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US automotive company Adient to set up new plant in Kenitra

US automotive company Adient is set to establish a new production unit for fairings in the industrial zone of Kenitra, western Morocco. The project related agreement was initialed Monday by Moroccan Minister of Industry and Trade, Moulay Hafid Elalamy, and the company’s Executive Vice President EMEA, Michel Berthelin.   The project, requiring a budget of […]

Algeria: Ailing Bouteflika clings to power despite incapacity to rule

Algerian President Abdel Aziz Bouteflika stunned Algerians and opposition parties when he affirmed in an address on Independence Day that he would continue ruling Algeria despite his critical health condition. Under fire at home and on the international front for his incapacity and for the corruption and autocracy of his regime, president Bouteflika slammed critics […]

Morocco-U.S. meeting explores joint business opportunities

The huge business opportunities offered in Morocco thanks to the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) sealed with the United States and the African Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) were at the center of talks held lately between Pdt of Moroccan Association of Exporters Hassan Sentissi El Idrissi and U.S. Consul General to Casablanca Lawrence M. Randolph. […]