Algeria: Sonatrach reveals $90 billion investment, Shale gas production set for 2022

Chief Executive Officer of state-owned Sonatrach, Said Sahnoun, asserted that their five-year investment plan will go ahead despite plummeting oil prices. Addressing the ninth North Africa Oil & Gas Summit held in Algiers, he also said that the exploitation of shale oil for production is scheduled for 2022. Analysts believe that the global slumping of […]

Morocco, EU to promote their cooperation in marine research

The agreement seeks to boost cooperation between Morocco and the EU in terms of research in different fields, including scientific research.   Morocco and the European Union (EU) signed on Tuesday an administrative arrangement on cooperation in marine research and innovation.   The agreement will give new impetus to cooperation between Morocco and the EU […]

Morocco’s Foreign Exchange Reserves Stand at 201.5 Bln Dirhams by July 2017

Morocco’s foreign exchange reserves stood at 201.5 billion Dirhams by July 2017, shrinking 16.4% compared to the same period last year, the Central Bank, Bank Al Maghrib said. The Bank said it maintains key interest rate at 2.33%, adding that the exchanges volume rose from 5.4 billion to 8.2 billion DH. The drop in Morocco’s […]