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As the third China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo (CAETE) concluded in Changsha on Sunday June 2, with $10.3 billion worth of projects signed, analysts say that the economic cooperation between both sides will need to build on past lessons and successes to really reshape China-Africa trade. With bilateral trade between China and Africa totaling $282 […]
Tangier’s College of Legal, Economic and Social Sciences is organizing a Moroccan-Spanish scientific meeting on circular economy and tourism, in partnership with the International University of Andalusia and in coordination with the Cefal Foundation. Participants to this 3rd edition seek to enable tourism stakeholders, professionals, students, and graduates of specialized tourism institutes to learn about […]
Morocco’s role in regional food security was the focus of talks between Minister of Agriculture, Mohamed Sadiki, and his Spanish counterpart, Luis Planas. The talks, held on the sidelines of the 43rd session of the Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) held in Rome July 1 – 7, provided an opportunity to examine […]
The United Kingdom is “absolutely committed” to enhancing trade with Morocco, said Minister of State for International Trade Nigel Huddleston. In 2022 we did about £3.1 billion-worth of bilateral trade, up nearly 50% on 2021, and we are using our association agreement with Morocco to boost that even further, he told the House of Commons […]
South Africa confirmed it will host the BRICS summit in August as planned, amid speculation that the event may move to China, while Ethiopia has become the latest country to have asked to join the bloc of emerging markets. In March, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have launched lately a joint initiative to strengthen start-ups in North Africa. Commenting the joint move, EBRD Chief Operating Officer Jean-Marc Peterschmitt said: “we will adopt an integrated approach to increase our input and counter the challenges that early-stage tech start-ups […]
The third edition of the China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo kicked off Thursday in the city of Changsha (Hunan province, centre), with the participation of Morocco. The Moroccan delegation taking part in this event held from June 29 to July 2 under the theme “Common Development for a Shared Future”, is led by the minister […]
Rwandan prime minister this week held a meeting with the European Union delegation to discuss various areas of partnership to boost trade and investments, while NGOs are pushing Kenya to rescind the recent agreement with the EU to implement the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between them. Following the meeting with Rwandan PM Edouard Ngirente, one […]
The integration of migrants into Morocco’s social protection systems is a perfect illustration of the Kingdom’s comprehensive and inclusive approach to migration, Morocco’s Permanent Representative in Geneva, Omar Zniber said on Wednesday. Speaking during the 32nd session of the Standing Committee on Programs and Finance of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the diplomat noted […]
Morocco’s gigafactory project and EV ecosystem have been boosted with the $280 million new investment announced Wednesday by Chinese Tinci Company for its plant to be built in the North African Kingdom. The new factory will produce and sell lithium-ion battery materials. It will also help the Chinese firm to better serve the European market, […]