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Two years after its launch, Morocco’s direct housing subsidy program, known as Daam Sakane, is entering a phase of in-depth evaluation, the Housing Ministry has announced, as officials look to assess the program’s real effects on households, the property market and the wider economy ahead of its scheduled expiry in 2028. Launched in January 2024, […]
Having built its economic appeal over the past two decades on major physical infrastructure, from highways to ports and industrial platforms, Morocco is now shifting its growth model toward data, artificial intelligence, cloud computing and human capital, Finances News Hebdo reports. The adoption of the Digital Morocco 2030 roadmap marks this shift, treating digital technology […]
The one of the largest container ships in the world, made a landmark call this Week at the TC2 container terminal of Tanger Med Port, underscoring the facility’s growing strategic importance in global shipping networks. Operating on the flagship French Asia Line (FAL 3), which connects major Asian and European ports, the LNG-powered vessel will […]
U.S. San Francisco Chronicle has hailed the rail travel experience on Morocco’s high-speed train “Al Boraq”, the first and only high-speed railway in Africa. Al Boraq is run by Morocco’s national rail company, ONCF. It cuts journey times by half between tangier in the North and Casablanca, said the American newspaper in a story authored […]
As Morocco marks the 27th anniversary of King Mohammed VI’s enthronement on July 30, 2026, the King’s own words frame the moment best with a call for accelerating the march of “emerging Morocco.” The King had urged next-generation programs to carry the momentum of Morocco’s emergence into every region of the country. The numbers back […]
From Tanger Med to Nador West Med and Dakhla Atlantic, Morocco’s emergence as a leading maritime power reflects a long-term strategy championed by King Mohammed VI to transform the Kingdom into a gateway for global trade, regional integration and African development. Over the past two decades, the Kingdom has moved beyond a traditional port system […]
Morocco has called for making the Afro-Atlantic space a driver of peace, stability and shared prosperity in line with the Royal vision and initiatives launched for Sahel countries and for strengthening cooperation between African countries bordering the Atlantic Ocean. In an address to the 7th ministerial meeting of the Atlantic African States Process (AASP) convening […]
The World Bank has launched a new 10-year partnership framework with Morocco to help accelerate job creation and support inclusive, competitive, and resilient economy. “This Country Partnership Framework marks a decisive milestone for Morocco. What makes it distinctive is its structuring nature; it aligns public and private financing, knowledge, and reforms around a shared vision […]
Moroccan drugmaker Galenica has shipped its first pharmaceutical export to Russia in partnership with Asia Pharm Group, a milestone the company describes as a historic first for a Moroccan, Arab and African pharmaceutical laboratory entering the Eurasian Economic Union market. The shipment follows Galenica becoming the first Moroccan, Arab and African drugmaker to obtain GMP […]
The Association of European Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA) has published its official position on the European Union’s proposed Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA), backing the Made in Europe concept while firmly opposing any implementation that would penalize production chains already established outside the Union, particularly in Morocco and Turkey. The statement marks the first time the association […]