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Morocco’s national carrier Royal Air Maroc, RAM, will launch Thursday, Jan. 16, its first direct flight from Casablanca to Beijing, China. The route will be served by B787-9 Dreamliner, of 302 seats including 26 in business class. The flight to depart from the Mohammed V airport in Casablanca will take 13 hours to reach the […]
To protect tourism industry from unfair competitors, the Moroccan authorities warned local travel agencies against hiring unlicensed Chinese guides and threatened to remove their names from the list of accredited agencies if they do not abide by the regulations. “All Moroccan travel agencies should designate a certified Moroccan tourist guide to accompany groups of Chinese […]
China has extended Mauritania a $87 million loan to be used for the construction of a fishing harbor expected to generate 800 permanent jobs and handle around 400,000 tons of merchandise yearly. Minister of Finance and Industry Cheikh El Kebir Moulaye Taher told lawmakers Tuesday that the future port will be located 25 km north […]
Chinese investors showed interests in the huge business opportunities offered in Morocco’s Sahara provinces and particularly in the region of Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra. It seems that the Chinese are looking for their share of the pie as several foreign investors are already operating in the Moroccan Sahara region, which is emerging as a gateway for […]
Morocco’s flag carrier RAM will start operating three flights per week between Casablanca and Beijing on January 16 as part of an expansion plan that also includes the acquisition of new long-haul aircrafts. RAM officials hope that the new route will help connect other African airports to Beijing Daxing airport, one of the largest in […]
Relations between China and Arab countries have been fostered after the launch of the Belt and Road initiative paving the way for more Chinese investments in the region. The remark was made by Chinese and Arab diplomats and officials attending the 8th Conference on Arab-Chinese Relations and Dialogue between Arab and Chinese Civilizations for the […]
Chinese Citic Dicastal group, the largest producer of aluminum wheels in the world, launched a second factory worth €350 million in Morocco’s Kenitra, one year after opening a plant in the same area. Part of a project dubbed, Citic Dicastal Africa, the new plant stretches over a surface area of 30,000 square meters and will […]
China’s Export Import Bank and the Casablanca-based Attijariwafa Bank will join efforts in a $5 billion bank dedicated to boosting African exports to China and promoting industrial activity in the countries where the Moroccan bank operates. The deal attests to the credibility and large network of Moroccan banks in Africa, as well as Morocco’s efforts […]
The government of South Sudan has received around $600 million from the Chinese government to pay outstanding civil servants’ salaries. South Sudan News Agency, quoting government sources, said the new loan aims to cover salaries payment. The move comes weeks after many South Sudanese deputies boycotted the presentation of the 2019-2020 budget, rising against the […]
Morocco is set on diversifying its tourist emitting markets with the signing with Chinese tour operator, C Trip, of an agreement that could bring 500,000 tourists annually. The North African country has attracted 12.3 million tourists in 2018 making it the largest African tourism market as it has become the 30th most visited country […]