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Morocco’s capital market reached a turning point in 2025, with growth increasingly driven by domestic savings rather than foreign capital, according to a new report by bourse regulator, the Moroccan Capital Markets Authority (AMMC). The report, Capital Markets in Figures 2025, shows that local investors dominated trading activity on the Casablanca Stock Exchange, accounting for […]
Moroccan private healthcare group Akdital, listed on the Casablanca Stock Exchange, has signed an agreement to develop and operate the Aladwani Hospital in Jeddah, marking its fourth facility in Saudi Arabia and reinforcing its push into international markets. The contract covers the fit-out, medical equipment installation and management of the existing multidisciplinary hospital, located in […]
Gold prices have fallen sharply on international markets, retreating to their lowest levels since November 2025 and erasing approximately eight months of accumulated gains. The metal has declined more than 13 percent over one month and more than 22 percent from its January 2026 peak. In Morocco, the correction has transmitted directly to the local […]
The Spanish Civil Guard announced on Saturday the seizure of nearly 4.8 tons of hashish during an operation conducted in coordination with the Moroccan Royal Gendarmerie in the waters of the Strait of Gibraltar. The operation was triggered following the detection of a “go-fast” semi-rigid boat navigating at high speed and suspected of carrying a […]
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 […]