Category: Business

OCP Group sets up new subsidiary offering farmers tailored solutions

April 2, 2024

Morocco’s state-owned phosphate OCP Group announced this Tuesday the setting up of a new subsidiary offering farmers customized plant nutrition solutions adapted to the crop, ... Read More

Africa at the heart of India’s quest for superpower status — experts

April 1, 2024

In this era of geopolitical competition and realignment, India recognizes Africa as a key component in its pursuit of superpower status and the continent is ... Read More

Morocco expects to produce 1 million cars by 2025

April 1, 2024

Industry minister Ryad Mezzour expects the production capacity of Morocco’s automotive sector to increase to 1.5 million cars by 2026. “We will hit the 1 ... Read More

Africa’s small-scale coffee farmers brace for new EU anti-deforestation law

April 1, 2024

The new European Union anti-deforestation law, which aims at protecting dwindling forests by outlawing products sourced from deforested areas, is closely watched in parts of ... Read More

West African cocoa crisis sends chocolate prices up

April 1, 2024

Higher cocoa prices, due to catastrophic harvest in West Africa, triggered a surge of chocolate prices. About 60% of Cocoa, a key chocolate ingredient, is ... Read More

African countries to dominate ranking of world’s rapidly growing economies- UN agency

March 31, 2024

African countries are expected to post the highest growth rates this year globally, said the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), a UN agency. Niger, Senegal, ... Read More

IMF gives go-ahead for $8 billion loan to Egypt

March 31, 2024

The IMF agreed to offer Egypt a loan worth 8 billion dollars under an Extended Fund Facility to support the country’s economic stability. Following its ... Read More

S&P revises Morocco’s outlook to positive

March 30, 2024

Credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s revised Morocco’s outlook to positive BB+/B thanks to social, economic, and budgetary reforms. With the new rating, Morocco edges ... Read More

Nigeria: govt’s new policy to force mining firms to process minerals locally

March 30, 2024

Nigeria’s government has announced it will only grant new mining licenses to companies committed to process extracted minerals locally, signaling a major shift from the ... Read More

China’s BTR New Material to develop Morocco’s first EV cluster

March 29, 2024

China’s BTR New Material Group, a global EV battery component maker, signed a deal with the Moroccan government to build a 300 million dollar-plant in ... Read More