cette initiative vise à interroger les grandes mutations en cours et leur impact sur l’agenda des Objectifs de Dével…