Morocco Registers 51,000 New Companies in First Half of 2026
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- Morocco registered 51,805 new companies in the first half of 2026, according to the Moroccan Office of Industrial and Commercial Property.
- Legal entities accounted for 39,001 registrations, or 75% of the total, while sole proprietorships made up the remaining 25%.
- Casablanca-Settat led registrations by legal entities with 39.3%, followed by Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Marrakech-Safi and Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima.
Morocco created and registered 51,805 new companies during the first half of 2026, according to the latest figures from the Moroccan Office of Industrial and Commercial Property.
Companies established as legal entities dominated the movement, with 39,001 registrations, or 75% of the total. Individual businesses accounted for 12,804 registrations, representing 25%.
Among legal entities, the single-member limited liability company remained the leading legal form, making up 65.2% of new companies. Limited liability companies ranked second, with a 33.7% share.
Business creation remained concentrated in a small number of regions. Casablanca-Settat accounted for 39.3% of companies created by legal entities, followed by Rabat-Salé-Kénitra at 14.5%, Marrakech-Safi at 12.5% and Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima at 10.6%.
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Originally published by Télégraphe in Arabic. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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