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The Atlantic Initiative launched by His Majesty King Mohammed VI opens promising prospects for strengthening economic connectivity and investment between West Africa and the rest of the continent, as well as with international markets, Speaker of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Mémounatou Ibrahima, said on Friday in Marrakech. Speaking […]
South Korea is aiming to conclude a comprehensive economic partnership agreement with Morocco by mid-2027, its trade minister said, citing the need to improve competitiveness for Korean firms operating in the North African market. Current tariff structures put Korean companies at a disadvantage, limiting their ability to use Morocco as a manufacturing base for exports […]
Construction of Morocco’s Dakhla Atlantique port complex has reached 62% completion, project director Nisrine Iouzzi said, highlighting progress on a major offshore project set to boost regional trade and support emerging energy industries. The port, designed as an island facility in open sea, is planned to serve as a key maritime and logistics hub linking […]
Morocco’s cereal harvest is projected to reach 90 million quintals in the 2026 season, including 44 million quintals of soft wheat, Agriculture Minister Ahmed El Bouari said. Speaking before the upper house of parliament, El Bouari said the crop would also include 21 million quintals of durum wheat and 25 million quintals of barley. Collection […]
Despite years of economic expansion, Morocco’s informal sector has proven stubbornly resistant to formalization — a phenomenon that two economists from the Policy Center for the New South attribute not to a lack of growth, but to a structural mismatch between the costs and benefits of formal status. In a recent discussion held at the […]
The 10th edition of Casablanca Smart City, held under the theme of the Augmented Smart City, placed entrepreneurship, urban creativity, and the mobilization of talent at the center of its second day of proceedings. Over ten editions since its launch in 2016, the event has brought together more than 42,000 participants, 685 exhibitors, 661 speakers, […]
Chinese Construction Company Sinoma CBMI has opened a new office in Casablanca, Morocco, expanding its footprint in North Africa and strengthening local support for infrastructure and industrial projects. The new office will serve as a regional hub for project management, technical services, and business development, focusing on cement plant construction, engineering procurement and construction (EPC) […]
President Mohammed Shahabuddin has called on Morocco to hire more skilled and semi-skilled Bangladeshi workers in different sectors such as healthcare, agriculture, infrastructure development, ready-made garments, textiles, and information and communication technology (ICT). The president came up with the call as newly appointed Moroccan Ambassador to Bangladesh Mrs. Boutina El Kerdoudi El Koulali presented her […]
Morocco and Finland have formalized a new chapter in their bilateral relationship by signing an agreement to establish a joint water cooperation group, opened during an official visit to Finland by Morocco’s Minister of Equipment and Water, Nizar Baraka. The agreement was this week by Baraka and Finland’s Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Sari Essayah, […]
Construction of Morocco’s Dakhla Atlantique port has exceeded 60% completion, marking a key milestone for one of the country’s largest infrastructure projects, according to the Ministry of Equipment and Water. The ministry said the project continues to advance at a steady pace, with physical progress having reached 57.16% by the end of April and now […]