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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) celebrated record contract signings with Morocco totaling approximately $1 billion in 2025, marking unprecedented collaboration between the development institution and the North African kingdom. The bank’s First Vice President Greg Guyett, who is on a visit to the Kingdom this week, attributed this positive momentum to close […]
Morocco’s government has prioritized public investment performance and its tangible impact on economic growth, job creation, and territorial equity, according to Budget Minister Fouzi Lekjaa. This orientation aligns with royal directives calling for transition from quantitative to qualitative approaches in public investment management. Speaking at the parliament question time, Lekjaa emphasized that sectoral studies demonstrate […]
Morocco is one of only two countries in the African sample, alongside Zimbabwe, where local education authorities work with clear, measurable learning goals and formal performance contracts with schools, according to a UNESCO education report. The report, relayed by Hespress news outlet, looks at how African countries are progressing on basic education completion and foundational […]
Royal Air Maroc (RAM) said on Dec 15 it will launch nine new direct routes next year across Europe, Africa and the Americas, advancing its strategy to position Casablanca as a global hub and deepen Morocco’s international connectivity. RAM confirmed, in a statement, it will start Casablanca–Saint Petersburg in January 2026 and Casablanca–Los Angeles in […]
Policymakers and former officials from Africa, Europe, and Latin America who participated in the various panels held as part of 14th Annual International Conference “The Atlantic Dialogues”, organized by the Policy Center for the New South, have hailed the initiatives launched by King Mohammed VI which have strengthened Morocco’s Leadership in Africa. In this connection, […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) provides Morocco a €150 million loan to finance the third phase of Saïss Water Conservation Program. The package also includes a $7.5 million grant from the UK under the EBRD’s High-Impact Partnership for Climate Action (HIPCA) multi-donor fund. Recognising the project’s strategic importance for Morocco, the Bank […]
Morocco’s Interbank Monetary Center (CMI) has successfully maintained uninterrupted payment services throughout the national payment ecosystem’s comprehensive transformation into a multi-acquirer market, Director General Rachid Saihi told la Vie Eco. The transition, which began November 1, 2024, follows twenty-one years of structural innovations modernizing payment acceptance nationwide. The CMI expects to process nearly 240 million […]
After the United States and France, it’s the turn of the United Arab Emirates to Invest massively in the Moroccan Saharan city of Dakhla, particularly in renewable energies. Dahamco, a joint Moroccan-Emirati venture, has unveiled lately a $25 billion green ammonia project at the Port of Dakhla to produce multi-million tons of ammonia annually. According […]
The African Development Bank has approved a €270 million loan to Morocco to finance an ambitious program to expand and modernize the country’s airport infrastructure as it prepares for a surge in tourism and for the 2030 World Cup. The project, known as the Airport Infrastructure Extension and Modernization Program (PEMIA), aims to boost Morocco’s […]
North Africa’s tourism sector is experiencing remarkable growth, with Morocco, Egypt, and Tunisia collectively welcoming 42.2 million visitors through October 2025. Morocco has cemented its position as the continent’s leading destination, now surpassing Egypt by one million arrivals while posting impressive double-digit growth rates. Morocco recorded 16.6 million tourist arrivals by late October, marking 14 […]