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The merger between Atlanta Assurances and its subsidiary Sanad Assurances took effect Monday as both firms held a joint board meeting. Groupe Holmarcom, owner of the two firms, in a statement said Atlanta will engulf Sanad in a move that will enable the insurance service company to bolster its positioning in the insurance industry in […]
Sensing their end is approaching after suffering successive international diplomatic setbacks in the Sahara issue and running out of excuses for failing to end the scathing living conditions of the sequestered Sahrawis in the Tindouf camps, the Polisario leaders are pulling their last rabbits from their hat hoping to continue their pointless show. In a […]
Despite an overall drop in exports up to April by 20%, Morocco’s exports of phosphates in particular maintained same level in the first quarter this year compared with the same period last year signaling the strategic importance of fertilizers to global food security. The state-owned OCP, one of the world’s biggest exporters of phosphates and […]
The Moroccan government is about to submit a draft law on working from home or any other locations away from the public administration in a move that comes after the coronavirus outbreak. The draft law will provide for conditions and terms for working away from the administration which can last for up to one year […]
Morocco launched an app that helps users detect covid-19 exposure and informs them when they get in contact with a positive case. The optional app was launched by the health and interior ministries in cooperation with other telecom agencies in the country to help monitor and avert the spread of the disease. The app, dubbed […]
Morocco’s trade deficit has shrunk by 1.9% to almost 66.25 billion dirhams ($6.9 billion) in the first four months of the current year, according to the Exchange Office. Morocco witnessed a 19.7% drop in exports between January and April of this year, representing a loss of 20 billion DH ($2 billion), according to the Exchange […]
Morocco’s army has denied claims it is building a military base near its eastern border with Algeria, saying it is only planning the building of a military barracks. “The Royal Armed Forces, as part of a global relocation project of military barracks with the aim of liberating urban land, across the kingdom, is building a […]
Morocco has bought 2 million rapid test kits for 212 million dirhams (21.2 million dollars), the health ministry said. The test meets the technical criteria and matches Moroccan laboratories equipments which will cut additional costs, the ministry said. This comes as Morocco raised significantly its testing capacity to 10,000 daily with over 200,000 tests carried […]
Morocco has just lost an illustrious leader who left a lasting stamp in Morocco’s contemporary history as a statesman trusted by two kings who enjoys the respect of the Moroccan people and the political class as a statesman devoted to serving the fatherland both in office and in the opposition. His death came at a […]
Morocco, which is one of the 15 partner countries from outside the EU of the Coronavirus Global Response campaign launched by the European Commission, has expressed full support for this global action for universal access to affordable coronavirus vaccination, treatment and testing, and made a contribution of €3 million. President of the European Commission Ursula […]