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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) expects Morocco’s economic growth to reach 3 per cent in 2024, before rising to 3.6 per cent in 2025, supported by a recovery in external demand and government investment. Following a slowdown in 2022, the country GDP growth picked up to 3.2 % in 2023, driven by […]
ECOWAS Countries involved in the Morocco-Nigeria gas pipeline are expected to sign a final investment decision in 2025, according to Morocco’s oil and mines authority ONHYM. Speaking at a forum in Rabat, head of development at ONHYM recalled that the pipeline will cross 13 countries and stretch over 7000 kilometers. The cost of the pipeline […]
China’s copper foil producer Hailiang and anode maker Shinzoom signed a deal with Tanger Tech to build two plants for a total investment close to $1 billion, adding to a list of Chinese electric battery investors in the Kingdom. Hailiang signed a deal with Tanger Tech to build a copper factory for a total cost […]
Developments on the Palestinian scene were at the focus of a meeting in Manama Tuesday between Moroccan and Palestinian Foreign Ministers, Nasser Bourita and Mohamad Mustafa, who is also Palestine’s Prime Minister. During the meeting that reviewed means of promoting relations between the two brotherly countries, Bourita reiterated Morocco’s constant position, under the leadership of […]
The Royal Initiative for the Atlantic was highlighted at a conference at Belgrade’s Faculty of Diplomacy and Security, on the theme “Priorities and ambitions of Moroccan diplomacy – Case study: the Royal Initiative for Atlantic Morocco”. During this meeting, Morocco’s ambassador to Serbia, Mohamed Belhaj, stressed that the Royal Atlantic Initiative was of great strategic […]
The Algerian regime has suffered another humiliating diplomatic setback following its failure to include the Sahara issue in the agenda of the upcoming Arab summit due in Bahrain May 16. According to diplomatic sources, the Arab League has rejected the Algerian hostile and provocative move, affirming that the Pan-Arab Organization respects the sovereignty of Arab […]
King Mohammed VI, the supreme commander, and chief of the general staff of the Royal Armed Forces, gave an Order of the Day address to the officers of the Royal Armed Forces lauding their professionalism in defending Morocco’s stability and their efficient earthquake response and called for an assessment of training programs, while focusing on […]
Morocco’s tourist arrivals are expected to reach 16.8 million in 2024 against the 14.5 million recorded in 2023, says Fitch Solutions Company in its latest business monitoring report. The strong growth will be driven by increasing arrivals from key source markets such as France, Spain and Belgium. France is expected to be Morocco’s largest arrivals […]
Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) dismantled, on Tuesday morning, a terrorist cell affiliated to the “Daesh” organization, whose members were active in the cities of Tiznit and Sidi Slimane. This large-scale security operation carried out by elements of the special force of the rapid intervention Brigade led to the arrest of 4 extremists, […]
Egypt will be the largest global wheat importer in 2024/25 (July-June) as the country recovers from a foreign exchange reserve crisis and seeks to rebuild inventories, the US department of agriculture USDA said. “In addition to wheat milled for domestic use, Egypt is also expected to continue exporting some wheat flour to nearby countries such […]