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Morocco is carefully evaluating a Chinese proposal to launch free trade negotiations, as authorities weigh the potential benefits against risks to domestic industry and existing trade commitments, Industry and Trade Minister Ryad Mezzour said. China has formally suggested a bilateral free trade agreement, but Rabat is proceeding cautiously, conducting impact assessments before deciding whether to […]
Despite years of economic expansion, Morocco’s informal sector has proven stubbornly resistant to formalization — a phenomenon that two economists from the Policy Center for the New South attribute not to a lack of growth, but to a structural mismatch between the costs and benefits of formal status. In a recent discussion held at the […]
A coalition of Moroccan companies operating in the dietary supplement sector is calling on the government, political parties, and members of parliament to withdraw a modification to article 30 of pharmaceutical law 17-04, adopted in early June by the Chamber of Representatives and currently awaiting examination by the upper chamber, reported le360 news outlet. The […]
Morocco’s Direction des Domaines de l’Etat published its annual report for 2025, documenting significant expansion in the mobilization of state-owned land for productive investment. The agency approved 308 projects on a total of approximately 32,000 hectares of public land, representing a projected investment of 71 billion dirhams and the creation of 16,333 jobs. Ninety percent […]
King Mohammed VI has been represented at the funeral of Bernadette Chirac by his sister Princess Lalla Meryem. Upon her arrival at the Basilica of Sainte-Clotilde where the funeral service was held on Friday, Princess Lalla Meriem was greeted by Claude Chirac, daughter of the deceased, before taking her seat inside the church alongside France’s […]
Morocco’s National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) has secured up to €250 million in financing from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to modernize the country’s drinking water infrastructure and improve system performance under its 2025–2030 investment plan. The loan will support projects that cut water losses, enhance energy efficiency and strengthen […]
Morocco and Argentina reaffirmed their shared willingness to enhance their already strong economic partnership and welcomed their convergence of views on several regional and international issues. This came during the 8th session of the Morocco-Argentina Joint Commission held on Thursday in Buenos Aires. The session was co-chaired by Fouad Yazourh, Director General for Political Affairs […]
Morocco has secured the top ranking for industrial performance in Africa in 2026, surpassing South Africa and Egypt, according to analysis published by L’Economiste. Industry Minister Ryad Mezzour noted that manufactured goods now account for 87 percent of the total value of national exports, consolidating the kingdom’s status as an industrialized state — even as […]
The Council of Europe and Morocco have launched the “New Neighborhood Partnership” for the 2026-2029 period during a ceremony held lately in Rabat. The event brought together high-level representatives from the North African Kingdom, the Council of Europe, national partner institutions and international partners. This new framework for cooperation builds on the partnership established between […]
Morocco’s experience in managing major sporting events is providing valuable lessons for the United States as it hosts the 2026 World Cup, a senior US official said, while also expressing confidence in the kingdom’s readiness for the 2030 tournament. During remarks at the Atlantic Council in Washington, Andrew Giuliani, executive director of the White House […]