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Nearly 80 industrial enterprises received the inaugural certificates of the “Made in Morocco” label — a certification launched at the third National Industry Day in November 2025 and now reaching its first full cohort of recognized companies. The announcement was made by Industry and Trade Minister Ryad Mezzour at a ceremony held in Casablanca last […]
Startup investment activity across the Middle East and North Africa rebounded sharply in April 2026, with total funding reaching $150 million across 27 transactions — a 211 percent increase on the March figure, according to Wamda data. The recovery, while significant in volume terms, was characterized by selectivity and caution rather than a broad return […]
Morocco’s consumer price index rose 1.7 percent in April 2026 on a twelve-month rolling basis, ticking up from the 1.1 percent recorded in March, according to data published Friday by the High Commission for Planning (HCP). The headline figure remains comfortably below the two percent threshold set as the reference level by monetary authorities, and […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is preparing two structurally significant financing operations for Moroccan public enterprises, totaling up to €350 million. The first, a €250 million loan to the National Electricity and Water Office (ONEE), is designed to support a performance improvement program for the country’s drinking water distribution network. The second, a […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and OCP Group signed an agreement on Friday in Rabat for a €450 million partial credit guarantee to help finance the investment program of the global leader in plant nutrition solutions and phosphate fertilizers. This operation is intended to support the mobilization by Société Générale and BNP Paribas of […]
Morocco plans to position the southern port of Dakhla as a key Atlantic hub, launching new direct maritime links to Europe, Africa and beyond as part of a broader effort to boost trade and logistics capacity, Transport and Logistics Minister Abdessamad Kayouh said. Speaking at the National Maritime Conference in Tangier, Kayouh said the development […]
The Higher Council of the Judiciary (CSPJ) and the Moroccan Capital Market Authority (AMMC) formalized a framework partnership agreement in Rabat this week, translating the two institutions’ shared commitment to protecting the country’s economic and financial public order. The accord was signed by Mohamed Abdennabaoui, First President of the Court of Cassation and Deputy President […]
Morocco aims to make the kingdom a “natural destination” for investment by its diaspora, head of the government Aziz Akhannouch said, as the country seeks to channel remittances into productive projects to support economic growth. Speaking at the opening of a national forum on investment and Moroccans living abroad, Akhannouch said the country wants to […]
Swissport International, the world’s leading aviation services provider across ground operations, air cargo, and airport hospitality, has signed a binding agreement to acquire Swiftair Maroc, a Casablanca-based cargo handling company operating at Mohammed V Airport. Swiftair Maroc operates a 3,700 sqm airside warehouse at the airport. The facility includes dedicated temperature-controlled infrastructure, with specialized cold […]
Transport and Logistics Minister Abdessamad Kayouh used the inaugural edition of Morocco’s Maritime Forum, held in Tanger under the theme “Morocco, an Emerging Maritime Nation,” May 21-22 to announce a set of concrete measures designed to expand the country’s maritime connectivity across the Atlantic and through the Strait of Gibraltar. The event marks the first […]