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Morocco is mobilizing close to 200 billion dirhams (20 billion dollars) in public and private investment to transform its economy, infrastructure, and tourism sector ahead of co-hosting the 2030 FIFA World Cup, according to a detailed report by the daily Les Inspirations Éco. The Kingdom is treating the centenary World Cup not merely as a […]
More than 75 percent of industrial AI pilot projects never reach large-scale deployment, and over 80 percent of manufacturers struggle to extend AI beyond isolated use cases, according to a report by Everest Group and Capgemini Engineering titled “Operationalizing Adaptive AI Across the Manufacturing Shopfloor,” relayed by Challenge magazine. For Morocco, where industry 4.0 ambitions […]
Morocco produces dense, technologically sophisticated research on smart electrical grids, but that academic activity has yet to translate into a structural transformation of the country’s energy system, according to a systematic review by researchers at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), reported by Le Matin daily. Of 291 studies identified across four international scientific databases, 91 […]
Morocco’s banking sector is entering a period of deep change, driven by a new banking law, competition from neobanks and “super apps,” and shifting ownership structures, Aujourd’hui le Maroc reports. Bank Al-Maghrib’s board is set to hold its penultimate 2026 session this month, shortly after the publication of a new law amending the framework governing […]
Morocco has gained the support of another European country for its territorial integrity and sovereignty over its Sahara ahead of the upcoming UN Security Council meeting planned on Sahara by end of October. During his trip paid Friday to Copenhagen, Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita has secured the backing of his Danish peer Lars Løkke […]
Morocco’s response to persistent water scarcity is shifting from simply seeking new resources or building dams toward a more ambitious approach: connecting its river basins and transferring water to where it is needed, Spanish news outlet Atalayar comments. The strategy centers on a so-called “water motorway,” a network designed to move water from basins with […]
Three weeks after France’s ban on unsolicited telephone canvassing took effect, Morocco’s call center sector is still struggling to measure its impact, though early signs are already visible in Casablanca, where some companies have taken down their signage and a Technopark call center has closed, leaving 50 employees without jobs, Le360 reports. Ayoub Saoud, secretary […]
Since they fell into Iberian hands, the history of the two enclaves has been that of sieges, open wars, and negotiations. Across the centuries the methods evolved, yet Moroccan efforts to reclaim Ceuta (Sebta), Melilla, and the other coastal presidios never ceased. At the same time, recent claims in parts of the Spanish press- eagerly […]
Morocco and UN Economic & Social Commission for Western Asia have agreed to enhance cooperation in digital transformation, modernization of public administration, governance, artificial intelligence (AI) and innovation. The agreement was inked by Mrs Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni, Minister Delegate for Digital Transition & Administrative Reform and Mrs Rania Al-Mashat, ESCWA Executive Secretary. The signatories […]
Morocco’s Ministry of Energy and Mines has renewed Talisman Metals’ Fougnar licenses – two exploration licenses that make up the company’s Fougnar project. Both licenses have been extended for the next four years until 2030. The Fougnar Project consists of two exploration licenses covering 30.6 square kilometers and is held 100% by Talisman through a […]