The number of companies created in the Oriental Region during the first ten months of 2024 reached 4,588, according to data from the Moroccan Office of Industrial and Commercial Property (OMPIC).
These business creations are divided between legal entities (1,921) and natural persons (2,667), the same source specifies.
The Nador province leads by a wide margin with 2,148 new companies, followed by Oujda (1,270), Berkane (609), Guercif (178), Driouch (157), Taourirt (155), and Bouafra (71).
By sector of activity, commerce takes the lion's share with 47.66% of created companies, followed by construction and real estate activities (15.67%), miscellaneous services (14.80%), transport (6.69%), industry (5.86%), hotels and restaurants (4.81%), financial activities (2.23%), agriculture and fishing (1.31%), and ICT (0.96%).
Regarding legal form, 60.9% of created companies are Single-Member Limited Liability Companies (SARL-AU), followed by SARLs with 38.8%, branches (0.2%), and public limited companies and other forms (0.1%).
At the national level, 78,244 companies were created by the end of last October, including 56,292 legal entities and 21,952 natural persons.
By region, Casablanca-Settat dominates the ranking with 24,571 companies created by the end of October 2024, ahead of Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima (11,328), Rabat-Salé-Kénitra (9,121), Marrakech-Safi (8,875), Fès-Meknès (5,409), Souss-Massa (5,323), the Oriental (4,588), Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra (3,083), Béni Mellal-Khénifra (2,238), Drâa-Tafilalet (1,766), Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab (1,308), and Guelmim-Oued Noun (634).
These business creations are divided between legal entities (1,921) and natural persons (2,667), the same source specifies.
The Nador province leads by a wide margin with 2,148 new companies, followed by Oujda (1,270), Berkane (609), Guercif (178), Driouch (157), Taourirt (155), and Bouafra (71).
By sector of activity, commerce takes the lion's share with 47.66% of created companies, followed by construction and real estate activities (15.67%), miscellaneous services (14.80%), transport (6.69%), industry (5.86%), hotels and restaurants (4.81%), financial activities (2.23%), agriculture and fishing (1.31%), and ICT (0.96%).
Regarding legal form, 60.9% of created companies are Single-Member Limited Liability Companies (SARL-AU), followed by SARLs with 38.8%, branches (0.2%), and public limited companies and other forms (0.1%).
At the national level, 78,244 companies were created by the end of last October, including 56,292 legal entities and 21,952 natural persons.
By region, Casablanca-Settat dominates the ranking with 24,571 companies created by the end of October 2024, ahead of Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima (11,328), Rabat-Salé-Kénitra (9,121), Marrakech-Safi (8,875), Fès-Meknès (5,409), Souss-Massa (5,323), the Oriental (4,588), Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra (3,083), Béni Mellal-Khénifra (2,238), Drâa-Tafilalet (1,766), Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab (1,308), and Guelmim-Oued Noun (634).
