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Morocco has made of improving its business climate and attracting large scale investments a choice in its economic development policy. 2019 was a year to celebrate outstanding performances by giant manufacturers in their sectors of activity, confirming the attractiveness of Morocco to local and foreign investors. OCP Morocco’s phosphates and fertilizers producer, OCP, will celebrate […]
Representatives of Arab anti-corruption bodies will meet in Rabat Jan.7-8 to share experiences and discuss national strategies to fight the scourge of corruption, which affects businesses, foreign investment inflows, economic growth and social justice. The third session of the States Parties to the Arab Anti-Corruption Convention is hosted by Morocco’s National Authority for probity, prevention […]
Morocco’s national railway operator ONCF has received lately the first of 30 Prima M4 locomotives being manufactured by the French Alstom company under a €130 million deal concluded in 2018 between the two sides. The Prima M4 locomotives have a nominal power of 5.5 MW. The maximum running speed is 160km/h. Being electric, the M4 […]
Only hours after the Turkish parliament approved a bill allowing Ankara to send troops to Libya, several voices rose to condemn the move. The Arab League denounced the approval by the Turkish parliament of the bill and stressed the need to stop foreign interference in Libyan affairs. “The Arab League underscores the importance of […]
African Lion, the annual Moroccan-US military exercise, will take place in March 2020 with the participation of 2500 US soldiers, Moroccan media reported. The games, which also bring together soldiers from other countries, are meant to improve interoperability and mutual understanding of participating armies tactics, techniques and procedures. Besides Morocco and the US, soldiers from […]
ExxonMobil announced earlier this week it has secured more than 1.7 million acres for exploration offshore Egypt. “These awards strengthen our exploration portfolio in the Eastern Mediterranean,” said Mike Cousins, senior vice president of exploration and new ventures at ExxonMobil. “We look forward to working with the government and deploying our proven expertise and advanced […]
Algeria has appointed a new government on Thursday amid a raft of socio-economic crises. Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Saturday named a university professor and former diplomat as Prime Minister. Abdelaziz Djerad, 65, served in the administration of a previous president in the 1990s, but was sidelined by President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. The President and the […]
Tunisia’s nominal Prime Minster Thursday unveiled his long awaited cabinet with only two ministers of the former cabinet kept. Habib Jemli appointed by his party, the Islamist Ennahdha party, in October following parliamentarian elections has proposed a 28-member cabinet including four women. The team approved by President Kais Saied is almost made of new faces […]
Turkey’s parliament Thursday approved Ankara’s plans to send troops to Libya at the request of the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA), which has been struggling to overcome a military takeover by forces of retired General Khalifa Haftar, backed by Egypt, UAE and Russia. The resolution was approved by 325 out of 509 parliamentarians. The […]
Gambian President Adama Barrow has launched his own political party in capital Banjul. The move frees him from the coalition that helped him win the presidency three years ago in the West African nation. The president has formally registered the new party, the National People’s Party (NPP), with the Independent Electoral Commission, making him the […]