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Conference on Advanced Regionalization calls for inclusive regional development, reducing territorial disparities.

The first National Conference on Advanced Regionalization held in Agadir Friday and Saturday adopted a set of recommendations, calling, inter-alia for strengthening regions’ capacities in terms of inclusive regional development to reduce territorial disparities.   Participants in the conference stressed the need to strengthen territorial planning mechanisms in accordance with the State’s general policy in […]

Morocco wants to dethrone China, India as most competitive automobile industry by 2025

Morocco aims at becoming the most competitive automobile industry by 2025, Moulay Hafid Elalamy minister of Industry, Commerce and the Green and Digital Economy has announced in the wake of a new strategic agreement with French automaker Renault. The kingdom of Morocco and the French giant in the African country adopted a new strategic roadmap […]

Algeria’s Disgraced Ex-Tycoon Khalifa Extradited Home from the UK

Former Algerian billionaire tycoon, Rafik Khalifa, has been extradited to his homeland after living in Britain for more than a decade. Once considered the “golden boy” of Algeria, the 47-year-old Khalifa rose from obscurity to build an empire including a bank, an airline and television stations, at one point employing an estimated 20,000 people in […]