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Morocco is becoming a more attractive nearshoring destination for German companies facing a structural shortage of skilled labor, according to a new assessment by Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI). The agency says Morocco is moving beyond traditional offshoring and gaining credibility as a base for higher-value digital and engineering services. The country’s offshoring sector already […]
Canadian group Izotropic has chosen Morocco to deploy its cutting-edge imaging technology in breast cancer detection, which will enable the Kingdom to become a regional leader and launch-pad for its operations in Africa and the Gulf region. The Canadian group has set up a subsidiary based in Casablanca. The new entity, “Izotropic Africa”, has entered […]
Indian defense company MKU, a global leader in advanced ballistic protection and optronic systems, is considering setting up a plant in Morocco, building on the success-story of Tata Advanced Systems which is producing in the Kingdom armoured combat vehicle WhAP 8×8 for the Moroccan Royal army. According to India’s diplomatic mission in Rabat, MKU’s entry […]
Morocco is reportedly planning to use turrets made by Elbit Systems to equip its Indian-designed WhAP 8×8 armored personnel carriers, according to reporting from Le Desk. The Royal Moroccan Armed Forces (FAR) will upgrade the vehicles, manufactured in Morocco in partnership with India’s Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL), from their standard 30 mm cannon configuration […]
Atlas Defense, a subsidiary of Turkish Baykar, a global leader in military drones, has begun recruiting Moroccan specialists and engineers for for its Moroccan plant expected to produce military drones for the Royal Armed Forces and for African market. The company is currently seeking Moroccan specialists in electronics, mechanics, aircraft paint & structure as well […]
Three Moroccan government ministries and global insurance giant AXA have signed a landmark partnership agreement aimed at developing the country’s workforce in technology, data science, and artificial intelligence. The convention, signed in Rabat, brings together the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, the Ministry of Higher Education, and the Ministry of Digital Transition in a coordinated […]
Morocco continues modernizing its military equipment with the acquisition of TREVA-30, a tactical recovery and evacuation vehicle (ARV) developed & manufactured by Excalibur Army of the Czechoslovak Group. The vehicle is designed for military use (recovering tanks, APCs/IFVs, trucks, etc.), civil rescue, firefighting, and heavy engineering tasks. It is powered by a nearly 400 kW engine and built on Tatra Force […]
Morocco’s Equipment Ministry launched comprehensive upgrades to the Maghreb Dam Application (MORDAM) used for daily dam reservoir monitoring, aiming to enhance data reliability, strengthen anticipation, and support more reactive hydraulic governance. The Water Research and Planning Directorate pilots this digital transformation initiative modernizing hydrological data collection, consolidation, and analysis nationwide. Morocco’s dam policy, initiated under […]
Morocco’s National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) and the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) have agreed to strengthen cooperation in scientific research, innovation and climate adaptation in agriculture. The agreement was sealed this week in Rabat. The signatories pledged to conduct joint research projects, boost capacity building &training, enhance the exchange of expertise […]
Morocco advanced administrative modernization Tuesday with eight conventions signed in Rabat deploying Idarati X.0, a meta-application designed to unify citizen access to digital public services through a single interface. The Digital Transition and Administrative Reform Ministry spearheads the project coordinating with the National Data Protection Commission (CNDP). The system establishes an integrated national digital wallet […]