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The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD) is supporting Moroccan automotive sector with a €7.5 million loan to Tuyauto Gestamp Morocco, a greenfield joint venture producer of metal automotive parts owned by Gestamp Automocion (Spain) and Tuyauto (Morocco). The funds will finance the first phase of Tuyauto Gestamp Morocco’s operations in the welding and […]
A report submitted by King Mohammed VI, the African leader on migration, won acclaim at the 32nd African Union Summit in Addis Ababa. The report builds on the momentum ushered by the African Agenda on migration put forward by the King last year and the proposal to set up an African observatory for migration at […]
King Felipe VI of Spain and Queen Dona Letizia will pay an official visit to Morocco on February 13 and 14, at the invitation of King Mohammed VI, announced on Monday the Ministry of the Royal Household, Protocol and Chancellery in a statement. The two Sovereigns will hold official talks and will preside over the […]
King Mohammed VI received this Monday, at the Royal Palace in Rabat, Dounia Ben Abbas Tâarji, who was appointed last week President of the Executive Board of the Hassan II Fund for Economic and Social Development. Although the official news agency MAP, which reported the news, did not give any details about the content of […]
Morocco has encouraged its companies to invest in Sub-Saharan Africa to an extent that its geared 90% of its foreign direct investments to the region in the period spanning from 2010 to 2018, the Financial Times reported. Ethiopia, Côte d’Ivoire and Cameroon were top destinations of Moroccan investments, the publication said. Morocco’s exports to West […]
Morocco is among the top four fastest-growing international destinations for US travelers, according to travel insurance comparison site Squaremouth, which has released its latest list of the rising destinations worldwide. While last year’s top spots were Iceland, Portugal and Vietnam, this year has brought an entirely new list of popular destinations including Morocco as the […]
Head of Moroccan Govt, Saad Eddine El Othmani, voiced on Sunday at the 32nd summit of the African Union currently held in Addis Ababa, his country’s willingness to share its successful agricultural experiences with African countries. Addressing a high level session on “Africa Agriculture Transformation Scorecard (AATS), El Othmani underlined the positive results yielded by […]
Spain gave ownership of the 106 year-old theatro cervantes to Morocco after a long shutdown in return for its restoration. The theatre will be handed to Morocco following a decision of the Spanish government in return for maintaining the Spanish cultural character of the monument. Another condition includes the creation of a Spanish cultural center […]
Moroccan sound designer Sara Kaddouri Saturday received the Cairo Film Society Award for her contribution to “Poisonous Roses” movie, a distinction adding on to many she already collected. The Saturday recognition shed a spotlight on the 28-year old woman’s role in Fawzi Saleh’s movie. “I am grateful to all people who believed in me,” Sara […]
Africa and the Middle East installed 962 MW of new onshore wind capacity in 2018, up by more than 300 MW from a year earlier, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) said Monday. The three countries that led the growth were Egypt with 380 MW, Kenya with 310 MW and Morocco with 120 MW. The […]