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LafargeHolcim unveils new cement plant in Taroudant

Cement producer LafargeHolcim, listed with the Casablanca stock exchange, announced the completion of its new plant in Taroudant worth $330 mln with an annual capacity of 1.6 million tons.   The new factory, which is set to start production in July, will supply cement for construction and infrastructure projects in the region of Souss and […]

Morocco to launch Takaful insurance soon

Morocco is putting the final touches on the Takaful insurance key to a growing participatory finance triggered by real estate mainly. Speaking at a national insurance seminar, Central Bank Governor Abdellatif Jouahri said Takaful will be launched soon as the main stakeholders are working together to finalize it. A law on Takaful was approved by […]

Pablo Iglesias, from radical left icon to Polisario’s last supporter in Spanish political class

Once hailed as a leader of Spain’s radical left, Pablo Iglesias Turrión has now become a fallen politician clinging to relevance through incendiary anti-Moroccan populist rhetoric on Sahara. The former leader of Podemos, who rose to prominence in 2014 promising to sweep away Spain’s “corrupt caste,” has long been a vocal advocate for the Polisario […]