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Moroccan sugar group Cosumar regained momentum in the second quarter of 2026 after a start to the year marked by logistical and port disruptions, with quarterly revenue reaching 2.619 billion dirhams, down 2.8 percent year-on-year, an improvement from the 17.3 percent decline recorded in the first quarter, Le Nouvelliste reports. The gradual recovery rests on […]
Three weeks after France’s ban on unsolicited telephone canvassing took effect, Morocco’s call center sector is still struggling to measure its impact, though early signs are already visible in Casablanca, where some companies have taken down their signage and a Technopark call center has closed, leaving 50 employees without jobs, Le360 reports. Ayoub Saoud, secretary […]
A consortium led by renewable energy consultancy OWC has been chosen by the European Investment Bank (EIB) to provide a comprehensive feasibility study for the development of Morocco’s first offshore windfarm. The offshore wind project in question is endorsed by the Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (MASEN) and will be assessed with a particular focus […]
The Central Bank of Libya will host the fifth Arab Conference on Savings and Financial Literacy in Tripoli September 7 – 9. The three-day conference will be held under the theme, “Tripoli: Capital of Financial Literacy,” with Central Bank Governor Naji Issa expected to attend. The event will bring together experts, policymakers, researchers, central banks […]
Mauritanian Finance Minister Codioro Moussa N’Guénore received an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by the Fund’s Regional Adviser on Government Finance Statistics, Francis Gahizi, on Thursday evening. The meeting focused on cooperation between the government and the IMF, particularly efforts to modernize the collection and verification of financial data relating to public enterprises. The […]
A delegation of farmers from Minnesota, Wisconsin and Ohio as well as US agriculture industry leaders have visited Morocco to strengthen agricultural trade, logistics and market opportunities between America, Africa and Europe. The multi-state delegation, led by the USIP Alliance, also included U.S. officials from state agriculture departments and the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway […]
King Mohammed VI was represented by Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch at the inauguration ceremony for President of São Tomé and Príncipe Carlos Vila Nova, who was re-elected to a second term following elections held on July 19. Vila Nova was sworn in as President of São Tomé and Príncipe for a new five-year term […]
Since they fell into Iberian hands, the history of the two enclaves has been that of sieges, open wars, and negotiations. Across the centuries the methods evolved, yet Moroccan efforts to reclaim Ceuta (Sebta), Melilla, and the other coastal presidios never ceased. At the same time, recent claims in parts of the Spanish press- eagerly […]
Morocco and UN Economic & Social Commission for Western Asia have agreed to enhance cooperation in digital transformation, modernization of public administration, governance, artificial intelligence (AI) and innovation. The agreement was inked by Mrs Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni, Minister Delegate for Digital Transition & Administrative Reform and Mrs Rania Al-Mashat, ESCWA Executive Secretary. The signatories […]
Morocco’s Ministry of Energy and Mines has renewed Talisman Metals’ Fougnar licenses – two exploration licenses that make up the company’s Fougnar project. Both licenses have been extended for the next four years until 2030. The Fougnar Project consists of two exploration licenses covering 30.6 square kilometers and is held 100% by Talisman through a […]