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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 […]
Morocco’s industrial sector has expanded to nearly 900 billion dirhams ($98 bln) in national production, including around 400 billion dirhams in exports, marking a decisive step in the country’s shift toward an industrial policy centered on economic sovereignty, Moroccan industry and trade minister Ryad Mezzour said. The figures were presented by Ryad Mezzour during a parliamentary session, […]
Morocco’s National Electricity Regulatory Authority expanded its mandate in December 2024, extending beyond electricity sector regulation to encompass strategic sectors including hydrogen, as the kingdom advances its green hydrogen industry development leveraging renewable energy resources and strategic geographic positioning. Positioned with substantial renewable resources, particularly solar and wind, strategic geography at Europe’s doorstep, vast territory […]
Investment Minister Karim Zidane announced that 89 investment projects totaling over 1.28 billion dirhams received approval under the very small, small, and medium enterprise support framework launched six weeks ago. The figures were presented by the official during a parliament question time on business support mechanisms and investment promotion. He specified these projects should enable […]
Chinese tire manufacturer Guizhou Tyre has approved plans to build a new production facility in the Cité Mohammed VI, Tanger Tech industrial zone, confirming an investment close to 300 million dollars. The company’s board of directors validated the project on January 5, giving the green light for the construction of an intelligent tire plant with […]