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Morocco and Senegal have expressed Friday (January 19) their will to coordinate stands at the upcoming summit meeting of the African Union, particularly on the issue of migration that will stand high on the African Leaders’ agenda. This came at a meeting Friday in Rabat between the Moroccan and Senegalese Foreign Ministers, Nasser Bourita and […]
The Spanish government has offered 10,400 new contracts to Moroccan seasonal workers in 2018, to work mainly in strawberry and other red fruit and citrus farms. The contracts number was unveiled at a meeting between farmer representatives and authorities in charge of employment, Spanish media reported. The strawberry and berry campaign will take place in […]
Morocco’s flag carrier, Royal Air Maroc (RAM), said it wants to increase its fleet two-fold from 50 planes currently to 120 by 2020. Speaking to Moroccan media, RAM’s CEO Abdelhamid Addou stressed that the new plane acquisition plan is part of the company’s strategy to boost its share of the African air transport market. In […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has lent French aerospace manufacturer Figeac Aéro SA €38 million to finance its production expansion in Morocco and Tunisia. The EBRD loan will support the transfer of skills and advanced technology and an improvement in local quality standards towards international levels. The creation of new jobs in countries […]
The joint committee of Moroccan and Spanish fisheries professionals expressed their strong support for a renewal of the Morocco-EU fisheries deal. “The deal provides for the respect of international law and human rights,” said the Spanish Federation for Fisheries (CEPESCA) in a statement following a meeting of the joint committee. The support of the joint […]
Almost one week after the launch of the Dirham float, head of Morocco’s central bank, Abdellatif Jouahri, and Economy and Finance Minister, Mohammed Boussaid, reassured that the flexible exchange rate will not lead to price hikes. Speaking at a joint session of the two houses of Parliament, the two officials offered briefings on the launch […]
France on Wednesday renewed its unwavering support for the Morocco-proposed initiative offering a large autonomy to the Sahara provinces in a bid to settle definitely the Western Sahara artificial conflict. The support was reiterated by French Foreign Affairs Minister, Jean-Yves le Drian, at a meeting with the new UN Secretary General’s Personal Envoy for the […]
Vero Communications Ltd has been chosen by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) as the lead international communications and strategy agency to promote the North African country’s 2026 FIFA World Cup bid. VERO said it will work with the Federation and the Morocco 2026 Bid Committee to help shape the vision of a welcoming, passionate […]
King Felipe VI of Spain received the chairman of the Canary Islands Association for Terrorism victims (Acavite), Lucia Jiménez, who briefed him about the terrorist attacks perpetrated by the Polisario in the Sahara during the colonial era and on the victims who are in need of help. Jiménez was received by the Spanish King on […]
French automaker PSA-Peugeot Citroen announced that it will reach a production capacity of 100,000 cars by 2019 in its Kenitra plant, that is a figure 10,000 higher than the previous expectations. “We have announced that 90,000 cars will be made in the first phase, but in reality we can reach an annual production capacity of […]