G-5 Sahel

Crans Montana Forum Distinguishes Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament in Dakhla

Speaker of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Moustapha Cissé, received in Morocco’s southern city of Dakhla the 2018 Crans Montana Foundation prize in recognition for his commitment to regional integration. The prize was awarded at a ceremony chaired by Crans Montana Honorary President and Founder Jean-Paul Carteron and attended […]

First Islamic Bank in Morocco Expected Next Year

Morocco will have its first Islamic bank next year, according to a statement made lately in Kuwait by governor by the central bank of the North African country Abdellatif Jouahri. Morocco will become thus the latest Muslim-majority country to develop a regulatory framework specific to Islamic finance after the parliament approved last year a bill […]

Morocco launches $2.8 billion highway project connecting Fez to Marrakech

Morocco’s Ministry of Equipment and Water has initiated preparatory studies for a major infrastructure project: a 420-kilometer highway connecting Fez to Marrakech via Meknes, Khenifra, and Beni Mellal, with an estimated cost of 28 billion dirhams ($2.8 billion). This ambitious project aims to strengthen north-central connectivity across the kingdom, serving as a “backbone” to stimulate […]