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Morocco announced a road map worth 6.1 billion Dirhams (590 million dollars) to attract 17.5 million tourists and 12 billion dollars in tourism receipts by 2026. The sector has turned the page on the pandemic with arrivals increasing to 11 million in 2022, that is a recovery rate of 84% compared with 2019. The road […]
Hutchinson group has expanded its Casablanca production site specialized in the manufacturing of composite aerospace parts and cabin insulation solutions. The 18,700 sq. m addition was inaugurated Wednesday by Ryad Mezzour, Moroccan minister of industry & Trade, Hélène Moreau-Leroy, Chairman & CEO of Hutchinson, and Philippe Olivier, Senior EVP, Aerospace, Defense & Industry. The expansion […]
Members of a US congress delegation praised, Thursday in Casablanca, the leadership of King Mohammed VI to bring stability to the whole region, and stressing the importance of this leadership to promote peace and stability. “His Majesty’s leadership in bringing stability to the region is extremely important to continue to promote peace and the kind […]
The closure of three key banks in the United States has taught Nigeria tough lessons, prompting Africa’s biggest economy to launch a $672 million fund to support its tech startups. Nigeria wants to cushion its startups against the kind of situation that Chipper Cash, a victim of the fall of SVB and the bankruptcy of […]
Spanish and Portuguese Prime Ministers Pedro Sánchez and Antonio Costa have hailed Morocco’s joint bid with Spain and Portugal to host the 2030 World Cup as a “very good message” of collaboration between the two shores of the Mediterranean, and between Europe and Africa. “This bid has a very positive charge and sends a very […]
Egypt signed two agreements worth $1.6 billion with international consortiums on the establishment of the superstructure, management, operation, exploitation, maintenance, and handing over of the container terminals at Ain Sokhna and Dekheila ports, the Arab country said in a statement on Wednesday. The first project will be implemented in the port of Sokhna between the […]
Morocco will team up with Spain and Portugal in a joint bid to organize the 2030 World Cup, said King Mohammed VI. This came in a Royal message read out by education and sports minister at a ceremony in Kigali during which accolades were offered to the King of Morocco and Rwanda’s president for their […]
The Outstanding Achievement Award of the President of African Football Confederation (CAF) was granted this year to King Mohammed VI in recognition of the Monarch’s contributions for the development of sport at home and across Africa. The trophy was handed over by CAF President Patrice Motsepe to minister of national education and Sports, Chakib Benmoussa […]
Morocco rises one spot to 7th global ranking in this year’s Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI). As in the previous two years, Morocco rates high in three main CCPI categories: Green house gas (GHG) emissions, energy use and climate policy. Morocco has been at the forefront of reducing its GHG emissions and it strengthened this […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita and the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Morocco Nathalie Fustier signed, on Monday in Rabat, the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) 2023-2027. This UNSDCF represents the reference instrument for planning and monitoring the implementation of UN activities in Morocco, in order to achieve the 2030 Development Goals […]