Youssef Rouissi, deputy CEO of Attijariwafa bank, speaks at the China-Africa Financial Bridges Forum 2026 in Beijing on Wednesday. CHINA DAILY
The China-Africa corridor is emerging as one of the world's most important economic partnerships as cooperation shifts beyond traditional resource trade toward industrial development, green investment and deeper supply-chain integration, business and financial leaders said at a forum in Beijing.
Speaking at the China-Africa Financial Bridges Forum 2026 on Wednesday, Youssef Rouissi, deputy CEO of Attijariwafa bank, said the bank recognized years ago that the China-Africa corridor would become "one of the defining economic realities of our era".
As Morocco's largest bank and one of Africa's leading financial groups, Attijariwafa bank is ready to serve as the financial bridge between China and Africa, he said.
Rouissi said China's decision to implement zero tariffs for 53 African countries with diplomatic ties to China, effective May 1, signals a long-term strategic commitment rather than simply a trade measure.
