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Morocco is preparing to add roughly 60,000 hotel beds, about 20% of its current capacity, as it prepares its tourism infrastructure ahead of co-hosting the 2030 World Cup, according to Reuters. Tourism Minister Fatim-Zahra Ammor said the kingdom sees the tournament less as a finish line than “an accelerator” for the development of the hospitality […]
American Curtiss-Wright group, a global provider of aerospace, defense, and industrial technologies, announced this Tuesday a strategic expansion of its global footprint with plans for advanced surface treatment facility in Morocco to meet growing aerospace demand. “Morocco has become a key growth location for premier aerospace manufacturers and their supply chain, and we are excited […]
International hotel chains are showing intensifying interest in Morocco, a trend that tourism expert Zoubir Bouhoute says reflects a genuine transformation in the sector’s national standing. In an interview with Finances News Hebdo, Bouhoute identifies four principal drivers behind the surge. The first is structural: geographic proximity to Europe, favorable climate, landscape diversity and competitive […]
Morocco’s Ithmar Capital and the African Development Bank Group have announced a strengthened strategic partnership aimed at intensifying the mobilization of African institutional capital for cross-border infrastructure projects. The announcement, made in Abidjan, brings together the AfDB Group and the Africa Sovereign Investors Forum (ASIF), chaired by Ithmar Capital’s CEO Obaïd Amrane. Building on their […]
Morocco is participating in the Farnborough International Airshow 2026, which opened Monday in Farnborough (about 100 kilometers southwest of London) with the ambition of further strengthening its position as a leading global aerospace hub. For the occasion, the Moroccan Agency for Investment and Export Development (AMDIE) has unveiled the Morocco Pavilion, showcasing the country’s integrated […]
King Mohammed VI, accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, received Monday in the Royal Palace of Tetouan Governor of Bank Al-Maghrib Abdellatif Jouahri, who presented to him the Bank’s annual report on the economic, monetary, and financial situation for the year 2025. In an address during the audience, Jouahri stated that, in an international […]
Morocco’s financial authorities are mobilizing against the rise of internet fraud and cybercrime more broadly. Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM) and the National Financial Intelligence Authority (ANRF) jointly organized a national workshop in Rabat dedicated to combating phishing-type financial fraud, aimed at raising awareness of the risks involved and strengthening prevention mechanisms. The workshop forms part of […]
The far-sighted vision of King Mohammed VI for a developed and self-dependent Africa leveraging its own resources is taking form with the consolidation of South-South cooperation, regional integration and win-win partnership. The Morocco-Nigeria gas pipeline project, renamed African-Atlantic Gas pipeline (AAGP), has reached this weekend a milestone with the signing by the Heads of state […]
Morocco’s domestic demand is projected to grow 5.9 percent in 2026, moderating to 3.4 percent in 2027, while retaining its role as the principal engine of economic growth, according to the High Commission for Planning’s (HCP) Exploratory Economic Budget 2027. Domestic demand is expected to contribute 6.5 points to GDP growth in 2026 and 3.8 […]
Tourism generates income, international recognition and conservation funding for cultural heritage sites, but it also raises a more fundamental question: who holds the power to determine how culture is shared, and whether tourism revenue serves the communities that produce what visitors come to see? These are the questions at the center of a reflective analysis […]