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Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces have expanded their AH-64E Apache attack helicopter fleet to 18 aircraft following delivery of a new batch of six airframes from Boeing’s Mesa, Arizona facility, transported aboard US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III airlifters. The delivery follows earlier tranches received in March 2025 and spring 2026, and forms part of a […]
Tamwilcom has received the World Bank’s highest rating, ‘Highly Satisfactory,’ for its Innov Invest Fund, nearly a decade after the program’s launch to finance and support Moroccan startups. Launched in 2017 with financial and technical backing from the World Bank, the fund is implemented by Tamwilcom on behalf of the Ministry of Economy and Finance […]
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Morocco’s Long-Term Issuer Default Rating at BB+ with a Stable Outlook, citing the Kingdom’s sound macroeconomic policies, adequate external liquidity buffers and strong support from official creditors. The affirmation also reflects a relatively favorable debt profile, according to the rating agency. Fitch expects the central government fiscal deficit to widen to […]
Morocco’s economy continues to expand, but that growth is translating into fewer new jobs, according to an analysis by Medias24. The employment-growth elasticity — how much employment responds to changes in real GDP — stood at just 0.18 over 2007-2025, excluding the exceptional shock of 2020 and the 2021 rebound. The decline has been sharpest […]
A new 500-million-dirham logistics and industrial project is set to be built in Ouled Saleh, south of Casablanca, after the Moroccan government approved the creation of a company to develop and manage it. The new entity, to be called Société Marocaine des Installations Logistiques de la Région de Casablanca-Settat, will provide space for logistics firms […]
Morocco is reportedly planning to acquire additional Israeli-made defense systems, including the short-to-medium range LORA missiles, which could be used by the HIMARS artillery systems the Kingdom is buying from the United States. Since the normalization of relations in 2020, Israel has become an increasingly important supplier of air defense, unmanned systems, precision fires and […]
Libyan airline MedSky resumed direct flights between Libya and France on Thursday, September 17, 2026, ending a suspension lasting more than 15 years. The airline launched a triangular route connecting Tripoli, Paris and Benghazi. The inaugural flight departed Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli on Thursday morning and arrived at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport around […]
The OCP Group, with Mohammed VI Polytechnic University through its Al Moutmir initiative, held a three-day international gathering in Benguerir from September 15 to 17 on the role of women in transforming agricultural and food systems. The event, held under the theme ‘Where Women Lead, Food Systems Transform,’ marked the UN International Year of Women […]
The OPEC Fund for International Development has agreed to extend Morocco $150 million to help finance a major new dam designed to improve water security and climate resilience by reducing flood risks and supporting sustainable agriculture. The OPEC fund financial support to Morocco is part of $645 million approved by the Fund to strengthen infrastructure […]
Morocco is gaining ground in UK sweet pepper market and set to become the third largest exporter of sweet peppers to the UK after Spain and the Netherlands, according to EastFruit news platform. Between October 2025 and June 2026, the UK imported 10,400 tons of Moroccan sweet peppers valued at more than £17 million. This […]