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Morocco and Egypt have emerged as the primary African recipients of European Investment Bank financing in 2025, as the EU’s financial arm deployed a record €3.1 billion across the continent through its international development branch, EIB Global — representing one third of the institution’s total disbursements outside the European Union. The investment drive, aligned with […]
Morocco’s Ministry of Agriculture is accelerating its labeling agenda, with several emblematic local specialties — including olive oils, honey, and dried fruit — set to receive Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status in the coming months. The push is being driven through technical assistance launched by the Regional Directorate of Agriculture for the Fès-Meknès area. Among […]
Morocco has become the first — and currently only — African sovereign to hold an investment grade rating from Standard & Poor’s on the eurobond market, a distinction that marks a significant turning point in the country’s financial standing and its positioning among emerging market economies. In its Africa Credit Rating Trends 2025 report, S&P […]
Libya’s Tax Authority has announced that it collected 3,986,644,300 Libyan dinars in 2025, marking the highest annual revenue since its establishment and approaching the four-billion-dinar threshold. The milestone reflects what officials described as a transformative year for public revenue mobilisation. According to official figures, the western region accounted for the largest share of collections, contributing […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched the Integrated Aviation Transform Program (IATP), a continent-wide initiative designed to revitalize Africa’s aviation industry and enhance regional air connectivity. The program was unveiled on Feb. 25 during the Airlines, Capital and Connectivity Forum held in Nairobi. The event was partly attended virtually. Mike Salawou, Director of the […]
Morocco increased its holdings of US Treasury securities to $4.1 billion in December 2025, up from $3.2 billion a year earlier, Forbes Middle East reported. The country’s portfolio saw only mild fluctuations over the year, briefly bottoming out at $3.3 billion in January before gradually recovering. This evolution reflects what Forbes Middle East describes as […]
As gold prices shatter historic records on global markets — now trading durably above $5,000 per ounce — the surge is reigniting an old ambition in Morocco: unlocking the kingdom’s long-dormant auriferous potential. But how much gold does Morocco actually have, and what can it realistically produce? The current gold rally is no fleeting phenomenon. […]
Morocco’s Nouaceur province is expanding its industrial footprint with the launch of a second Industrial Acceleration Zone (ZAI), a sweeping 476-hectare development in the commune of Ouled Saleh that is set to become one of the country’s largest and most strategically positioned economic hubs. The project was formally set in motion this week, with the […]
A landmark global report by Forvis Mazars has placed Morocco alongside South Africa and Kenya as one of only three African countries explicitly cited as private equity investment destinations by institutional investors — a first for the Kingdom that validates its positioning strategy while raising the bar for what comes next. The 80-page study, based […]
Morocco has been identified among countries where installed steel production capacity exceeds domestic demand, according to the latest monitoring bulletin from the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity. The classification comes as the worldwide gap between production capacity and actual consumption reached 179.6 million tons in the third quarter of 2025 — a 1.4 percent […]