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French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed ties with Morocco as being in an “excellent” state, and highlighted major opportunities to deepen what he called an “exceptional, strengthened partnership” with the Kingdom. Opening the annual Conference of French Ambassadors in Paris, Macron stressed the need to reinforce strategic alliances amid an increasingly unstable global landscape. “We believe […]
Morocco has lowered taxes on imported mobile phones from 17.5% to 2.5% as part of the 2026 Finance Law, a move the government says will help stabilize the market, reduce smuggling and support businesses that operate legally. The new rate applies to all mobile phones, whether fully assembled or imported in pieces to be put […]
King Mohammed VI has voiced resolve to strengthen the ever close and solidary cooperation with the Central African Republic at both the bilateral and continental levels. In a message of congratulations he sent to President Faustin-Archange Touadéra on his re-election to CAR’s Presidency, the Monarch expressed his wish for the further enrichment of the deep […]
Morocco and Switzerland are gearing up to deploy the “Solar Rooftop 500” program, a joint cooperation initiative aiming to install 500 MW of new, grid connected rooftop photovoltaic (PV) systems across the Kingdom’s commercial and industrial sectors by 2030. This is the first mitigation project in North Africa and Middle East Region under Article 6.2 […]
The United States Congress hosted a gala Tuesday evening celebrating the strategic partnership between Morocco and America, rooted in Washington’s oldest continuous diplomatic bond worldwide. The Kennedy Caucus Room, a rare venue for foreign partner tributes, adopted distinctly Moroccan tones as senior political figures gathered to honor the relationship. Organized through Project Legacy Morocco initiative, […]
The Moroccan Observatory of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (OMTPME) presented its 2025 Annual Report offering a comprehensive overview of Morocco’s corporate business landscape in 2024, revealing a combination of sustained growth and ongoing structural vulnerabilities. According to the report, unveiled during a press conference in Casablanca led by its executive director, Amal Idrissi, Morocco […]
Morocco’s 2026 General Tax Code represents the normative culmination of a trajectory clearly assumed since the third National Tax Conference held in 2019, consolidating engaged reforms while providing overall coherence rather than constituting doctrinal rupture or simple technical revision. Underlying Moroccan fiscal philosophy has evolved significantly in recent years, no longer prioritizing nominal rate adjustments […]
Morocco’s National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water is deploying new digital solutions dedicated to investment programming and monitoring, marking a key modernization step in governance and management processes as part of the water branch’s digital transformation roadmap. The office emphasized digitalization acceleration necessity for modernizing operations and improving management, developing a digital roadmap accompanied […]
Morocco’s National Airports Office (ONDA) has awarded the construction contract for the new terminal at Casablanca Mohammed V International Airport to a fully Moroccan consortium composed of SGTM and TGCC, the public operator said. The contract, valued at 12.8 billion dirhams, represents the largest airport infrastructure project ever undertaken in the country. According to ONDA, […]
New US Ambassador to Morocco Duke Buchan was sworn in by US Vice President J.D. Vance, officially beginning his new role in the service of the “excellent” ties that have linked Rabat and Washington for 250 years. “Ambassador Buchan is proud to be sworn in by his good friend Vice President of the United States […]