Talent Neuron City Spotlight – Rabat (Executive Summary)

December 2013

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Rabat – Snapshot Rabat is the capital of Morocco and is a center of trade and tourism

Rabat Overview

City Population 627,932

Unemployment Rate (IT) 4.2%

Attrition Rate 6.0%

Working Days in a year 282 Days (3088 hours)

Political Risk Rating Score 60

EU Membership Status EU partnership

• Rabat, is the capital of Morocco and also the capital of the Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer region

• Major industries are textile, food processing and construction

• In addition, tourism and the presence of all foreign embassies in Morocco make Rabat one of the most important cities in the country

• Rabat has a per capita income of Euro 15,145 • 13 Public Holidays and 18 paid Vacation days are

provided to employees

Zinnov 4 Source : Talent Neuron, Country Statistics site, Industry Associations, University Websites, Industry Reports, Interview with Stakeholders and Job Portals

Rabat Rabat has installed talent pool of 15,900 professionals

Installed Talent Pool – Rabat Total Compensation Break up per month

15,900

1,850 1,100

4,000

6,550

2,400

TotalInstalled

Talent

Sofware Hardware IT Services BPO TechnicalSupport

Language Support

Language

• The major medium of instruction in the universities of Morocco is Arabic and French. However some universities do offer English as a medium of instruction and also provide Arabic and English language courses

Annual Salary Increase

• Annual Salary increase is 10%

Note: Fresher corresponds to experience of 0 years; Experienced corresponds to an experience of 3 years

Social Security Contribution

Professional Training Tax

• 1.6%

Family Benefits • 7.5%

Short-Term Benefits • 0.67%

Long – Term Benefits • 7.93%

85% 88%

15% 12%

Fresher Experienced

Social Contribution Gross Salary

Euro - 512 Euro - 832

Zinnov 5 Source : Talent Neuron research and Analysis, Industry reports, News articles, Investment agencies

Rabat

Ecosystem

Presence of Tech parks/ Technology development Zone

• Cegedim Activ, a global technology and services company specializing in the healthcare field has an R&D center in Rabat

• STMicroelectronics has started the construction of a new site for ST's IC design and software development center

Infrastructure

Office space availability

• Rabat Technopolis, with 8 year project duration, will have an office space of 41,500 sq.m by 2015.

• The first phase of 3,000,000 sq.m park was delivered in 2008.

Local Support

Financial/ Training/Other Support Aids

• For companies operating in the Rabat Technopolis the telecom costs is up to 30% cheaper than market price

• Recruitment service support is offered to companies operating in Rabat Technopolis Park

Company Landscape

Presence of automotive companies and other multinationals

• Hyundai has an automotive plant

• Non automotive companies such as MD2A Software, Genpact, Atos Origin, Cegedim Activ, Devoteam Maroc, Sofrecom Services Maroc, Ericsson, Microsoft, Sagem have their presence

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