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OCP Africa CEO Hajar Alafifi called Thursday in Kigali for a profound transformation of African agricultural value chains through an integrated approach based on soil science, innovation, mechanization, and improved access to international markets. Speaking during a panel held on the sidelines of the Africa CEO Forum 2026, Alafifi stressed that Africa has major assets […]
Morocco aims to become “a platform for co-building regional champions serving Africa and open to the world,” Minister Delegate in charge of Investment Karim Zidane said Thursday in Kigali at the Africa CEO Forum 2026, held under the theme “Scale or Fail: Why Africa Must Embrace Shared Ownership?” Speaking during the “Invest in Morocco” session, […]
The government council adopted on Thursday a decree, opening supplementary budget appropriations to the general budget for fiscal year 2026, to finance a set of protective measures made necessary by the economic spillover from the Middle East conflict. Government spokesperson Mustapha Baitas confirmed the measure at a post-council press conference, framing it as urgent in […]
Several Moroccan destinations feature prominently in a global ranking of the world’s most instagrammable locations, published by the analytics platform PlayersTime, confirming the country’s growing status as a social media travel destination at a moment when tourism choices are increasingly shaped by visual content on Instagram and TikTok. The study analyzed more than 240 cities, […]
Mehdi Tazi and Mohamed Bachiri were elected President and Executive Vice-President of Morocco’s Confederation of Enterprises (CGEM) on Thursday evening with 91.5 percent of votes cast at the federation’s elective general assembly, held in a large venue at a Casablanca hotel before the who’s-who of Morocco’s business world. Of 4,123 votes counted, 3,773 went to […]
Libya has reaffirmed commitment to providing a safe and stable investment environment for Chinese companies to resume stalled projects and undertake new investments, particularly in the energy, housing and infrastructure sectors. The pledge was made by PM Abdul Hamid Dbeibah during a dialogue session organized on Wednesday by the High Committee for Supervising Libyan-Chinese Cooperation. […]
The fourth edition of the International Chemistry Forum, organized jointly by the Federation of Chemistry and Para-Chemistry (FCP) and the Ministry of Industry and Trade, opened in Rabat on May 13 under the theme “Chemistry at the Heart of Industrial Integration,” bringing together industry leaders, policymakers, and international partners to assess the sector’s performance and […]
Morocco’s economy is expected to grow by 5.3% in 2026, Budget Minister Fouzi Lekjaa said, pointing to a solid recovery driven by improved agricultural output and steady macroeconomic conditions. Speaking before parliament, Lekjaa said the projection would mark one of the strongest growth performances in recent years outside of the post-COVID rebound, underpinned by a […]
Morocco will suspend imports of soft wheat from June 1 to July 31 after a rainy season that bodes well for this 2025–2026 agricultural season, the national millers’ federation (FNM) said. Morocco’s cereals harvest is expected to more than double to 9 million tons this year. The import suspension aims to protect and encourage the […]
Morocco’s National Agency for the Strategic Management of State Shareholdings (ANGSPE) is preparing to launch a major technology project to automate the production of consolidated financial statements for approximately 350 state-owned enterprises and establishments under International Financial Reporting Standards. The project, budgeted at 19.3 million dirhams, will deploy an Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) platform capable […]