{"id":1226,"date":"2016-08-17T06:59:33","date_gmt":"2016-08-17T05:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1226"},"modified":"2016-08-14T20:09:32","modified_gmt":"2016-08-14T19:09:32","slug":"set-conference-call-uk-morocco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/blog\/set-conference-call-uk-morocco\/","title":{"rendered":"How to set up a conference call between UK and Morocco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Wednesday, August 17, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first contact between England and Morocco is thought to have been\u00a0King John&#8217;s failed attempt to get\u00a0Moroccan support against the French in the thirteenth century.<\/p>\n<p>Things have gotten a bit better since then though and the two countries have enjoyed a trading relationship since the fifteenth century &#8211; in fact, the\u00a0UK is one of Morocco&#8217;s oldest partners and was the nation&#8217;s main trading partner during the nineteenth century.<\/p>\n<p>And this working relationship is something that is being worked on by the current UK government, not least to take advantage of the country&#8217;s unique and strategic location at the threshold of Europe and the gateway to Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Although Rabat is the political capital of Africa, Casablanca\u00a0is the country&#8217;s business capital &#8211; and because no one wants a three-hour flight as part of their commute, it makes sense to keep in touch with colleagues or clients via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/conference-call\" target=\"_blank\">conferecne call<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So here\u2019s how to quickly set up a teleconference\u00a0between UK and Morocco, using nothing more than a mobile or landline telephone.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>The pros and cons of exporting to Morocco<\/h2>\n<p>There are a number\u00a0of major UK businesses currently doing business in Morocco, such as G4S, GlaxoSmithKline, Marks and Spencer, Shell, and Unilever, and an increasing number of\u00a0UK law firms and oil and gas exploration companies setting up there.<\/p>\n<p>The strengths of the Moroccan market include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>good communication network and global transport connections<\/li>\n<li>strategic geographic location and gateway to Africa<\/li>\n<li>open Skies Agreement with the European Union (<abbr title=\"European Union\">EU<\/abbr>) and low cost flights from the UK<\/li>\n<li>strong banking and finance sector<\/li>\n<li>\u2018advanced status\u2019 with the <abbr title=\"European Union\">EU<\/abbr> since 2008<\/li>\n<li>competitive labour costs<\/li>\n<li>tax incentives, no restrictions to capital and ease of repatriation for profits and dividends<\/li>\n<li>Morocco was ranked fairly high in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doingbusiness.org\/reports\" rel=\"external\">World Bank 2016 Doing Business Report<\/a>, moving up 5 places from 2015<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are also a number of challenges UK businesses will have to confront when doing business in Morocco, notably:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>bureaucracy<\/li>\n<li>implementation of legislations and delayed decision making<\/li>\n<li>counterfeiting<\/li>\n<li>corruption (scored quite poorly in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.transparency.org\/country#MAR\" rel=\"external\">Corruption Perception Index<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>competition from <abbr title=\"European Union\">EU<\/abbr> trading partners and growing competition from non <abbr title=\"European Union\">EU<\/abbr>countries<\/li>\n<li>price sensitivity of the market and low consumer purchasing power<\/li>\n<li>high unemployment and large informal sector<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Setting up the call<\/h3>\n<p>Visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/conference-call\" target=\"_blank\">ConferenceCall.co.uk<\/a>\u00a0to get an instant, free\u00a0PIN before\u00a0clicking\u00a0on the \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/invite-your-international-participants\" target=\"_blank\">Invite Participants<\/a>\u2019 tab to generate an email template.<\/p>\n<p>Next, enter the time, date and subject of the conference call, before picking\u00a0UK and Morocco\u00a0dial-in codes before\u00a0hitting the button marked \u2018Copy this invitation\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Finally,\u00a0paste the template into an email before sending to up to 100 participants.<\/p>\n<p>And that&#8217;s it!<\/p>\n<h3>Dial-in numbers to call<\/h3>\n<p>At the allotted time participants dial the following numbers and enter your PIN:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0<b>UK participants\u00a0<\/b>dial\u00a0<b>0843 0 250 250<\/b><br \/>\n&#8211;\u00a0<strong>Morocco\u00a0<\/strong><b>participants<\/b>\u00a0dial\u00a0<strong>08920-90112<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Your conference call can now begin!<\/p>\n<h3>Time to call<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/clock.jpg\" alt=\"clock\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/>Although Morocco is\u00a0almost 2,000 miles from the UK, is shares the same time zone and so it&#8217;s fine to call in normal UK business hours.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Originally published September 22, 2014<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/conference-call\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1777 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/conference-call-banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"118\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wednesday, August 17, 2016 The first contact between England and Morocco is thought to have been\u00a0King John&#8217;s failed attempt to get\u00a0Moroccan support against the French in the thirteenth century. 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