First Independent Mena Newspaper
King Mohammed VI of Morocco chaired a third meeting to follow up the implementation of the reconstruction after the earthquake ordering speeding up in implementing a program worth 120 billion dirhams ($12 billion) in the six quake-struck regions. The program will span over a five-year period covering the six provinces affected by the earthquake: Marrakech, […]
Acting Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez has said his country is working with Portugal and Morocco on a “solid and ambitious” bid for hosting the 2030 World Cup. In a tweet posted Tuesday following his meeting in New York with FIFA President Gianni Infantino, he said :“We are working with a clear idea in mind: football […]
The city of Marrakesh hosted on Sept.19 an international conference organized by Moroccan Ministry of Economy & Finance, in partnership with the World Bank on “Public Sector Performance and Transparency”. The event was attended by experts in IT and administrative reform, decision-makers, representatives of international organizations and lecturers from Côte d’Ivoire, Cape Verde, Spain, Greece, […]
Morocco becomes a natural partner to build strong friendship and cooperation ties with the European Union, EU ambassador to the Kingdom, Patricia Pilar Llombart Cussac, said Tuesday. “With its substantial energy resources, its proximity to Europe and its strong friendship and cooperation ties at all levels (…), Morocco becomes a natural partner to build such […]
Rwanda has recently signed two landmark deals that may see the East African country become a hub for research in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and nuclear energy — both of which are part of Rwanda’s ambitious aspirations to become an upper-middle income country by 2035, and a high-income country by 2050. Rwanda has […]
Several agreements in the field of green hydrogen were signed on Tuesday in Marrakech, on the sidelines of the ongoing third edition of the “World Power-to-X Summit” (PTX23). The agreements aim to promote innovation and consolidate training around green hydrogen in favor of sustainable development, and to put in place appropriate measures to ensure the […]
The IMF, the World Bank and the Moroccan government confirmed Marrakech will host the annual meetings as planned on October 9-15, in a boon for the earthquake-hit tourism industry in the country. The confirmation came in a joint statement signed by World Bank President Ajay Banga; International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva; and […]
The International Monetary Fund will lend Morocco $1.3 bln to help the country fend off climate change risks, Morocco’s news agency reported. “The IMF concluded a staff-level agreement with Morocco to provide $1.3 billion in financing over the long term,” the agency said, citing IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva. Georgieva made the announcement during her participation […]
Morocco is standing out as an ”attractive and viable destination for international investors” seeking ”solid and sustainable” growth opportunities, stresses the Spanish Institute for Governance and Applied Economics Coordenadas, a prestigious think-tank and research centre. ”The success of investment in Morocco is based on a combination of factors such as sound government policies, progressive economic […]
Conservative MP James Duddridge said he has been struck by Morocco’s remarkable ability to respond swiftly and effectively to the devastating earthquake that shook the North African Kingdom. In an Op-Ed published in the Telegraph daily, the former UK minister for Africa said that Morocco has once more shown its resilience in difficult times, and […]