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Rabat-Salé Airport has introduced self-service baggage drop kiosks as part of a gradual rollout of the technology across Morocco’s airports, Airports of Morocco (formerly ONDA) announced Friday. Six kiosks have been installed at Terminal 2 for Ryanair passengers, following the system’s initial launch with Royal Air Maroc at Casablanca’s Mohammed V Airport. The system allows […]
At the seventh International Forum of Very Small and Medium Enterprises held in Casablanca Oct.22 under the theme “TPME 2030: taxation, digital and financing in service of competitiveness”, new digitalized support schemes and a modernized tax framework were unveiled to strengthen entrepreneurs’ resilience to crises. Forum president Amal Cherif Haouat stressed entrepreneurs’ need for clear […]
A live bivalve purification and marketing facility has been inaugurated at Cala Iris port, near Al Hoceima, becoming the first installation of its kind along Morocco’s Mediterranean coast. The facility, having a production capacity of five tons per week, is equipped with a closed-loop purification system comprising two independent production lines. It uses advanced technology […]
The African Development Bank Group has approved $ 487 million funding for Morocco to help the country advance economic reforms, strengthen climate resilience and support more inclusive growth. “Our ambition is to help cushion exogenous shocks, whether economic, energy-related or climate-related. It is also to consolidate the structural reforms necessary to sustainably strengthen the resilience […]
Morocco’s blue economy is a significant national asset of the country, with a diversified structure. The sector contributed 3.8 percent of GDP and supports about 495,000 full-time equivalent jobs, or 4.6 percent of national employment, says the World Bank in a report on the Kingdom’s blue economy contribution to growth and jobs. Aquaculture is Morocco’s […]
China has shipped 30,000 tons of liquid ammonia to Morocco from the eastern city of Nanjing, opening a new route as the kingdom seeks to secure fertilizer supplies, 7news Morocco reports. The Chinese embassy in Morocco announced the cargo in a post on X. Ammonia supplies the nitrogen needed for fertilizers. Morocco is one of […]
Eastern Libya’s House of Representatives has approved the maritime agreement with Turkey in a move that will reshape Libya’s political future and the balance of power in the Eastern Mediterranean, while creating new opportunities for political and military unification within Libya. However, Egypt, Israel, Greece and Cyprus have rejected the Libyan approval of maritime deal […]
OPmobility group, a leading French automotive supplier & technology partner to mobility players, has opened its fourth manufacturing plant in Morocco, strengthening further the Kingdom’s competitive automotive industrial eco-system. The new facility, located in Kenitra, will produce exterior body parts and create several job opportunities. It features highly automatized manufacturing, handling and storage technologies. This […]
Over 1.3 UK tourists travelled to Morocco in 2025 and spent an estimated £1.19 billion, according to latest data released by the UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS). Each British tourist stayed about seven nights in rated hotel accommodations and spent an average of £920 during their Moroccan trip, showed the figures published by the […]
France and Germany reached a joint position on 15-16 October 2026 on the European Union’s automotive package and Industrial Accelerator Act, softening the 2035 CO₂ target while tightening rules on which vehicles can access public subsidies and climate-related advantages. The compromise, still requiring broader EU approval, has direct implications for Morocco’s automotive industry, the Kingdom’s […]