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Morocco is bucking a global trend on corporate insolvencies, recording a decline in business failures at a time when the rest of the world is heading into a fifth consecutive year of rising defaults. According to a report published on April 22 by trade credit insurer Allianz Trade, Morocco’s corporate insolvencies fell two percent in […]
Improved rainfall this year reinforced Morocco’s livestock outlook in the 2025–2026 easing feed constraints, lowering production costs and strengthening one of the most structurally important components of the rural economy, according to official data, which shows that the sector now represents 35% of agricultural GDP. Cumulative rainfall increased 82.3% by the end of the winter, […]
Honduras has decided to suspend its recognition of self-proclaimed “SADR”, dealing another blow to the Algerian regime and its Polisario proxy separatist group as the UN Security Council is preparing to hold meetings on the Sahara. In a letter sent Wednesday to Moroccan FM Nasser Bourita, Honduras top diplomat described the move as a “sovereign […]
Austria expressed on Wednesday its support for the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2797 (2025) affirming that “genuine autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty could constitute a most feasible solution.” This position was set forth in a joint Communiqué adopted following a meeting in Vienna between Austria’s Federal Minister for European and International Affairs Beate Meinl-Reisinger and […]
Morocco and Sweden have signed a Memorandum of Understanding providing for upgrading security cooperation to the level of a sustainable partnership, establishing a contractual framework to strengthen mechanisms for exchanging expertise, experience, and best practices in policing. The MoU, signed during the working visit the Director General of National Security and Territorial Surveillance, Abdellatif Hammouchi, […]
Morocco’s agricultural sector is heading into one of its strongest seasons in years, with the government projecting a cereal harvest of nearly 90 million quintals and a 15 percent rise in the agricultural GDP for 2026. Agriculture Minister Ahmed El Bouari outlined these figures at the opening of the SIAM 2026 conference in Meknès on […]
King Mohammed VI and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan held a telephone conversation on regional developments and bilateral cooperation, reported on Wednesday Emirati news agency WAM. The two leaders discussed ways of strengthening further bilateral relations and voiced shared commitment to continued consultation and coordination on regional challenges. Talks also covered a […]
Eight years in the making, and with a final price tag of 6.5 billion dirhams, the Mohammed VI Tower in Rabat-Salé officially opened to media this week, offering the first comprehensive look inside what is now the tallest building in Morocco and one of the most architecturally ambitious structures on the African continent. Inaugurated on […]
Morocco’s tourism promotion office (ONMT) is stepping up efforts to position the Sahara Atlantic city of Dakhla as a standout and high-value tourist destination, leveraging its unique natural assets and expanding air links to drive sustainable growth. In a statement, the ONMT said its teams held a series of strategic meetings in Dakhla with members […]
Morocco’s national credit guarantee institution, Tamwilcom, has partnered with International Finance Corportation (IFC) to expand access to finance to small & medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), including women-led businesses, agricultural enterprises, and firms operating within supply chains. Under the partnership, IFC will provide Tamwilcom $300 million risk-sharing facility (RSF) to enable the Moroccan lending institution to diversify […]