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Impact of U.S.-Turkey Trade War on Morocco

The trade and financial war currently unfolding between the U.S. and Turkey is opening new opportunities and risks for the Moroccan economy, which has signed free trade agreements with both countries. With Turkey facing a currency crisis, President Donald Trump last week doubled tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum to offset the effects of […]

NGO Urges EU to Press Algeria to Contribute to Sahara Conflict Settlement

The Moroccan Sahrawi Solidarity Association in Europe (AMSSE) has called on the EU foreign chief Federica Mogherini to use her leverage to force Algeria to “engage constructively in the UN process for the resolution of the Sahara conflict”. The Association made the call on the occasion of the EU-Algeria meeting held March 13th in Brussels. […]

Automotive Industry: Japanese JTEKT Inaugurates Steering Systems Factory in Tangier

Leading Japanese car parts maker, JTEKT, has inaugurated this Wednesday Oct.9 in the Tangier Automative City Zone its new steering systems production factory, worth $22.7 million.   Executive Director of JTEKT Corporation, Hirofumi Matsuoka, said at the inauguration ceremony that this new plant in Tangier is JTEKT’s first industrial site on the African continent.   […]