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Morocco’s financial sector expanded significantly last year, with total assets across its three main components — the banking sector, the insurance and social welfare sector, and capital markets — reaching 3,830 billion dirhams in 2025, an annual increase of 11.2 percent, according to the 13th annual report on financial stability jointly published by the central […]
U.S. Gentex Corp, a producer of auto-dimming mirrors, has announced plans to establish a production site in Morocco by 2028 to serve the European vehicle market. The American company had signed a letter of intent, selected a location and received the Moroccan government’s support for creating the local entity to produce electrochromic mirrors and advanced […]
Morocco is asserting itself as an exceptional tourism destination, French magazine Paris Match writes, highlighting the kingdom’s deep transformation as it enters a new phase of tourism development marked by a more diversified offering, upgraded infrastructure and the emergence of new destinations complementing its iconic cities. In a feature titled “The New Morocco Gains Altitude,” […]
Morocco’s advantageous position on the global race for battery material builds on the country’s mineral wealth and integration of supply chains, the International energy Agency (IEA) said it in its Global Critical Minerals Outlook 2026. Morocco holds 70% of the world’s phosphate reserves but only about 15% of global mining supply, the report said. For […]
From Tanger Med to Nador West Med and Dakhla Atlantic, Morocco’s emergence as a leading maritime power reflects a long-term strategy championed by King Mohammed VI to transform the Kingdom into a gateway for global trade, regional integration and African development. Over the past two decades, the Kingdom has moved beyond a traditional port system […]
On July 23, 2026, Michael Achimugu, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority’s (NCAA) director of public affairs, published a scathing message on X threatening to recommend suspending Royal Air Maroc’s (RAM) operations in Nigeria. Instead, he listed three carriers as supposed alternatives, naming EgyptAir, Ethiopian Airlines and- surprisingly- Air Algérie. Algerian media seized on the mention […]
Morocco has taken a further step toward finalizing its National Blue Economy Strategy (SNEB), with the Ministry of Economy and Finance’s Blue Economy Development Program Management Unit convening public and private stakeholders for “Blue Lab II,” a consultation meeting aimed at consolidating the roadmap before its presentation to the relevant interministerial commission. The event, held […]
French Junior Minister of Foreign Trade and Attractiveness Nicolas Forissier said he was “very impressed” by Morocco’s “modernity” and the momentum in the Kingdom, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI. In an interview with MAP, Forissier said he witnessed this momentum firsthand during his latest visit to Morocco, a country he considers a “priority” […]
The African Development Bank Group has approved a €100 million loan to Gotion Power Morocco for the establishment of an integrated cathode-to-cell lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery gigafactory in the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Free Trade Zone. The Bank also plans to mobilize up to an additional €141 million from financial partners to support the implementation of this […]
Morocco’s economy is growing at its fastest pace in over ten years, buoyed by a surge in infrastructure investment and an agricultural rebound, said the World Bank in latest report released Thursday. The “Morocco Economic Update summer 2026” report said the country’s macroeconomic foundations are solid, stressing that the country’s next great leap in productivity […]