foreign trade

Oil exploration: Qatar Petroleum gains foothold in the Tarfaya offshore area

Qatar Petroleum has joined the Italian oil company ENI and Morocco’s Office for Hydrocarbons and Mining ONHYM to explore for oil and gas off Tarfaya. ENI and Qatar Petroleum have signed an agreement on Wednesday allowing the Qatari company to acquire a 30% stake in the offshore concession of Tarfaya, including 12 blocks of exploration […]

European Commissioner: EU ready to prop up Moroccan SMEs

European Union Commissioner for Neighborhood & Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi has voiced the European bloc’s readiness to support Moroccan small & medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). “We are ready to cooperate with you, especially in green energy transition, trade facilitation, digitalization and support for SMEs,” said Mr. Várhelyi during a meeting held Wednesday in Rabat with Head of […]

NGO HSF appeals for Morocco’s King help to save hundreds of people expelled by Algeria & stranded in desert

International NGO “Horizon Sans Frontières” has called for the “natural leadership of King Mohammed VI” to launch the African initiative on international migration for a better management of youth people seeking dignified future, while “nearly 1,000 sub-Saharan migrants, expelled by Algeria to the border with Niger, are suffering in the desert.” According to the NGO, […]