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A delegation of farmers from Minnesota, Wisconsin and Ohio as well as US agriculture industry leaders have visited Morocco to strengthen agricultural trade, logistics and market opportunities between America, Africa and Europe. The multi-state delegation, led by the USIP Alliance, also included U.S. officials from state agriculture departments and the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway […]
Morocco’s Ministry of Energy and Mines has renewed Talisman Metals’ Fougnar licenses – two exploration licenses that make up the company’s Fougnar project. Both licenses have been extended for the next four years until 2030. The Fougnar Project consists of two exploration licenses covering 30.6 square kilometers and is held 100% by Talisman through a […]
Morocco’s automotive sector delivered a strong export performance in the first seven months of 2026, with sales rising 14.9% to 107.14 billion dirhams, according to figures from Moroccan foreign exchange office. Automotive exports were driven by solid gains across key segments. Construction rose 19.9% to 42.48 billion dirhams, wiring increased 13.8% to 40.62 billion dirhams, […]
Remittances from Moroccans settled abroad reached 74.78 billion dirhams by the end of July 2026, up 8.1 percent from 69.17 billion dirhams over the same period last year, according to the latest monthly external trade bulletin from Morocco’s Foreign Exchange Office. The increase continues a steady upward trend in transfers from the Moroccan diaspora recorded […]
In a Bamako suburb, the Moroccan-Malian Poultry Society, known as SOMMAVI, has built itself into Mali’s leading seller of broiler chicks since opening in 2018 by betting on fully local production rather than importing eggs for incubation, as many competitors do, Le360 Afrique reports. The facility has a capacity of 6,000 chicks per building and […]
A delegation of high-ranking U.S. military officials from the American Embassy in Rabat has visited lately the Atlantic port of Dakhla, a major deep-water megaproject currently under construction on Morocco’s Atlantic coast in Sahara, designed to serve as a strategic trade gateway to West Africa and landlocked Sahel economies. The visit was announced by the […]
Moroccan airports recorded their highest passenger traffic levels of the summer in 2026, driven by the country’s growing appeal and expanded flight connections, Moroccan airports office, Aéroport du Maroc, said. Casablanca’s Mohammed V Airport reached a peak of 46,439 passengers in a single 24-hour period during the first weekend of August. Marrakech-Ménara handled more than […]
Forecasts for Morocco’s listed banks have been revised downward for 2026 amid a pullback in market activities and heavier-than-expected digital investment, though analysts expect growth to accelerate again from 2027, Attijari Global Research (AGR) said. The listed banking sector posted cumulative net banking income of 49.8 billion dirhams in the first half of 2026, up […]
CAE Inc., Arlington, Texas, has been awarded a $42.1 million U.S. Air Force contract for Royal Moroccan Air Force F-16 Block 72 training systems and contractor logistics support. The contract provides for two F-16 full mission trainer systems to include instructor-operator stations, F-16 Block 72 cockpit, visual display system, computational system, power distribution system, joint […]
The Royal Moroccan Navy is strengthening its anti-submarine warfare and mine countermeasures with the purchase of two Dutch unmanned surface vessels (USVs). The $14.7 million deal includes sensors, control systems, spare parts, training, and technical services, according to press reports. The package also includes a mission control station, operational documentation, and support equipment. The USVs […]