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Mauritania and Germany signed a €35 million financial cooperation agreement on Monday to support technical and vocational training, biodiversity protection and the development of the blue economy. The agreement was signed in Nouakchott by Mauritania’s Minister of Economic Affairs and Development, Abdallah Souleymane Cheikh Sidiya, and Germany’s Ambassador to Mauritania, Florian Reindel. The financing, equivalent […]
Facing a continuous rise in non-performing loans on Moroccan bank balance sheets, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and German group EOS Holding are preparing an investment vehicle worth up to 60 million euros. The operation aims to create new capacity for buying and managing distressed assets while helping a secondary market for bad debt emerge […]
Morocco and India have expressed shared commitment to boost further economic cooperation, create new joint investment opportunities and strengthen industrial partnership. During the 7th meeting of the Moroccan-Indian joint commission held Monday in Rabat, the two countries discussed ways of expanding market access and diversifying the bilateral trade basket. The meeting was co-chaired by Omar […]
Manchester City have reached a deal with Lille for Morocco international midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi worth up to £86m (€100m), according to press reports. The City are paying a fixed fee of £81.3m plus £4.3m in add-ons. The British football club are working to rebuild their midfield after the departures of Rodri, Bernardo Silva and Tijjani […]
As cadmium in some phosphate fertilizers becomes a public health and regulatory issue in Europe, Morocco’s OCP says it has developed a process to sharply reduce the metal’s presence in its products, a challenge with direct implications for access to Europe, the group’s third-largest export market. Tightening environmental and health standards in Europe are pushing […]
Digital transformation is reshaping the global tourism industry from destination choice through to booking, and Morocco’s fast-growing sector is leaning on that shift to meet its 2030 ambitions, Finances News Hebdo reports. Moroccan tourism has never been more dynamic: after welcoming 17.4 million visitors in 2024, the Kingdom reached 19.8 million arrivals in 2025, confirming […]
Morocco is repositioning itself in the European cruise tourism market, driven by the new Casablanca maritime terminal and the assets of Tangier and Agadir, according to an analysis by Finances News Hebdo. Benefiting from a strategic location at the crossroads of major maritime routes, the Kingdom combines internationally known port cities with cultural, historical and […]
The United States has eased its fertilizer restrictions on Morocco to manage a supply emergency, but the Kingdom could also become a key source of purified phosphoric acid—a crucial product tied to growing competition with China over battery production, supply chain integrity, and access to critical minerals, says Washington Institute for Near East Policy. In […]
Willfar Information Technology, a Chinese specialist in smart grids and the Internet of Things (IoT), has set up an industrial subsidiary in Casablanca tasked with driving the company’s expansion in energy, smart water management, and computing power across Africa and the Middle East. The Moroccan subsidiary joins Willfar’s growing international network, which includes existing branches […]
Morocco’s budget deficit stood at 50.5 billion dirhams at the end of July 2026, down from 54.7 billion dirhams a year earlier, as revenue growth of 28.2 billion dirhams outpaced a 23.9 billion dirham rise in spending. The figures come from the latest bulletin on the Treasury’s charges and resources situation, produced by the Ministry […]