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Morocco’s industrial plan creates over 400,000 jobs since 2014

Morocco has created 405,496 jobs thanks to projects launched under the umbrella of the industrial acceleration plan, Minister Moulay Hafid El Alamy said. With such a figure, the plan launched in 2014 has met 81% of its goal to create 500,000 employment opportunities by 2020, said the industry minister. The plan also aims at bringing […]

Moroccan-Mauritanian partnership cuts watermelon prices in half in Nouakchott

An agricultural partnership between Moroccan and Mauritanian private producers is yielding significant benefits for consumers in Nouakchott, as locally grown “Moroccan watermelons” flood the market at dramatically reduced prices. The cooperation, established during the joint commission meeting between the two countries in February 2024, has enabled Moroccan watermelon varieties to be cultivated in Mauritania’s Rosso […]

Egypt Eyes $10 bln Foreign Investment in Oil, Gas

Egypt is expecting foreign investment in the oil and gas sector to reach about $10 billion in the 2018/19 fiscal year, Petroleum Minister Tarek El Molla said. According to Molla, Egypt expects foreign investments to total the same amount for the current fiscal year, marking a 25 percent increase from the previous year. Last year […]