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Executive summary
1. The importance of renewable energy for the MENA region
1.1 Research questions and methods
1.2 Data collection and analysis
1.3 Summary of findings and outline of the study
2. Analytical framework
2.1 Inclusive competitiveness
2.2 Achieving inclusive competitiveness in the emerging solar sector
3. Morocco and its emerging solar energy industry
3.1 Socio-economic development in Morocco
3.2 Morocco’s energy sector
3.3 Morocco’s renewable energy potential and targets
4. Mapping capabilities in the solar energy sector
4.1 Existing capabilities within the value chain and potential employment effects
4.2 Potential measures to enhance domestic capabilities
5. Enhancing technological capabilities
5.1 The relevance of knowledge and R&D capabilities for competitiveness
5.2 Industrial upgrading programmes
6. Market creation
6.1 Market-creation policies
6.2 Energy subsidies
6.3 Policy recommendations
7. Mobilising private sector investment
7.1 Key challenges for renewable energy investments in MENA
7.2 Investment promotion and facilitation
7.3 Investment financing
8. Fostering business linkages
8.1 The importance of business linkages for competitiveness
8.2 Existing programmes for facilitating business linkages in Morocco
8.3 Domestic experience with business linkages
8.4 Policy recommendations
9. Towards an integrated strategy for industrial development
9.1 Identifying binding constraints and building a national strategy
9.2 Overcoming constraints
9.3 Policy recommendations