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China’s president Xi Jinping on his way from a G20 summit in Brazil stopped for a short visit in Morocco, an event that is reflective of the interest of Beijing in Morocco as a rising regional power and economic hub. Xi Jinping was received in Casablanca by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan and Prime Minister […]
Moroccan competition regulator fined Viatris $0.7 mln for failing to notify it of a merger, sources told Reuters. Viatris was created out of a merger between Upline and Maylan, which has business in Morocco. The fine amounts to 2.5% of Vitaris local Morocco operations and was already paid to the treasury. The council was also […]
The autonomy plan presented by Morocco for the Sahara focuses on dialogue and international law, and promotes the well-being of the populations concerned, said Romenio Pereira, Secretary for International Relations of Brazil’s ruling party, Workers’ Party (PT). “A more explicit support for the autonomy plan presented by Morocco can, of course, be considered, since this […]
The 19th edition of the International Building Exhibition (SIB) opened on Wednesday, November 20 at the Mohammed VI Exhibition Center in El Jadida, under the theme “Controlled implementation, valued materials and buildings.” The event, held until November 22, is under the High Patronage of King Mohammed VI and was inaugurated by Minister Fatima Ezzahra El […]
Representatives from nearly 50 U.S. agribusinesses & trade groups and 14 state departments of agriculture will visit Casablanca Dec. 2-5 to explore joint business opportunities and expand U.S. farm & food exports to Morocco and other West African markets. The trip of this American trade mission is organized by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). “This […]
A conference tackling the development of a multi-dimensional partnership between Morocco and Austria was held in Vienna on Wednesday, at the initiative of Moroccan Millennium Leaders (MML) and Austria’s Young Professional Network. A number of elected representatives, economic operators, community actors and academics attended this event, part of the Moroccan civil society’s commitment to promoting […]
As China has come to dominate global supply chains for critical raw materials (CRM) over the last two decades, the European Union and the United States have played a catch-up in race for the control of the CRM supplies — with African countries being “caught in the cross-fire”. Faced with China’s lithium mining head-start, the […]
Works are ongoing to build the Dakhla port, in the Moroccan Sahara, with 27% achieved so far. The port is designed to serve as a commercial hub for southern Morocco and West Africa and has been at the heart of the King’s Atlantic Initiative, which aims at helping landlocked Sahel states access global trade and […]
LARC Morocco SAS, a subsidiary of Lithium Africa Resources Corp, will be exploring for lithium and gold in the Bir El Mami area, in the Dakhla Oued Eddahab region in the Sahara. A deal was signed in that regard with the Moroccan office for hydrocarbons and mines (ONHYM) as part of a strategy to promote […]
The Senegalese have voted on Sunday in parliamentary elections that will determine if President Faye can carry on with an ambitious reform agenda. Pools closed the same day with results yet to be announced for the 165-seat parliament, where Faye does not have majority. Faye, who achieved victory in March’s presidential election, dissolved parliament in […]