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Stellantis, a multinational automotive manufacturing Corporation, has opened in Casablanca a center dedicated to vehicle dismantling and parts reuse. The €1.6 million facility supports Morocco’s sustainable ecosystem by extending product lifespan, reducing environmental impact and optimizing the use of resources across the automotive value chain. The new site is the first of its kind for the […]
Global fertilizer market has entered a period of heightened volatility as the Middle East conflict continues to send shockwaves through trade flows, logistics and across all major fertilizer groups. According to an analysis issued by the Independent Commodity Intelligence Services (ICIS), uncertainty over freight routes, escalating insurance costs and the near-closure of the Strait of […]
Korea and Morocco have agreed to launch negotiations on comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) to boost economic cooperation, trade and investment, said Korean news agency Yonhap. The CEPA talks were discussed during the virtual meeting held Wednesday between Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo and Omar Hejira, Morocco’s secretary of state for industry and trade. Yeo Han-koo […]
Only 6,000 Moroccan companies export today. That figure, cited at the opening of the second edition of the CGEM’s Carrefour de la TPME held in Casablanca on Tuesday under the theme “Oser l’export” (Daring to Export), encapsulated the central challenge of an event that brought together cabinet members, business leaders, and institutional actors to address […]
Morocco’s public finances entered the second quarter of 2026 in considerably better shape than a year earlier, driven by robust first-quarter tax receipts that have allowed the Treasury to reduce its reliance on the domestic bond market and to approach its funding strategy from a position of relative comfort. According to an analysis published by […]
Royal Air Maroc is set to welcome its first Boeing 737 MAX 9 on May 30, 2026, as the national carrier accelerates a fleet expansion program that will bring it to levels unprecedented in its history, Le360 news platform reports, quoting a reliable source. The aircraft, registered CN-RHQ and freshly off Boeing’s assembly line, forms […]
Morocco attracted 56 billion dirhams ($6 billion) in foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2025, marking a sharp increase from recent years, Minister delegate for investment Karim Zidane said. Addressing members of the Upper House, Zidane said inflows had risen by nearly 73% compared with 2021, when they stood at around 32 billion dirhams. He attributed […]
Morocco’s High Commission for Planning (HCP), the national statistics agency, published the first results of its new labor force survey, highlighting low workforce participation, stark gender disparities and persistent youth unemployment under a methodology aligned with International Labor Organization standards. The new framework introduces stricter definitions that prevent comparisons with earlier data. Employment is now […]
Moroccan National Tourism Office has partnered with “Par5 Escapes”, one of the UK’s leading golf tour operators, to strengthen Morocco’s position within the golf travel market. The British golf travel company, which provides tailor-made golf holidays across the UK, Europe, Africa and the Middle East, will help increase Morocco’s visibility across key markets, showcase the […]
Egypt has lost $10 billion in revenues from the Suez Canal due to ongoing attacks on shipping in the Bab al-Mandab Strait, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said on Monday, May 4, during a meeting in Cairo with Mathias Cormann, 6th Secretary-General of OECD. The attacks, which began in November 2023, have significantly reduced vessel traffic […]