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Turkey’s defense company BMC won an international tender to manufacture for the Tunisian interior ministry nine 4×4 Medium Class Multi-Purpose Armored Vehicles (MPAVs). The value of the contract has not been revealed but the North African country will become the first country in the world to use the military vehicles aside the Turkish military. The […]
In order to improve traffic flow between Rabat and Casablanca, the Moroccan National Motorway Company (ADM) has announced the construction of a new highway starting this year between these two cities. The 60-km long motorway will connect the Rabat (Tamesna) highway bypass to Casablanca southern outskirt (Tit Mellil). The project, to cost about €467 million, […]
Why some Moroccans want to emigrate? What is their civil status, lifestyle, socio-demographic characteristics, level of education… These are the main questions addressed by a survey carried out by Morocco’s High Planning Commission (HCP) among over 15,000 households. The survey results showed that the 23.3 pc of Moroccans wishing to emigrate are young men, (aged […]
Turkey started deploying troops in support of the UN-backed government in Tripoli under attack from renegade general Khalifa Haftar openly backed by UAE and Egypt. The deployment of Turkish soldiers has been announced on Sunday by president Erdogan in an interview saying the measure aims to ensure the stability of the internationally-recognized government of National […]
Morocco’s gross domestic product is set to grow two-fold to 222 billion dollars in the upcoming 14 years boosted by a growth rate exceeding 4%, the UK’s Center for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) said in a recent study. Over the next five years, the annual rate of GDP growth is set to accelerate […]
The United nations, the US and Turkey have condemned the death of 30 military trainees who were killed Saturday in an airstrike, reportedly perpetrated by forces of east-based military commander Khalifa Haftar. Saturday’s bombing reportedly took place as cadets were gathering on a parade ground at the Hadaba academy in a southern district of capital […]
Morocco’s ports authority (ANP) and the Moroccan Agency for sustainable energy (MASEN) signed a cooperation agreement to promote the use of renewable energies in Morocco’s ports. The agreement would help the ANP tap into MASEN’s experience to facilitate the transition of Morocco’s ports to renewable energies and energy efficiency. Morocco plans to create 150,000 jobs […]
The year 2019 has wrapped up with promises of landmark reforms to be carried out in 2020, a year before 2021 elections. In 2019, King Mohammed VI urged the implementation of decentralization, a new development model and an efficient government. It was also a year to celebrate Morocco’s improvement in the doing business index, its […]
The US Navy was planning to participate in the African Sea Lion 2020, with its amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD-5) now redirected to the Middle East. Amid escalating tensions between the USA and Iran, the Pentagon has canceled the joint American-Moroccan marine exercise, African Sea Lion 2020, that was due to start on January […]
Morocco has made of improving its business climate and attracting large scale investments a choice in its economic development policy. 2019 was a year to celebrate outstanding performances by giant manufacturers in their sectors of activity, confirming the attractiveness of Morocco to local and foreign investors. OCP Morocco’s phosphates and fertilizers producer, OCP, will celebrate […]