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A grand Casablanca venue will host the third edition of The Trading Show Company on Saturday and Sunday, September 5 and 6, an institutional and professional gathering bringing together key players in the international financial ecosystem and confirming the Kingdom’s strategic position within the North African economic landscape. The Trading Show is a leading platform […]
Morocco’s order of ten Airbus H225M Caracal helicopters has driven French defense contracts with the Kingdom to €532 million in 2025, the highest level recorded in a decade, according to the French Ministry of Armed Forces’ annual report on arms exports. The report, published earlier this August, explicitly lists the Caracal contract among the major […]
Stellantis’s industrial complex in Kénitra has confirmed its key role within the group’s global operations, buoyed by continuous development since its 2019 launch, French trade outlet Auto Infos reports. With the summer 2026 start of production for new Fiat Grizzly and Fastback models, the site is reinforcing its multi-energy flexibility and establishing itself as a […]
Mauritania and Germany signed a €35 million financial cooperation agreement on Monday to support technical and vocational training, biodiversity protection and the development of the blue economy. The agreement was signed in Nouakchott by Mauritania’s Minister of Economic Affairs and Development, Abdallah Souleymane Cheikh Sidiya, and Germany’s Ambassador to Mauritania, Florian Reindel. The financing, equivalent […]
Facing a continuous rise in non-performing loans on Moroccan bank balance sheets, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and German group EOS Holding are preparing an investment vehicle worth up to 60 million euros. The operation aims to create new capacity for buying and managing distressed assets while helping a secondary market for bad debt emerge […]
Morocco and India have expressed shared commitment to boost further economic cooperation, create new joint investment opportunities and strengthen industrial partnership. During the 7th meeting of the Moroccan-Indian joint commission held Monday in Rabat, the two countries discussed ways of expanding market access and diversifying the bilateral trade basket. The meeting was co-chaired by Omar […]
Manchester City have reached a deal with Lille for Morocco international midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi worth up to £86m (€100m), according to press reports. The City are paying a fixed fee of £81.3m plus £4.3m in add-ons. The British football club are working to rebuild their midfield after the departures of Rodri, Bernardo Silva and Tijjani […]
As cadmium in some phosphate fertilizers becomes a public health and regulatory issue in Europe, Morocco’s OCP says it has developed a process to sharply reduce the metal’s presence in its products, a challenge with direct implications for access to Europe, the group’s third-largest export market. Tightening environmental and health standards in Europe are pushing […]
Digital transformation is reshaping the global tourism industry from destination choice through to booking, and Morocco’s fast-growing sector is leaning on that shift to meet its 2030 ambitions, Finances News Hebdo reports. Moroccan tourism has never been more dynamic: after welcoming 17.4 million visitors in 2024, the Kingdom reached 19.8 million arrivals in 2025, confirming […]
Morocco is repositioning itself in the European cruise tourism market, driven by the new Casablanca maritime terminal and the assets of Tangier and Agadir, according to an analysis by Finances News Hebdo. Benefiting from a strategic location at the crossroads of major maritime routes, the Kingdom combines internationally known port cities with cultural, historical and […]