Tag: Casablanca

Morocco: Security Forces on High Alert for Eid al-Adha Celebration

September 10, 2016

Moroccan authorities have raised security level to maximum before and during Eid celebration in a move to thwart any terror plots by terrorists at the ... Read More

Morocco Dismantles another Dangerous Terror Cell

September 7, 2016

Moroccan authorities have announced this Wednesday the arrest of another terrorist cell composed of three members who were planning to carry out attacks in several ... Read More

Casablanca, Rabat Regions comprise 48% of Morocco’s GDP

September 7, 2016

The regions of Casablanca-Settat and Rabat-Salé-Kénitra continue to drive the Moroccan economy making up 48.3% of Morocco’s GDP in 2014, the Higher Planning Commission (HCP) ... Read More

U.S. ADM Starts Operating Sweetener Plant in Casablanca

September 1, 2016

The U.S. agribusiness group, Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM), said that its Casablanca’s sweetener plant started operating in August with a view to boosting its ... Read More

Morocco: Attijariwafa Bank Group crowned best Moroccan bank by Euromoney awards for excellence

July 28, 2016

Morocco’s Attijariwafa Bank was Wednesday named best Moroccan bank by Euromoney for Excellence 2016 awards organised by leading Euromoney Institutional Investor based in London. Awards ... Read More

Morocco Set to Become Hub for Aeronautic Industries

July 21, 2016

Morocco is forging ahead with its industrialization plan, which attaches particular importance to aviation-related industries. The recent opening of Latsima’s factory to supply Airbus is ... Read More

Morocco Receives First Batch of Abrams Tanks

July 11, 2016

Morocco received yesterday (Sunday) at Casablanca’s port the first batch of the US-made M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks, as part of an order of 250 ... Read More

Converting Debt to Shares, a Possible Scenario to Save Morocco’s Sole refinery

July 11, 2016

Creditors of Morocco’s sole refinery, Samir, are putting on the table the alternative of converting the massive 43-billion-dirham debt ($4.55 billion) into shares, a move ... Read More

Qatar Airways Launches Doha-Marrakech Air Route

July 4, 2016

Qatar Airways will be operating three flights a week from Doha to Marrakech, adding the Red City to its global destinations, Qatar’s flag carrier said ... Read More

Moroccan-Portuguese Summit Talks in Casablanca

June 27, 2016

King Mohammed VI held, at the Royal Palace in Casablanca on Monday, tête-à-tête talks with Portugal’s President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who arrived earlier in ... Read More