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The United Kingdom is actively pursuing expanded business and trade relationships with Morocco, leveraging the North African nation’s position as a 2030 FIFA World Cup co-host alongside Spain and Portugal. UK Minister of State for Investment Baroness Gustafsson recently affirmed that the Department for Business and Trade is “committed to helping UK businesses export to […]
King Mohammed VI announced on Saturday the reopening of Morocco’s embassy in Damascus, more than a decade after it was closed in 2012 following the flare up of the Syrian civil war. This significant diplomatic announcement was made in the King’s speech to the 34th Arab League Summit that opened proceeding in Baghdad this Saturday. […]
Morocco has achieved significant progress in expanding digital financing and promoting access to financial services, according to a new United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) report. The Kingdom, alongside Jordan and Egypt, stands out for implementing innovative regulatory reforms despite challenging regional conditions, as noted in the “Annual Review of Sustainable […]
Swedish-based Metacon has been awarded a $ 2 million contract to supply a 1 MW pressurized alkaline electrolysis plant to a major renewable energy company in Morocco, one of Africa’s largest wind power investors. The project involves delivering a turn-key, containerized electrolysis system powered by wind turbines to produce green hydrogen off-grid. This pilot plant […]
Morocco will host the first Africa-Atlantic Summit for Common Development in March 2026, creating a strategic platform for dialogue and joint action between African Atlantic coastal nations, Sahara and Sahel countries, and their Mediterranean partners. The announcement came following an agreement signed Thursday in Johannesburg between the Mediterranean Development Center (MEDEV) and DEVAC Invest Africa, […]
Mauritania and Morocco have stepped up their economic ties, signing cooperation deals in fields ranging from the stock market to electric interconnections and airlines. Economic cooperation between the two neighbors stepped up after a meeting between King Mohammed VI and Mauritania’s president Mohamed Ould Ghazouani in Casablanca in December 2024. During the meeting, the Mauritanian […]
Ways of fostering further cooperation ties between Morocco and the Islamic Organization for Food Security (IOFS) were at the center of talks held Wednesday in Rabat between Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita and IOFS Chief Berik Aryn. Talks also focused on Morocco’s participation in IOFS’ training and technical assistance programs, joint research projects and Morocco’s […]
King Mohammed VI received, on Wednesday at the Royal Palace in Rabat, several foreign ambassadors who handed him their credentials as plenipotentiary and extraordinary ambassadors of their countries to the Kingdom. These include the ambassadors of Chad, Hassan Adoum Bakhit Haggar; of Rwanda Hassan Adoum Bakhit Haggar; and of Mali, Fafré Camara. From the Arab […]
In a move to bolster joint efforts against corruption, Morocco and Korea signed a memorandum of understanding Tuesday in Rabat, laying the groundwork for closer cooperation on transparency and integrity. The agreement, signed between Morocco’s National Authority for Probity Prevention and Fight against Corruption and Korea’s Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, aims to promote ethics […]
Morocco’s Minister of Economy and Finance, Nadia Fettah Alaoui, outlined significant progress in legal dispute resolution, public sector reform, and inflation management during a recent parliamentary question time. Highlighting efforts to strengthen state dispute management, Fettah Alaoui said that reforms have led to cumulative savings of 25.4 billion dirhams over five years by reducing financial […]