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What professionals on the ground describe as the worst congestion episode in the history of the port of Casablanca is being resolved, as a series of emergency operational measures takes effect. Container ship processing times have fallen from between six and ten days to between 48 and 72 hours, according to data confirmed by both […]
Morocco is intensifying negotiations with European countries to safeguard the operations of its banks in the European Union and ensure the continued flow of remittances from Moroccans living abroad, central bank governor Abdellatif Jouahri said. After successful talks with France, Morocco plans similar negotiations with the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain and Italy, Jouahri told reporters following […]
Cooperation between Royal Moroccan Navy and Royal UK Navy has gained momentum with the joint search & rescue training conducted by divers using a hand-held sonar at Ksar Sghir Naval Base, northern Morocco. According to a Royal Navy press release, a four-strong dive team and an engineer from the Gibraltar Clearance Diving Element took part […]
A subtle but significant shift is reshaping Latin America’s foreign policy regarding Morocco’s territorial integrity or the Sahara issue. As part of that momentum, the recent election of a new president in Colombia. The election underscores a broader transition marking the gradual retreat of ideological diplomacy and the rise of pragmatism and realism. For decades, […]
King Mohammed VI has addressed a message of congratulations to Nabil Fahmy following his election as Secretary General of the League of Arab States. In the congratulations message, the Monarch commended the confidence that member states have placed in Nabil Fahmy in recognition of the competence and managerial acuity he has demonstrated across the various […]
Over nine tons of lifesaving medical material and equipment has been donated by Morocco to the UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (MONUSCO) to enable the UN mission address the Ebola virus outbreak in Ituri Province. Morocco has donated According to the UN body, a Moroccan Air Force C-130H aircraft landed […]
Morocco will abandon its daylight-saving time system and return to standard GMT at the end of summer, Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch announced, ending years of debate and some public frustration over the policy. Speaking to state television after a cabinet meeting on June 25, Akhannouch said the decision followed consultations within the ruling coalition and […]
OCP Group, the Moroccan phosphate giant, has completed a 5 billion dirham issue of perpetual subordinated bonds through a public offering fully subscribed by domestic institutional investors. The transaction reinforces the group’s economic equity and financial flexibility, and sits within its broader strategy of proactive capital management in support of its industrial transformation and sustainable […]
Safran Electronics & Defense, a subsidiary of the French Safran group, launched construction on Wednesday of a major extension of its industrial site in Nouaceur, in a ceremony attended by Morocco’s Minister of Industry and Trade, Ryad Mezzour, the President of Safran Electronics & Defense, Franck Saudo, the site’s Director General Laurent Figari, the Governor […]
Morocco’s Autorite marocaine du marche des capitaux (AMMC) has widened the maximum price variation permitted for newly listed shares during their first five trading sessions on the Casablanca Stock Exchange. In a communique issued on Thursday 25 June, the regulator announced that the threshold, effective from 23 June 2026, is set at plus or minus […]