Moroccan Minister of Energy & Mines Aziz Rabbah and Head of Jordan’s Minerals Regulatory Commission Farouq Hiyari

Nigeria to build refinery with 100,000 liters per day capacity

Nigeria’s Gasoline Integrated International is planning to build a refining capacity of 100,000 liters per day and other petroleum products, for a total investment of 3 billion naira ($68 million), reports say. The project, according to Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun, is expected to produce 400,000 liters per day in the long run. The refinery […]

COVID-19: Morocco to bolster mask production capacity to 3.3 million daily

Morocco aims to bolster its mask production capacity from 2.35 million units currently to 3.3 million amid a global trend towards generalizing masks to counter the coronavirus outbreak, Moroccan media reported. The Moroccan government has not yet recommended wearing masks for ordinary citizens in line with WHO guidance, which was reverted recently to recommending masks […]

Morocco to abandon international bond issue in 2022

Morocco may no longer issue an international bond as was planned earlier this year amid deep uncertainty and market volatility, finance minister Nadia Fettah Alaoui said. The government expects its financing needs to grow to 60 billion dirhams ($5.5 bln) next year compared with some 45 billion dirhams this year. “We will try to strike […]