First Independent Mena Newspaper
Investment and partnership opportunities in various economic sectors were at the menue of a working session held this week in Casablanca between the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) and Israeli Employers and Business Organizations (IEBO). During this meeting, representatives of the Moroccan and Israeli private sectors discussed opportunities to further accelerate the dynamics of […]
Morocco’s new development model emphasized the key role that Casablanca stock exchange is poised to play and set goals such as increasing market capitalization and initial public offerings. However, the stock market suffered a lethargy in recent years with fewer listings and low secondary market activity as well as a flight of foreign investors. The […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) launched this week in Casablanca the Green Economy Financing Facility Morocco II (GEFF II), a credit line facility of €163.5 million. Green Economy Finance Facility Morocco II (GEFF II) is a €163 million financing line set up by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) with […]
Mauritania has woken up without a government. Prime Minister Mohamed Ould Bilal tendered his resignation and that of his government to the Head of state, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. No statement to the press was made following the resignation, which could be explained in part by the harsh criticism of the […]
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez defended before Spanish Mps the new position of his country in support of Morocco’s autonomy plan as « The most serious, realistic and credible » basis for settling the artificial dispute around the Sahara territory. Sanchez had sent a letter to King Mohammed VI on March 18 voicing the same […]
Interior Minister Abdelouafi Laftit highlighted, on Tuesday in Dubai, Morocco’s commitment to the efforts aiming to protect the international security system against any slippage. Speaking at the ministerial meeting of the International Security Alliance (ISA), Laftit said that the establishment of an international security coalition, bringing together a set of influential countries in the global […]
The official closing ceremony of ICESCO Year of Women 2021 was held Wednesday in Rabat under the chairmanship of Princess Lalla Meryem, President of the National Union of Moroccan Women (UNFM). Taking the floor during the official ceremony held at the headquarters of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in Rabat, ICESCO Director […]
Morocco is a strong partner of the United States of America in the world, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday in Rabat where he discussed with Moroccan officials, including head of the government Aziz Akhannouch and Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita opportunities and challenges facing Morocco, efforts to advance its economic leadership in Africa, […]
Morocco’s autonomy proposal is gaining traction as more global players voice support for it as the ultimate political solution of an artificial dispute and a relic of colonialism that has long lasted. Israel was the latest country to join the list of global players who openly back Morocco’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and support the […]
The Biden administration has voiced concern over Tunisia’s democratic trajectory and stressed the importance of an inclusive political and economic reform process that gives civil society a strong voice. In a press release issued by the U.S. State Department following the visit Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Human Rights Uzra Zeya paid to Tunisia on […]