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Morocco’s football federation may have strong grounds to renegotiate its equipment sponsorship agreement with Puma, as the commercial value of the Atlas Lions has surged since the deal was signed in 2019, according to an analysis published by Moroccan business outlet Médias24. The report argues that the partnership was concluded when Morocco was a mid-ranking […]
Morocco’s aggressive campaign against desert locusts has helped prevent a larger regional infestation, with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reporting that Moroccan authorities treated more than 87,000 hectares in June as they battled the most significant outbreak in Northwest Africa. The FAO’s latest Desert Locust Bulletin, released on July 7, identified Morocco as […]
A proposal by the Rassemblement national des independants (RNI) to introduce a tax credit of up to 5,000 dirhams per year per child for private school fees has reignited a fundamental debate in Moroccan economic policy: when the state transfers money to consumers, does it strengthen their purchasing power or merely give producers the ability […]
Moroccan remittances from abroad exceeded 122 billion dirhams in 2025 and are projected to approach 128 billion dirhams in 2026, representing close to 8.5 percent of GDP and one of the country’s primary sources of foreign exchange. Yet this formidable financial flow conceals a persistent structural limitation: the vast majority of diaspora funds continue to […]
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu will visit Morocco on July 15-16 at the head of a delegation of 10 ministers, as Rabat and Paris work on a new cooperation treaty and deepen economic ties, Moroccan media reported. Lecornu is due to arrive in Rabat on July 15 and hold talks with Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz […]
People of Moroccan origin remain the largest non-European Union community in Belgium, with around three-quarters having acquired Belgian nationality, underscoring the group’s growing integration into Belgian society, according to an analysis based on official migration data. The study, prepared by migration researcher Hassan Bentaleb and based on annual figures from Belgium’s federal migration center Myria, […]
Morocco’s OCP Group is diversifying sulphur suppliers, pivoting to Triple Superphosphate (TSP) production and investing in domestic green ammonia to reduce sulphur import reliance, according to a report issued by Stratfor, a leading U.S. geopolitical intelligence platform. To further secure supply chains, the world’s largest phosphate exporter is counting on regional blending facilities to hedge […]
Morocco and Spain are preparing changes to their seasonal agricultural worker program, including the planned introduction of visas valid for up to four years and revised recruitment procedures, Moroccan Labor Minister Younes Sekkouri said. The reforms target a program that sends thousands of Moroccan women each year to work on Spanish farms, mainly in the […]
Morocco is strengthening its position as one of the world’s emerging investment hubs for the electric vehicle (EV) industry, thanks to a long-term industrial strategy that is enabling the country to integrate progressively into higher value-added global supply chains, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said in its World Investment Report 2026, […]
María Catalina Del Real Mihovilovic, president of Chile-Morocco Parliamentary Friendship Group, reaffirmed in Rabat on Tuesday the group’s full support for UN Security Council Resolution 2797 on the Moroccan Sahara, following talks with Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. Speaking to the press after the meeting, Del Real Mihovilovic noted that Resolution 2797 enshrines Morocco’s autonomy plan […]