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Morocco’s fertilizer manufacturer, OCP, said it plans to invest 7 billion dollars in an industrial complex that will help it produce green ammonia from hydrogen produced from renewable energies in the southern region of Tarfaya. The project- which will also include a desalination plant- is part of the already announced $13 bln-project to fully shift […]
Ways of strengthening Moroccan-Portuguese security cooperation to counter terrorism and cross-border organized crime were at center of talks held Wednesday & Thursday in Portugal between Abdellatif Hammouchi, Director-General of national police & domestic intelligence agency and top Portuguese intelligence officials. During this working visit, Hammouchi was accompanied by a large security delegation. He met with […]
Morocco has been elected, in the person of Abderrahman Tlemçani, to the post of member of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), for the period 2024-2027, according to a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Morocco’s election, with 153 votes out of 181 voting member states present, took place during the […]
The Moroccan economy has made remarkable progress and impressive export growth, particularly in industrial sectors such as automotive and renewable energies, said Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva. “Morocco has exported 700,000 cars, which shows the country’s upward trend in this highly competitive sector. The North African Kingdom also manufactures aircraft […]
Morocco’s aviation sector is experiencing “remarkable” evolution, and the Kingdom, a vibrant and strategic country in North Africa, is emerging as a key player in this field, states US Forbes Magazine in an article by a business strategist. “The global aviation industry is expected to grow over the next 10 years, and I believe Morocco […]
Morocco and the Netherlands signed an agreement to create an investment fund worth €300 million, equivalent to 3.2 billion dirhams, to finance investment projects in infrastructure. The agreement for this fund was signed this Wednesday, in Rabat’s twin city, Salé, in the presence of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, who is on an official visit […]
The Moroccan economy has made remarkable progress and impressive export growth, particularly in industrial sectors such as automotive and renewable energies, said Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva. “Morocco has exported 700,000 cars, which shows the country’s upward trend in this highly competitive sector. The North African Kingdom also manufactures aircraft […]
UK’s Brexit has been boosted by the latest court ruling refusing to challenge the legality of the Association Agreement sealed with Morocco, which includes the Sahara territory, says British Express daily. The Appeal Court’s refusal to accept the challenge confirmed the London Administrative Court’s ruling of December 5 2022. Former cabinet minister Ranil Jayawardena has […]
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said he is “impressed” by Morocco’s renewable energy ambitions under the leadership of King Mohammed VI. “I’m impressed by the ambitions set out in this area under the leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, including the target of 52% of electricity from sustainable energy by 2030 and the will […]
Ways of strengthening cooperation between Morocco and Israel in scientific research and innovation were at the center of talks held Tuesday in Rabat between Moroccan Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation, Abdellatif Miraoui and Israeli Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Ofir Akunis. The two ministers also discussed partnerships between the two countries’ […]