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British bank Revolut recruits lobbyist to work in the kingdom

The British online bank has chosen Hatim Benjelloun to represent its interests and assist it in setting up in Morocco.

Free access Finance 12.09.2025

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Rabat desalination plant prey to miscalculations by Veolia and the kingdom

Moroccan Interior Minister Abdelouafi Laftit (left) and Veolia CEO Estelle Brachlianoff. © Christophe Gateau/DPA/Alain Apaydin/Abaca via Reuters

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Energy, Business 11.09.2025

French startup Mistral AI seeks opportunities in the kingdom

The CEO of the French specialist in generative AI will meet with leading Moroccan business leaders and politicians.

Subscribers only Business 11.09.2025

Airbus and Boeing at loggerheads over future army helicopters

A Royal Moroccan Air Force CH-47D Chinook military transport helicopter lands in Tizi n'Test, Morocco, 2023. © Bulent KIlic / AFP

Subscribers only Defence 10.09.2025

The 'comeback' expansion of Agadir desalination plant

This summer, Spanish group Cox announced with great fanfare that it would be financing the second phase of the Agadir desalination plant project. This phase should have been covered by the initial budget of 4.4 billion dirhams, which was approved in 2019.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 08.09.2025

Rabat casts doubt on Mohammed VI's state visit to Paris

France's President Emmanuel Macron and Morocco's King Mohammed VI in Rabat on 29 October 2024. © Ludovic Marin/Pool/Abaca Press

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.09.2025

Algiers and Rabat out to strengthen their influence via UNESCO

Algeria and Morocco could soon bring their cultural identity disputes to the UN agency, as both countries are candidates for its Executive Board, which will be decided in November.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.09.2025

Touadéra marshalling international support for Ambition 28 in Casablanca

Bangui is organising a round table entitled Ambition 28 in Casablanca in mid-September, with the aim of mobilising international public and private investors around its National Development Plan.

Subscribers only Finance 03.09.2025

Army top brass on Israeli shopping expedition

At Tel Aviv's instigation, senior Moroccan army officers recently took part in a meeting with Israeli defence companies. Such trips have become increasingly frequent in recent months.

Subscribers only Defence 02.09.2025

An Elbit Systems drone in an Israeli Defense Forces simulation in Tze'elim, Israel, 2022.

European producers rally against Moroccan tomatoes

European players in the sector have been working behind the scenes throughout the summer to oppose imports of tomatoes grown in Morocco and in Western Sahara. They consider this competition to be unfair.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Diplomacy 02.09.2025

Tomato harvest in the Chtouka Aït Baha region, Morocco, May 2025.

American senators organise an economic forum in Dakhla

A think tank bringing together US Republican lawmakers is planning an event on governance issues in the disputed territory of Western Sahara.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 01.09.2025

Nareva and Taqa seek partners to build their future desalination plants

The Maroccan-Emirati consortium has launched consultations for the construction and maintenance of two desalination plants in the north of the country.

Subscribers only Business 29.08.2025

Seawater desalination plant in Agadir, Morocco on 10 July, 2024.

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Brussels moves closer to Rabat on basis of judicial cooperation

The increase in exchanges between the two kingdoms suggests a change of course for Belgium on the issue of Western Sahara. At stake is the revision of a bilateral treaty on the repatriation of Moroccan prisoners.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.08.2025

Former foreign minister of Belgium Bernard Quintin and Foreign Minister of Morocco Nasser Bourita in Rabat, 29 January 2025.

Cosumar and Wilmar to finalise separation after a long tug-of-war

After seven years of inactivity, the two former partners are finally launching their palm oil processing plant in Casablanca, with the aim of selling it quickly.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 28.08.2025

The duo reviving ties between New Delhi and Rabat

New Delhi has launched an economic offensive to curb Beijing's growing influence on the continent. Narendra Modi's government is relying on its ambassador to Morocco, as well as a North American businessman from India.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 27.08.2025

Friction ignites over Western Sahara within SADC

Despite a very generic final declaration, tensions flared during the closed-door meeting of SADC heads of state and government, particularly over the issue of Western Sahara independence. A consensus was finally reached.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.08.2025

Heads of state and government present at 45th SADC Summit in Antananarivo, 17 August 2025.

Mfadel Group allies itself with Radisson Hotels

Real estate developer Mfadel Group, led by Yassine Mfadel, has taken on the exclusive right to use the Radisson Hotels brand in Morocco and is the sole franchisor of the hotel group in the kingdom.

Subscribers only Business 25.08.2025

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Western Sahara autonomy plan on the table at closed-door negotiations from Washington to Algiers

Negotiations are intensifying over the highly sensitive issue of autonomy for Western Sahara, but Algerian diplomats are currently keeping quiet about their intentions. The focus is on October, when the UN Security Council will consider the renewal of MINURSO.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 21.08.2025

View of the Dakhla Atlantic Port under construction, in El-Argoub, Western Sahara, 26 May 2025.

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British bank Revolut recruits lobbyist to work in the kingdom

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Rabat desalination plant prey to miscalculations by Veolia and the kingdom

French startup Mistral AI seeks opportunities in the kingdom

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British bank Revolut recruits lobbyist to work in the kingdom

Spotlight Rabat desalination plant prey to miscalculations by Veolia and the kingdom

French startup Mistral AI seeks opportunities in the kingdom

Airbus and Boeing at loggerheads over future army helicopters

The 'comeback' expansion of Agadir desalination plant

Rabat casts doubt on Mohammed VI's state visit to Paris

Algiers and Rabat out to strengthen their influence via UNESCO

Touadéra marshalling international support for Ambition 28 in Casablanca

Army top brass on Israeli shopping expedition

European producers rally against Moroccan tomatoes

American senators organise an economic forum in Dakhla

Nareva and Taqa seek partners to build their future desalination plants

Spotlight Brussels moves closer to Rabat on basis of judicial cooperation

Cosumar and Wilmar to finalise separation after a long tug-of-war

The duo reviving ties between New Delhi and Rabat

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Mfadel Group allies itself with Radisson Hotels

Spotlight Western Sahara autonomy plan on the table at closed-door negotiations from Washington to Algiers

American giant Bechtel gains interest in Moroccan airports

Snubbed by London, Xlinks continues its lobbying efforts with the EU

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Airbnb gives into pressure from an NGO in Western Sahara

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Nasser Bourita prepares Paris visit

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Gabon
Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout

Gabon
Gunvor secrets (1/2): the Libreville oil mega-deal mystery

Spotlight
Rabat desalination plant prey to miscalculations by Veolia and the kingdom

Spotlight
Brussels moves closer to Rabat on basis of judicial cooperation

Spotlight
Western Sahara autonomy plan on the table at closed-door negotiations from Washington to Algiers

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Washington gears up to give green light for doing business in Western Sahara