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Algeria demands more from association agreement with EU

Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra has said that it is time for the Algeria-EU association agreement to be revised because it is only beneficial to the European Union. Times have changed since the agreement was concluded 10 years and “Algeria gave more than it received” under the partnership, argued Lamamra. The minister was speaking at […]

Tazi and Bachiri Elected to Lead CGEM with 91.5% of the Vote

Mehdi Tazi and Mohamed Bachiri were elected President and Executive Vice-President of Morocco’s Confederation of Enterprises (CGEM) on Thursday evening with 91.5 percent of votes cast at the federation’s elective general assembly, held in a large venue at a Casablanca hotel before the who’s-who of Morocco’s business world. Of 4,123 votes counted, 3,773 went to […]

Norway’s Jotun to invest in Morocco paints plant

Norwegian paint maker Jotun plans to invest around 100 million dirhams ($10 million) in a new manufacturing plant in Morocco’s Casablanca-Settat region, the industry ministry said. The project follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding last week between Industry and Trade Minister Ryad Mezzour and Jotun Morocco, a local subsidiary of the Scandinavian group. […]