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Morocco has called for building a Russian-African partnership focused on food and energy security, industrialization, and technology transfer in order to see the shared commitments turning into concrete actions responding to the priorities of the African continent. Addressing on Thursday the third Russia-Africa Summit convening in Moscow, Head of Govt. Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, who […]
Morocco’s automotive industry has cemented its status as the country’s leading export engine, with its share of total national exports rising from 25.1% in 2015 to 34.68% by the end of August 2026. According to data from the foreign exchange regulator, automotive exports grew 191.3% over the decade, climbing from 54.7 billion dirhams in 2015 […]
Guizhou Tyre Co. Ltd (GTC) has launched in Tangier construction works of a $300 million tire plant, which will be the Chinese group’s second overseas tire manufacturing base. The ground breaking ceremony took place Wednesday at Mohammed VI Tangier Tech City, in presence of representatives of local authorities and businesses, as well as international customers […]
Morocco’s airports handled 29.3 million passengers in the first nine months of 2026, up 8.74%, from the same period of last year, according to latest data issued by Moroccan National Office of Airports (ONDA). Casablanca and Marrakech accounted for nearly 60% of passenger traffic, while Europe remained Morocco’s largest international air market but routes to […]
Economy and Finance Minister Fouzi Lekjaa confirmed that the planned increase in Morocco’s minimum retirement pension will be entirely financed by the state budget, without placing any additional burden on the country’s pension funds. Speaking on the 2M TV Channel, Lekjaa said the progressive rise of the minimum pension to 3,000 dirhams per month by […]
Moroccan pharmaceutical group Laprophan has received AMMC approval for its IPO on the Casablanca Stock Exchange, targeting up to 2.22 billion dirhams (about $228 million). The offering, the third major listing planned in 2026 after T2S Group Holding and Jet Energy, will float 37.64% of the capital, according to a prospectus published by capital market […]
Morocco has received a new batch of six AH-64 Apache attack helicopters, bringing to 19 the total number of these U.S. lethal helicopters delivered to the North African Kingdom. Morocco had signed the agreement to purchase 24 Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters (with an option for 12 more) in June 2020 through the U.S. Foreign Military Sales […]
Ports Infrastructures: King Mohammed VI assesses progress on Nador West Med and extension project of the Tanger Med complex King Mohammed VI chaired this Wednesday at the Royal Palace in Rabat a working session on the progress of the Nador West Med port complex, whose first terminal is set to enter into service in the […]
The Head of Government, Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, arrived on Wednesday in Moscow to represent King Mohammed VI in the 3rd Russia-Africa Summit, held on October 28-29. The proceedings of the 3rd Summit and Russia-Africa Economic Forum kicked off on the same day in the Russian capital, in the presence of representatives of African UN […]
Morocco’s Competition Council has urged the government to proceed methodically with a draft decree overhauling the pricing of pharmaceutical products, according to L’Economiste daily. The regulator calls for firm legal foundations and a rigorous prior assessment of its economic effects. Authorities are pursuing two aims: broadening access to treatment and safeguarding the financial sustainability of […]