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Moroccan mining group Managem reported a record turnover of 13.7 billion dirhams in 2025, up 55% from a year earlier, driven by surging gold prices and the start-up of two major projects, the company said. The performance marks the highest revenue level in the group’s history and confirms the rebound initiated after a weaker 2023, the […]
Austrian group Amiblu, which makes glass-fibre reinforced plastics pipes, tanks and fittings for water, wastewater…, has extended its Moroccan production site with the support of Insta Globe, a global leader in industrial electrification services. The extension will enable Amiblu to boost production setting eye on North African market with its GRP pipe systems for drinking water, wastewater, […]
Morocco and Russia have moved to strengthen their fisheries partnership after officials wrapped up the first session of their Joint Fisheries Commission in Rabat, the latest step in implementing a four-year cooperation agreement the two countries signed in Moscow last October, covering the Moroccan Sahara waters. The meeting focused on how both sides are putting […]
The Fraser Institute has released its 2025 global ranking of the most attractive mining jurisdictions, placing Morocco and Botswana at the top of the African continent, according to its annual survey. Published on the sidelines of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention held in Toronto from 1–4 March, the survey- considered a […]
Morocco has steadily strengthened its foothold in the European tomato market over the past decade, becoming the EU’s second-largest supplier in 2025 as traditional European producers lost ground, according to data from Euroestacom (ICEX–Eurostat). Moroccan tomato exports to the EU rose nearly 44% between 2013 and 2025, reaching 526,580 tons last year and lifting the […]
Morocco’s Saham Group is preparing to increase its shareholding in Teleperformance, the Paris-based global leader in customer experience services, in a move that reinforces the group’s ambition to build a significant presence in the upper tier of the international business services industry. The planned capital increase follows a trajectory set in motion by the November […]
Morocco’s industrial sector began 2026 on a subdued note, with production flatlining and sales volumes retreating across several key branches, according to Bank Al-Maghrib’s monthly business conditions survey for January. The central bank’s data showed overall capacity utilization settling at 77 percent, a reading that reflects the uneven performance across the country’s main industrial segments. […]
Morocco’s insurance and reinsurance sector closed 2025 on a robust note, with total premiums written surpassing 64.3 billion dirhams — a year-on-year increase of 7.9 percent — according to figures released by the Insurance and Social Welfare Supervisory Authority, known by its French acronym ACAPS. The growth was broad-based, with both major branches of the […]
Morocco and Finland have reaffirmed their commitment to a strengthened bilateral relationship following high-level talks in Rabat between Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and his Finnish counterpart Elina Valtonen, with discussions spanning economic cooperation, regional security, and key geopolitical issues. On the economic front, Bourita highlighted notable progress in trade relations, pointing to the presence of […]
Morocco is reshaping the way it views and manages its artisanal sector — moving decisively from treating it as a social support mechanism toward positioning it as a genuine driver of national economic wealth and export growth. The sector’s current scale is already impressive. Artisanal activity contributes approximately seven percent of Morocco’s GDP and employs […]