A call for Inclusive Growth: Highlights from His Majesty the king’s Throne Day Speech – July 29, 2025
“There is no room, neither today, nor tomorrow for a two-speed Morocco.” – Extract from His Majesty the King‘s Throne Day speech
In his 2025 Throne Day address, His Majesty the King, may God assist him, affirmed Morocco’s continued progress and resilience in the face of global challenges and a tough climate. The Kingdom has maintained a positive trajectory, achieving significant milestones in human advancement - notably surpassing the high human development threshold and substantially reducing multidimensional poverty.
However, His Majesty emphasized that this progress is incomplete without equitable benefits for all citizens. The speech highlighted the persistent challenges of poverty, especially in rural areas, stemming from inadequate infrastructure and limited access to essential services. A key concern raised was the structural issue of territorial inequalities and regional disparities within the country.
To address these imbalances, His Majesty called for a renewed and invigorated approach to combating social and territorial disparities. He advocated for a shift from customary, sector-specific development strategies to a holistic, integrated territorial development model. This approach aims to ensure that the benefits of economic growth are shared by all Moroccans, without discrimination or exclusion.
The King’s call for innovation in public policy, building upon the New Development Model (NMD), necessitates moving beyond fragmented approaches.He urged the adoption of transversal, systemic, and experimental strategies to effectively tackle the complex roots of social and territorial inequalities.
This analysis will examine Morocco’s development journey from 2000 to 2023,assessing progress in areas such as purchasing power,poverty reduction (both monetary and multidimensional),and the evolution of the Human development Index. It will also address ongoing vulnerabilities, social inequalities, and territorial disparities, ultimately justifying the need for this new, integrated approach to territorial development.