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Morocco’s Minister of Economy and Finance, Nadia Fettah, presented parliament with an update on the execution of the 2026 budget law and the government’s fiscal roadmap for 2027-2029, built around three themes: the economic outlook, the state of public finances at mid-year, and budget priorities for the next three years. The government now expects growth […]
The fifth edition of Morocco With Purpose opened on Tuesday with a gala at the historic Chellah archaeological site in Rabat, drawing government officials, institutions, business leaders, invited guests and content creators to mark five years since the initiative’s launch. Organizers described the event as a platform connecting Moroccans around the world while encouraging them […]
Morocco’s central bank has, for the first time, quantified the banking channel through which public financing crowds out credit to private companies. In its 2025 annual report, based on data spanning 2001 to 2025, Bank Al-Maghrib estimates that a one-point-of-GDP increase in public assets held by banks is associated, over the long term, with a […]
Morocco is preparing to add roughly 60,000 hotel beds, about 20% of its current capacity, as it prepares its tourism infrastructure ahead of co-hosting the 2030 World Cup, according to Reuters. Tourism Minister Fatim-Zahra Ammor said the kingdom sees the tournament less as a finish line than “an accelerator” for the development of the hospitality […]
American Curtiss-Wright group, a global provider of aerospace, defense, and industrial technologies, announced this Tuesday a strategic expansion of its global footprint with plans for advanced surface treatment facility in Morocco to meet growing aerospace demand. “Morocco has become a key growth location for premier aerospace manufacturers and their supply chain, and we are excited […]
International hotel chains are showing intensifying interest in Morocco, a trend that tourism expert Zoubir Bouhoute says reflects a genuine transformation in the sector’s national standing. In an interview with Finances News Hebdo, Bouhoute identifies four principal drivers behind the surge. The first is structural: geographic proximity to Europe, favorable climate, landscape diversity and competitive […]
Morocco’s Ithmar Capital and the African Development Bank Group have announced a strengthened strategic partnership aimed at intensifying the mobilization of African institutional capital for cross-border infrastructure projects. The announcement, made in Abidjan, brings together the AfDB Group and the Africa Sovereign Investors Forum (ASIF), chaired by Ithmar Capital’s CEO Obaïd Amrane. Building on their […]
Morocco is participating in the Farnborough International Airshow 2026, which opened Monday in Farnborough (about 100 kilometers southwest of London) with the ambition of further strengthening its position as a leading global aerospace hub. For the occasion, the Moroccan Agency for Investment and Export Development (AMDIE) has unveiled the Morocco Pavilion, showcasing the country’s integrated […]
King Mohammed VI, accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, received Monday in the Royal Palace of Tetouan Governor of Bank Al-Maghrib Abdellatif Jouahri, who presented to him the Bank’s annual report on the economic, monetary, and financial situation for the year 2025. In an address during the audience, Jouahri stated that, in an international […]
Morocco’s financial authorities are mobilizing against the rise of internet fraud and cybercrime more broadly. Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM) and the National Financial Intelligence Authority (ANRF) jointly organized a national workshop in Rabat dedicated to combating phishing-type financial fraud, aimed at raising awareness of the risks involved and strengthening prevention mechanisms. The workshop forms part of […]