Category: Business

Polish LUG Group opens branch in Laayoune

February 14, 2022

The Polish LUG group, one of the leading European manufacturers of professional lighting solutions, inaugurated this Monday in Laayoune, its Moroccan branch dubbed "LUG Maroc". ... Read More

Moroccan economy shakes off Covid impact, IMF says

February 10, 2022

Morocco’s economic activity has recovered most of the ground lost during the severe global recession of 2020 with a growth rate of 6.3% last year ... Read More

Morocco’s Central Bank gearing up digital currency

February 10, 2022

As many Western societies are going paperless and cashless, several central banks across the world started testing digital money to assess the risks and benefits ... Read More

EU to invest €1.6 billion in Morocco as part of its Global Gateway strategy

February 9, 2022

The European Union will invest €1.6 billion in Morocco to promote the green and digital transition. This investment is part of the new European strategy, ... Read More

TICAD8 scheduled in Tunisia next August 27-28 – Japan’s Foreign Ministry

February 9, 2022

The Eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD8) is due next August 27-28 in Tunisia, announced the Japanese Foreign ministry in a press release. ... Read More

Morocco tops African peers in Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index

February 9, 2022

Morocco outperformed other emerging African markets in terms of logistics and supply chains in the annual Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index. The Index ranks countries ... Read More

Drought haunts Morocco’s crop year

February 9, 2022

Late rainfall is auguring ill for this year’s crop year in Morocco amid a depletion of water dam filling rate to worrying levels. Last year ... Read More

Air pollution costs MENA region $141 billion annually, WB warns

February 8, 2022

The Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) suffers from excessive air pollution whose cost amounts to $141 billion annually, or around 2% of GDP, ... Read More

Morocco-OIC trade exceeded $9Bln in 2020

February 8, 2022

Trade between Morocco and its partners among the member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) reached more than $9 billion in 2020, an ... Read More

Egypt seeks another ITFC financing for MSMEs

February 8, 2022

Egypt is seeking another financial support from the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) to back micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) after the country ... Read More