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Morocco made a prominent showing at the 60th edition of the ITB Berlin international tourism fair, deploying a 1,000-square-meter pavilion alongside leading Mediterranean destinations and using the occasion to deepen commercial partnerships and expand air connectivity with the German market. The Moroccan pavilion, inaugurated by ONMT Director General Achraf Fayda, brought together more than 140 […]
Canadian mining Company Trigon Metals has started exploration drilling operation in Addana Project located in the province of Tata, southern Morocco. The Project is easily accessible via the Agadir–Tata highway and benefits from established local infrastructure. Addana was selected as Trigon’s flagship Moroccan project due to its potential for near-surface, high-grade silver-lead polymetallic mineralization, supported […]
Morocco’s Ministry of Agriculture has issued a tender for a comprehensive study to reform the country’s Agricultural Investment Code — a foundational legal framework that has governed irrigation, land tenure, and private investment incentives in the sector since its adoption in 1969. The study carries a budget of 5.64 million dirhams and must be completed […]
Morocco’s manufacturing sector is expected to register a rise in output during the first quarter of 2026, according to the latest quarterly business survey published by the High Commission for Planning, offering a more optimistic outlook after a subdued start to the year recorded by Bank Al-Maghrib’s January data. The anticipated recovery is expected to […]
The Governor of the Central Bank of Libya, Naji Issa, has reviewed the latest performance indicators for the country’s electronic payment systems, highlighting sustained growth across multiple platforms. The assessment was conducted on Tuesday during an expanded meeting at the Bank’s Tripoli headquarters, attended by the general managers of several banks and directors of electronic […]
Escalating conflict between Iran, Israel and the United States is casting a shadow on the global economy including Morocco’s economy, exposing it to vulnerabilities in energy security, logistics, industrial supply chains and the state budget if the war lasts beyond four weeks. A disruption or risk-driven slowdown in traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, the […]
Moroccan mining group Managem reported a record turnover of 13.7 billion dirhams in 2025, up 55% from a year earlier, driven by surging gold prices and the start-up of two major projects, the company said. The performance marks the highest revenue level in the group’s history and confirms the rebound initiated after a weaker 2023, the […]
Austrian group Amiblu, which makes glass-fibre reinforced plastics pipes, tanks and fittings for water, wastewater…, has extended its Moroccan production site with the support of Insta Globe, a global leader in industrial electrification services. The extension will enable Amiblu to boost production setting eye on North African market with its GRP pipe systems for drinking water, wastewater, […]
Morocco and Russia have moved to strengthen their fisheries partnership after officials wrapped up the first session of their Joint Fisheries Commission in Rabat, the latest step in implementing a four-year cooperation agreement the two countries signed in Moscow last October, covering the Moroccan Sahara waters. The meeting focused on how both sides are putting […]
The Fraser Institute has released its 2025 global ranking of the most attractive mining jurisdictions, placing Morocco and Botswana at the top of the African continent, according to its annual survey. Published on the sidelines of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention held in Toronto from 1–4 March, the survey- considered a […]