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The 16th edition of Morocco’s national competition for the selection of the best extra virgin olive oil, held in the margins of SIAM 2026 in Meknès, awarded prizes to twelve oils drawn from three regions, recognizing the country’s growing capacity to produce world-class quality olive oil across a diverse range of organoleptic profiles. The competition, […]
Desire to contain Morocco drives Algeria’s Sahel trade plan Algeria’s renewed push to present itself as a commercial gateway for the Sahel came as the latest desperate political maneuver driven by rivalry with Morocco rather than a serious effort to improve regional trade access for landlocked African countries. This week, Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf […]
UnionPay International (UPI) has received Casablanca Finance City (CFC) status, a premier label & regulatory framework granted to companies targeting African business. By securing this status, UPI joins an elite group of multinational institutions benefiting from a specialized legal, fiscal, and regulatory framework designed to foster regional integration as CFC serves as a strategic gateway […]
A long-read data analysis published on Monday by Medias24 offers one of the most rigorous examinations to date of Morocco’s tourism trajectory between 2008 and 2025, revealing a sector that has not merely recovered from the pandemic but has entered a structurally different phase — one characterized by record volumes, rising revenues, and yet a […]
About 83% of all jobs in Africa were informal in 2024, highlighting the continued dominance of an economic model that sustains livelihoods while constraining public finances and social protection, according to consolidated figures from the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). The scale of informality has barely shifted over the past two decades, with the […]
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has publicly designated Morocco as a reference country for the transformation of agri-food systems and a leading model for South-South cooperation in the agricultural domain. The recognition was delivered on Saturday at SIAM 2026 in Meknès by Alexandre Huynh, the FAO’s Representative in Morocco, during a […]
Morocco’s economy is among the most resilient in Africa to external shocks from the war in the Middle East, helped by stronger foreign‑exchange reserves and broader financing options, S&P Global Ratings said, even as it warned that prolonged disruption could strain the sovereign credit outlook. In its assessment of African sovereign exposure, S&P said Morocco […]
The African Development Bank Group has donated $510,000 to Morocco’s Insurance and Social Welfare Supervisory Authority (ACAPS), to support the use of innovative technologies and strengthen financial inclusion in the insurance sector. The funding will enable the independent public authority responsible for regulating and supervising the insurance and social welfare sectors to promote greater inclusion […]
Morocco is navigating an increasingly complex food inflation landscape in which a record domestic agricultural harvest provides only partial protection against a mounting set of external and structural pressures. A detailed analysis published on Sunday by Medias24 offers one of the most comprehensive assessments to date of how global geopolitical shocks — particularly the disruption […]
Morocco’s Court of Auditors, under the leadership of President Zineb El Adaoui, has significantly intensified its scrutiny of public procurement practices at the territorial level, with ongoing investigations now covering multiple regions including Casablanca-Settat, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, and Marrakech-Safi. The investigations were triggered following the transmission of control data from inspection missions conducted by the Court’s magistrates […]