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JSW Steel Italy Piombino (Italy), Saarstahl Rails SAS (Germany), Jindal Steel (India), and China Railway Material Group are competing for a contract to supply tracks for the Kenitra–Marrakech high-speed rail line and conventional line upgrades, according to local press reports. Last year, Morocco’s King Mohammed VI launched a $10 billion rail expansion plan, including the […]
Sudan is accelerating public financial reforms and efforts to revive key productive sectors as the country seeks to rebuild State institutions and stabilize its economy amid the ongoing war. Minister of State for Finance Mohamed Nour Abdeldaim said on August 09, after briefing Prime Minister Kamel Idris in Khartoum, that the Government was implementing measures […]
Morocco’s customs administration, the ADII, is preparing an artificial intelligence strategy and roadmap for a progressive, coherent and secure rollout of the technology, judging a gradual transformation more suitable than a rapid, risk-laden deployment, according to Medias24. The strategy builds on the ADII’s 2024-2028 strategic plan, which already identifies AI as a lever for modernizing […]
The rapid expansion of low-cost airlines is reshaping Morocco’s tourism industry, opening new international markets and spreading visitor flows beyond the country’s traditional destinations, according to a report by Finances News. Over the past decade, carriers including Ryanair, Transavia, easyJet, Volotea and Wizz Air, alongside Morocco-based Air Arabia Maroc, have dramatically expanded connections to the […]
Morocco is accelerating investment in digital infrastructure as it seeks a stronger position in Africa’s data center and AI market, drawing on gains in fiber connectivity, new computing capacity projects and expanding renewable energy, according to Le Nouvelliste. The country’s telecommunications market provides one foundation for this push: as of March 2025, Morocco counted nearly […]
Sudan’s official gold exports in the first six months of 2026 have matched the total volume officially exported throughout 2025, Minister of Minerals Nour al-Dayem Taha said on Sunday. Taha attributed the increase to tighter government controls and measures aimed at directing more gold production through formal banking channels. His comments followed a meeting with […]
US automotive technology supplier Gentex Corp plans to open a manufacturing facility in Morocco by 2028, strengthening the North African country’s position as a hub for the automotive industry and bringing the company closer to its European customers. The maker of auto-dimming rear-view mirrors and vehicle electronics has signed a memorandum of understanding with Moroccan […]
Morocco’s industrial sector operated in a broadly stable environment in the second quarter of 2026, with generally steady access to bank financing and a business climate most companies described as normal, according to the latest quarterly survey by the central bank, Bank Al-Maghrib. Seventy-one percent of industrial firms rated the general business climate as normal […]
Morocco will celebrate National Day for Moroccans Living Abroad on August 10 under the theme “MRE at the Service of Morocco’s 2030 Projects,” the ministry responsible for the diaspora announced, framing the occasion as part of King Mohammed VI’s continued attention to the Moroccan community abroad. As in previous years, celebrations will be held across […]
Morocco has launched a new construction tender for the outer shell of Grand Stade Hassan II near Casablanca, a key project in the country’s preparations for the 2030 World Cup that is expected to become the world’s largest football stadium with a capacity of 115,000 spectators. The National Agency for Public Equipment, acting on behalf […]