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Midparc, the 128-hectare aeronautical industrial park at Nouaceur near Casablanca, is approaching saturation and planning an extension, its CEO Hamid Benbrahim El Andaloussi told Le360 in a detailed interview published Sunday. The park, inaugurated by King Mohammed VI on September 30, 2013, today hosts approximately thirty companies including Airbus with two factories, Safran, Pratt & […]
Morocco has cemented its position as North Africa’s leading corporate force, with its companies dominating regional rankings and highlighting the country’s growing economic strength. According to African Business, Moroccan firms now account for the overwhelming majority of the region’s largest listed companies. The latest data shows that eight of the nine biggest listed companies in […]
Libya and Germany held a meeting in Tripoli on Sunday to discuss means of strengthening investment cooperation and expanding economic relations between the two countries. The meeting, held on the eve of the fifth edition of the Libyan-German Forum scheduled for May 19–20 in Tripoli, gathered Minister of Economy and Trade Suhail Abu Shiha and […]
Morocco has become one of the most strategic and promising states in Africa and the Arab world and has leveraged, under King Mohammed VI, its geography to facilitate trade, investment, and security cooperation across continents, pointed out the prestigious American think tank The Stimson Center in a report on the Kingdom. The report emphasizes that […]
Morocco’s OCP Group, the world’s largest producer of phosphate & phosphate-based fertilizers, has been listed this year among the leading global chemical brands in the latest “Chemicals 50” report, issued by the “Brand Finance”, the world’s leading brand valuation consultancy. Morocco’s national phosphate champion with brand value at $ 603 million is a new entrant […]
American GE Vernova company, a leading energy equipment manufacturer and services provider based in Massachusetts, has launched a center for Power Transmission digital services in Casablanca, Morocco. The center will help GE Vernova service teams support customers operating power transmission equipment worldwide. The Company has chosen Casablanca for its growing pool of digital engineering talent. […]
Casablanca Finance City (CFC), a premier investment gateway to Africa, has launched a roadshow in China to attract companies seeking to expand footprint in the African continent offering huge business opportunities. The roadshow will visit key Chinese cities including Peking, Shanghai, Jinan, and Qingdao. It aims to promote CFC as a driver of Chinese-African economic […]
OCP Africa CEO Hajar Alafifi called Thursday in Kigali for a profound transformation of African agricultural value chains through an integrated approach based on soil science, innovation, mechanization, and improved access to international markets. Speaking during a panel held on the sidelines of the Africa CEO Forum 2026, Alafifi stressed that Africa has major assets […]
Morocco aims to become “a platform for co-building regional champions serving Africa and open to the world,” Minister Delegate in charge of Investment Karim Zidane said Thursday in Kigali at the Africa CEO Forum 2026, held under the theme “Scale or Fail: Why Africa Must Embrace Shared Ownership?” Speaking during the “Invest in Morocco” session, […]
The government council adopted on Thursday a decree, opening supplementary budget appropriations to the general budget for fiscal year 2026, to finance a set of protective measures made necessary by the economic spillover from the Middle East conflict. Government spokesperson Mustapha Baitas confirmed the measure at a post-council press conference, framing it as urgent in […]