Niger’s Issoufou Mahamadou & Malian Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta

Global Construction Slows to 2.3% as Morocco Defends Its Infrastructure Pipeline

Fitch Solutions has revised downward its forecast for global construction sector growth to 2.3 percent in 2026, from an earlier projection of 2.7 percent, citing the disruptions to energy and logistics chains generated by the ongoing tensions around the Strait of Hormuz and the broader geopolitical turbulence stemming from the Gulf conflict. The revision marks […]

European Court Decision ‘Does Not Question’ Moroccan-Spanish Cooperation (Spanish Govt.)

The Spanish government said that the decision of the European Court on the farm & fisheries agreements with Morocco “does not question” relations of cooperation between the Kingdom, Spain and the EU. “For me and the Spanish government, this decision does not question our relations with our strategic partner, Morocco, nor the friendship and cooperation […]

Morocco’s OCP to raise 5bln dirhams in ordinary bond

Morocco’s OCP group plans to issue an ordinary bond to raise 5 billion dirhams or 500 million dollars as it seeks funding for its ambitious green energy and desalination projects, financial markets regulator AMMC said. OCP, a market mover in phosphates and fertilizers production, plans to go green by 2040 as it forges ahead to […]