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Morocco Allocates 121,000 Hectares of State Land for Youth Agricultural Projects

Morocco’s government has mobilized 121,000 hectares of state-owned agricultural land for 1,700 projects representing 24 billion dirhams in global investment and creating approximately 69,000 jobs. Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch announced strengthened mechanisms supporting development and employment in rural and mountainous zones throughout the kingdom. Responding to parliamentary questions regarding policy toward very small and small […]

Morocco’s Opposition Questioning Government’s Social Policy

Moroccan opposition is calling for a brush-up of the government’s social policies claiming that they do not yield expected outcomes or they have an impact on targeted groups. The opposition questions Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane and attacked him for not fulfilling his promises on labour market, health, housing, education, and poverty alleviation. According to Hakim […]

Automotive: Spanish Gestamp to Build Plant in Morocco

The Madrid-based company Gestamp, which specializes in the design, development and manufacture of highly engineered metal components for the automotive industry, has unveiled plans to build a plant in the Moroccan town of Kenitra, located around 40 km away from Rabat, next to the plant that PSA is building in the town. The facility is […]