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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 […]
Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita participated this Tuesday in the extraordinary session of the Arab League Ministerial Council on Iran’s illegal attacks against Arab States. This meeting, held via videoconference, is part of several gatherings convened to examine Iran’s repeated aggressions against Arab countries, as well as their repercussions on the region and on international […]
The French Development Agency (AFD) has signed a loan agreement with the Moroccan government providing 100 million euros in financing for the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Regional Express Network (RER), marking a significant addition to the multilateral funding stack behind one of the country’s most consequential urban infrastructure projects. The RER is designed to connect Kénitra in the […]
Morocco has completed the first phase of its National Plan for the Development of Broadband and Very High-Speed Internet (PNHD), extending 2G, 3G and 4G telecommunications services to more than 10,690 areas out of a total of 10,740, Minister Delegate for Digital Transition and Administration Reform Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni said. Speaking at an oral […]
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has begun 2026 on a strong footing in Morocco, with four new financing agreements worth a total of 375 million euros signed in the first quarter, after a record year for funding in 2025. The fresh commitments follow an exceptional 2025, during which the EIB, through its development arm EIB […]