King Felipe VI highlights importance of Spain-Morocco relations

King Felipe VI of Spain highlighted, Monday in Bilbao, the importance of his country’s relations with Morocco and underlined that Morocco has “economic sectors with high potential.” “Morocco is a country with high potential economic sectors,” King Felipe VI said in an address delivered at the opening of the 26th National Congress of Family Business, […]

Morocco’s Economic Growth Hits 3.8% in Q1 of 2017

On the backdrop of abundant rainfall, auguring a good agricultural season, Morocco’s economic growth stood at 3.8% in the first quarter of 2017, compared to 1.6% the same period last year. Statistics released by the state’s High Planning Commission (HCP) show that the agricultural sector improved to 14.2% by the end of March 2017, compared […]

G5 Sahel: AfDB raises about $270 mln to strengthen infrastructure & resilience

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced a contribution of $267 million to finance the implementation of the Priority Investment Program (PIP) of the G5 Sahel. The Priority Investment Program is a 14.8-billion-dollar program addressing development needs in governance, security, economic resilience, and infrastructure in the Sahel region. The program aims to improve the living […]