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Amid floods in Catalonia, a housing crisis and a divided political class facing early elections, the Spanish king Felipe VI and Queen Letizia choose to look elsewhere by deciding a visit to the occupied enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla to appease the far right and provoke Morocco. The Oct 13-15 visit announcement has been widely […]
The central banks of Morocco and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to strengthen cooperation in banking supervision and Islamic finance, and interlink payment and financial messaging systems, contributing to stronger bilateral cooperation and enhancing the efficiency of cross-border financial transactions between the two countries. The agreement was inked lately in Abu Dhabi by Abdellatif […]
Morocco is entering a decisive turning point by placing the welfare state at the heart of its priorities, according to the Paris-based Jeune Afrique Magazine. Expectations now center on Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, national coordinator of the PAM, whom King Mohammed VI named head of government on 29 September. Her party puts the program’s extra […]
DHL Group has designated Morocco as a Geographic Tailwinds priority market, bolstering global supply chain networks across key European and African trade routes. The announcement, delivered at Tangier Logistics Days 2026, places Morocco within an exclusive selection of high-growth economies identified by DHL as major beneficiaries of structural realignments in global trade. Morocco’s strategic position […]
Morocco plans a new phase of its water highway project to strengthen links between river basins and redistribute water from areas with surpluses to those facing deficits, according to the Ministry of Equipment and Water. The phase would connect the Sebou and Oum Er-Rbia basins over about 300 kilometers, with a transfer capacity of nearly […]
Morocco’s National Integrity, Prevention and Fight Against Corruption Authority (INPPLC) was appointed this Friday Oct.2 in Lausanne, Switzerland, as a member of the Steering Committee of the International Partnership Against Corruption in Sport (IPACS), further strengthening the Kingdom’s position as an active partner in the development of international action for greater integrity in sport. This […]
Morocco’s state intends to speed up the processing of subsidy claims from carmakers and automotive suppliers, in a bid to smooth disbursements and sustain investment momentum, Le Matin daily reported. Driven for years by the Industrial Acceleration Plan, the sector has recorded sustained growth in exports and job creation, making the Kingdom Africa’s leading car […]
King Mohammed VI has extended his warmest congratulations to President of China Xi Jinping on the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China on October 1. In his congratulatory message, the King offered his best wishes to President Xi for good health and happiness, and to the Chinese people for further […]
The post-election period opens a phase of trade-offs for Moroccan economic policy. Purchasing power, employment, investment, water, housing, social protection and competitiveness must be reconciled with budgetary margins and external balances as the 2027 Finance Bill nears. Bank Al-Maghrib held its policy rate at 2.25% on 22 September and forecasts average inflation of 0.7% in […]
Morocco’s automotive sector topped the country’s industrial exports in the first eight months this year at 116.14 billion dirhams. Exports of cars and parts increased 14.5% over the same period, while the automotive sector sales rose 21.5% to 23 billion dirhams. This helped offset a deepening trade deficit by 25% to 282 billion dirhams, triggered […]