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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits Morocco early December

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Tuesday in Washington that he will pay a visit to Morocco early December. Mike Pompeo who made the announcement at a news briefing at the State Department described Morocco as “one of the strongest partners” of the United States in the region. “I’m looking forward to reviewing our […]

Rare Earths Extraction: OCP & Mohammed VI Polytechnic University sign deal with British Rainbow

Moroccan state-owned phosphate group OCP and Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) signed on Monday a cooperation agreement with UK “Rainbow Rare Earths” company to further investigate and develop the optimal technique for the extraction of rare earth elements from phosphogypsum. Phosphogypsum contains rare earths as a by-product of phosphoric acid production. OCP together with the […]

Morocco’s Economy to Post 4.2% Growth in 2017- Central Bank

Morocco’s Central Bank, Bank Al Maghrib, forcasted a 4.2% growth rate for Moroccan economy in 2017, up from 1.2% in 2016. The positive growth rate was put forward on the backdgrop of a promising crop year following abundant rainfall, the Bank said. The bank has kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 2.25 percent as […]