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Oceans’ Protection, at Heart of COP22 Agenda

Moroccan Minister Delegate in Charge of the Environment Hakima El Haite said at the “Our Ocean 2016 Conference” in Washington DC that oceans will feature prominently in the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 22), to be held in Marrakech on November 7-18. Addressing a panel on “Ocean and the Environment”, El Haite stressed […]

EIB lends Morocco’s Credit Agricole €200 mln

The European Investment Bank offered a €200 million loan to Morocco’s Credit Agricole to support funding for agricultural f projects. The loan aims to promote bio-agriculture and support the agriculture ministry’s “Green Generation 2020,” the two banks said in a statement. The new financing will benefit agriculture supply chains including production, storage, logistics, packaging, transformation […]

Fears of soaring oil prices drive Casablanca market into turmoil

Casablanca’s stock market has endured two weeks of turbulence after the outbreak of the war in the Gulf triggered fears of soaring oil prices and a return of runaway inflation. Casablanca’s reaction has been sharper than in several regional markets with greater direct exposure to the conflict. Between February 20 and March 3, Egypt’s exchange […]