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Morocco has achieved a significant industrial breakthrough, with high and medium-high technology sectors now generating over half of the country’s total industrial added value, Minister of Industry and Commerce Ryad Mezzour announced Monday before the House of Representatives. The North African nation reached this 50% threshold in 2024, surpassing targets outlined in the New Development […]
Morocco commemorates this November 18 it’s its 70th Independence Day, marking not merely the date King Mohammed V ascended the throne in 1927, but celebrating a complex national journey forged through decades of resistance against colonial rule and a long national struggle to defend the unity, sovereignty, and core values of the country, thanks to […]
Morocco has mobilized more than 78 billion dirhams ($8.5 billion) to develop a clean, modern, and multimodal public transport system by 2029, Abdellatif Maâzouz, president of the Casablanca-Settat Regional Council, said during a side event at COP30. The investment plan allocates 11 billion dirhams for the acquisition of 3,750 next-generation buses and 67 billion dirhams […]
By explicitly endorsing Morocco’s autonomy plan as the most feasible solution, the UN Security Council resolution 2797 places mounting pressure on the African Union (AU) to harmonize its position with the UN-led process. Resolution 2797 extends the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until October 2026 and declares Morocco’s […]
Morocco presented its innovative climate education approach at COP30, demonstrating how engaging young people accelerates transitions to low-carbon societies through a seminar titled “Towards Carbon Neutrality: The Stakes of Climate Education.” The Hassan II International Center for Environmental Training—part of the Mohammed VI Foundation for Environmental Protection—demonstrated how education and youth participation form Morocco’s national […]
Morocco’s Chamber of Representatives approved the 2026 Finance Bill Friday during a plenary session, and sent the draft budget to the Chamber of Councillors for further legislative review. The lower house passed the bill with 165 deputies voting in favor and 55 against, with no abstentions recorded. The Finance and Economic Development Committee received 350 […]
The General Director of France’s Directorate General for External Security (DGSE), Nicolas Lerner, commended anti-terrorism cooperation between France and Morocco as exemplary. In an interview with “Le Figaro”, Lerner called the Moroccan security services “very efficient, precious and essential partners in anti-terrorism.” The French official considers that the terrorist threat is looming more than ever […]
France is reinforcing its strategic alliance with Morocco through concrete investments in the southern provinces and a renewed cultural outreach, signaling a shift from diplomatic support to multidimensional engagement, ambassador Christophe Lecourtier said. France’s position is “to be present in all domains: a committed, loyal, and concrete ally,” Lecourtier told Le360, citing projects in renewable […]
Moroccan industrialists anticipate business activity improvement over the next three months, according to Bank Al-Maghrib’s September 2025 business survey, though expectations vary significantly across sectors. Forecasts indicate anticipated production and sales increases across most industrial branches, with exceptions in textile-leather facing stagnation expectations and chemicals-petrochemicals anticipating production declines. For September itself, the survey recorded overall […]
Brand Africa, partnering with Integrate Consulting—a Kantar affiliate—unveiled Morocco’s 2025 most admired brands rankings during a Casablanca ceremony gathering industry leaders, communications professionals, and major marketing sector players. The 15th edition of the pan-African Brand Africa 100 ranking celebrates brands inspiring trust, pride and reflecting increasingly conscious, demanding and engaged Moroccan consumer aspirations. Since 2011, […]