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Algerian officials continue to issue statements calling for reviving the paralyzed Maghreb Union, a five-member regional grouping also comprising Morocco, Mauritania, Tunisia and Libya. Recently, President Abdelaziz Boutefika sent messages on the 29th anniversary of the Union to Maghreb leaders urging collective efforts to reinvigorate the union. Few days later, Algeria’s Foreign Minister said, during […]
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and EU legal experts continue to express support for a renewal of the Morocco-EU fisheries agreement while challenging the non-binding opinion of European Court of Justice Advisor Melchior Wathelet. In a wave of articles critical of the pro-Polisario opinion by Wathelet, French Socialist member of the European Parliament, Gilles […]
Morocco’s automotive ecosystem is expanding and attracting more and more investors, upbeat over the North African Kingdom’s growth potentials in this very competitive sector. Among these investors, Nexteer automotive, which has unveiled plans to set up a new production facility in Kenitra, about 40 km to the north of Rabat. In a first stage, Nexteer […]
Morocco has reiterated its firm commitment to security and stability in the Sahel calling for a triangular cooperation (Morocco-EU-Sahel) benefiting the region. Speaking at the International High-Level Conference on Sahel, held Friday in Brussels, Morocco’s foreign minister, Nasser Bourita underscored the priority given to the Sahel in Morocco’s foreign policy as evidenced by the multiple […]
As was expected, a high court in South Africa delivered a politicized verdict giving ownership of the 50,000-ton Phosphate cargo on board bulk carrier Cherry Blossom to the Polisario separatists. Bound for New Zealand, the ship was held in Port Elizabeth for almost a year after the Polisario challenged the legality of the transaction in […]
Bank Al-Maghrib, Morocco’s Central Bank, and the International Finance Corporation, member of the World Bank group, held Thursday an international conference on Public Credit Registry best practice, focusing on how credit reporting data can support regulators’ institutional functions and help ensure financial stability. The joint work is part of a wider project aiming to strengthen […]
Joseph Blatter, former FIFA chief, has voiced support for Morocco’s bid to host the 2026 World Football Cup. “World Cup 2026: Co-Hosting rejected by FIFA after 2002 (also applied in 2010 and 2018). And now: Morocco would be the logical host! And it is time for Africa again!,” said Blatter on Twitter. Morocco is making […]
Morocco’s exports to the EU grew by 9.5% in 2017 while its imports increased 7%, Eurostat said. Spain remains Morocco’s first EU customer with 41.4% of its total exports to the EU followed by France (29.6%), Italy (6.7%), the UK (5%) and Germany (4.3%). Spain is also Morocco’s first EU supplier accounting for 35.6%, followed […]
If the European Court of Justice declares the EU-Morocco fisheries deal invalid in its February 27 verdict, surfing on the opinion of its advisor Melchior Wathelet, serious repercussions would ensue putting the EU in “turbulent waters” both at the institutional and foreign policy levels, said Eli Hadzhieva, Founder and Director of Dialogue for Europe. In […]
President of The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Suma Chakrabarti, who is paying a visit to Morocco underscored that EBRD will continue supporting Morocco in priority areas such as promoting youth employment, facilitating the setting up of SMEs and encouraging green economy projects. Chakrabarti said, during a meeting with the head of government […]