The Department for Business and Trade regularly engages businesses and the Moroccan government to promote and support bilateral trade and green investment. The UK-Morocco Association Agreement, which entered into force in 2021, facilitates this trading relationship.<\/p>
<\/strong><\/p> Bilateral trade between the United Kingdom and Morocco was worth £3.4 billion in the four quarters to the end of Q2 2023, up £661 million in current prices on the same period the previous year.<\/p> <\/p> In February 2023, the 2nd<\/sup> Association Council was held, when Ministers discussed how best to increase bilateral trade and investment.<\/p>"}
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