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The northern city of Tangier hosted the 3rd National Diabetes Congress from March 26 to 29, 2026, bringing together a distinguished gathering of Moroccan and international specialists under the banner of the Moroccan Society of Diabetology (SMD). The event centered on the latest scientific advances in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diabetes, with particular […]
Morocco renewed its genuine solidarity with Arab countries targeted by Iranian attacks, a consistent approach that reflects a firm royal stance supporting Arab sovereignty and regional stability in the face of dangerous Iranian escalation. This came in a speech delivered this Sunday March 29 by Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita during the 165th regular session of […]
Moroccan private healthcare group Akdital said its first international expansion projects in the Gulf and North Africa marked a new strategic phase, as it reported strong growth in 2025 driven by network expansion and rising patient volumes. Akdital consolidated revenue rose 49% to 4.41 billion dirhams, while EBITDA increased 45% to 1.21 billion dirhams. Net […]
Morocco reaffirmed, on Saturday in Malabo, its unwavering commitment to renewed South-South cooperation, based on partnership and concrete solidarity, in line with the vision of King Mohammed VI. This came in the address made by Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, before the 11th summit the Organization of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (OACPS), where Morocco is […]
Morocco’s tourism sector has maintained its upward momentum into 2026, recording more than 1.3 million arrivals in January — a 3% increase over the same month in 2025, according to the Directorate of Studies and Financial Forecasts. The figures confirm that the record-breaking trajectory of recent years is carrying through into the new year, supported […]
Morocco has received a strong endorsement from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development in its 2026 integrity and anti-corruption assessment, with performance indicators consistently exceeding OECD member averages across several key dimensions. The findings are contained in the report titled “OECD Integrity and Anti-Corruption Outlook 2026,” which benchmarks national anti-corruption frameworks against the organisation’s […]
Morocco’s fertilizer exports to the European Union reached an all-time high in 2025, with the bloc importing 1.55 billion euros’ worth of Moroccan fertilizers over the year — surpassing the previous peak of 1.42 billion euros set in 2022 and more than doubling the levels recorded in 2017. The figures reflect both a recovery in […]
More than 60 American agricultural organizations have formally called on the US government to remove countervailing duties on Moroccan phosphate fertilizers, warning that the measures are inflating input costs for farmers and jeopardizing the resilience of domestic food production. The appeal, addressed to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in a letter dated March 20, 2026, comes […]
Costa Rica has commended Morocco’s Autonomy plan offered for the Sahara under the Kingdom’s sovereignty, describing the plan as “the most serious, credible, and realistic basis for reaching a lasting political solution” to this dispute. The supportive stand comes in a joint statement released in Rabat following the talks held Friday between Costa Rican Foreign […]
Morocco is planning to set up a market for non-performing loans (NPLs) offering the possibility of buying and selling of unpaid loans beyond set deadline. Banks can sell NPLs to reduce risk, free up capital, and maintain profitability, while investors seek to profit by restructuring or recovering value. Morocco’s Central bank, Bank Al-Maghrib, has been […]