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Banque Centrale Populaire aims to develop microcredit business in Senegal

The Senegalese subsidiary of Moroccan microfinance group AMIFA is set to join microcredit platform Sunu Nafa,

Subscribers only Finance 11.06.2024

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Morocco quietly continues cooperation with Israel despite tension over Gaza

The head of the Israeli Liaison Office in Morocco, David Govrin, in Rabat, 24 October 2021. © Mohamed Siali/EFE

Subscribers only Business 10.06.2024

Shareholder ructions at Auplata Mining Group

A minority shareholder has launched legal action against the management of the AMG mining firm. Its boss, Luc Gérard Nyafé, is meanwhile understood to have lodged a complaint against former executives and an ex-lawyer of the Paris-listed firm. At issue is responsibility for AMG's financial difficulties, and the situation of its Moroccan subsidiary CMT.

Subscribers only Mining 07.06.2024

South Korea's Dae Sun to build second oil tanker for Morocco

The Moroccan firm Pétrocab has ordered a new oil tanker from South Korean shipbuilder Dae Sun Shipbuilding & Engineering. The company is hoping to assemble the ship in the new Casablanca shipyards directly.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 04.06.2024

African football boss Patrice Motsepe keeps Rabat waiting over AFCON

In recent weeks, the head of the Confederation of African Football's teams have been receiving increasingly urgent messages about the uncertainty surrounding the dates of several competitions.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.06.2024

Hunan businesses go prospecting in Moroccan market

Leading Chinese firms visited the kingdom in late April.

Subscribers only Business 31.05.2024

Drought and EU pressure push tomato giant Azura to seek new pastures

The Tazi family group, which this year passed into the hands of founder Mohamed Tazi's daughters, is preparing to switch up its business model amid growing challenges in the tomato sector.

Subscribers only Business 30.05.2024

Crédit Agricole du Maroc grapples with heavy turbulence

The new management team at Morocco's sole state-owned agricultural bank is concerned about the effects of past mismanagement of its property portfolio.

Subscribers only Finance 29.05.2024

UM6P Ventures coming to Paris to lure start-up founders

UM6P Ventures will be in Paris next week to launch a major promotion drive targeting the Moroccan diaspora in France.

Subscribers only Finance 29.05.2024

Australian mining giant Fortescue CEO heads to Rabat

Billionaire Andrew Forrest has a trip to Morocco booked this week to get the ball rolling on his group Fortescue's joint venture green energy project with OCP.

Subscribers only Mining 28.05.2024

France makes it easier for Moroccan graduates to apply for visas

French ambassador to Rabat Christophe Lecourtier has announced the introduction of a scheme to make it easier for Moroccan graduates to apply for visas to France.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.05.2024

Ministers to attend US-Morocco Venture Capital Forum

The American embassy in Rabat is pursuing its efforts to attract US investors to Morocco.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 24.05.2024

Image 7 helps create buzz for Paris Peace Forum in Benguérir

While the forum organisers are officially in charge of communicating about the event themselves, Anne Méaux's lobbying firm is the one beating the drum.

Subscribers only Business 22.05.2024

British emissary Emmerson presses accelerator on Khemisset potash project

The representative of Emmerson's main shareholders has paid a visit to Morocco to lay out what the company, backed by major international mining firms, hopes to gain from the site east of Rabat.

Subscribers only Mining 22.05.2024

Investment minister Mohcine Jazouli's US roadshow far from resounding success

The minister's officials had set themselves ambitious objectives when they came to promote investment in Morocco to major US business players. The results were mixed.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders, Business 21.05.2024

Moroccan minister of investments, Mohcine Jazouli, in Bilbao, Spain, on 30 January, 2024.

Western demand for Moroccan green ammonia spikes

Coveted since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, Morocco's supply of the fertiliser produced from renewable energy sources is attracting significant interest in Europe and beyond.

Subscribers only Mining, Commodity Traders 17.05.2024

Rabat's EU-friendly messaging on Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline

The Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines is struggling to find investors for its flagship project. To turn things around, managing director Amina Benkhadra is suggesting an option to "greenify" the pipeline and finance it in stages.

Subscribers only Energy 16.05.2024

ONHYM director Amina Benkhadra at the signing of the MoU on the Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline on 15 September 2022 in Rabat.

UM6P's ‘university' designation challenged within OECD

As part of the partnership between Morocco and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the academic arm of OCP Group has been criticised for confusing its activities with those of a tool for influence.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.05.2024

The Mohammed VI Polytechnic University in Rabat, 14 April 2024.

Spanish energy firm Abengoa returns to Morocco under new name

Coxabengoa, born from Cox Energy's takeover of Abengoa in February, is hoping to pick up tenders for desalination plants in Morocco after trimming its sails in the kingdom.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 14.05.2024

Mohamed Boudrika keeps his real estate business in the family

Casablanca property magnate Mohamed Boudrika has been out of Morocco for several months but can rely on his family, who are heavily involved in his businesses, to keep an eye on the myriad of companies he owns.

Subscribers only Business 13.05.2024

Rabat reaches out to Paris to prepare for 2030 World Cup

The deputy budget minister and football federation boss Fouzi Lekjâa is counting on support from French businesses ahead of the biggest event in world football.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 10.05.2024

Fouzi Lekjâa, budget minister and president of the Moroccan football federation, in Marrakech in December 2023.

Top sardine exporter Unimer targeted by competition authority

The group is suspected of reaching an agreement on prices with some of its competitors in the Moroccan market.

Subscribers only Business 09.05.2024

Former Moroccan senior diplomats set up think tank

The Groupe de Réflexion et d'Analyse Diplomatique brings together former top mandarins and will function independently of the foreign ministry. It also plans to work on diplomatic issues on behalf of Morocco's partner countries.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.05.2024

ONCF postpones tender for 168 new trains

Morocco's state-owned ONCF rail company has pushed back the submission deadline for the megaproject until July. France's Alstom and Spain's CAF and Talgo are all in the running, and the Spanish firms stand to gain from the delay.

Subscribers only Business 07.05.2024

French courts dismiss appeal lodged by textile king Maurice Bidermann's heirs

The tycoon's tax residence is at the heart of a dispute between his widow and the French tax authorities.

Subscribers only Business 06.05.2024

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Banque Centrale Populaire aims to develop microcredit business in Senegal

Spotlight
Morocco quietly continues cooperation with Israel despite tension over Gaza

Shareholder ructions at Auplata Mining Group

South Korea's Dae Sun to build second oil tanker for Morocco

African football boss Patrice Motsepe keeps Rabat waiting over AFCON

Hunan businesses go prospecting in Moroccan market

Drought and EU pressure push tomato giant Azura to seek new pastures

Crédit Agricole du Maroc grapples with heavy turbulence

UM6P Ventures coming to Paris to lure start-up founders

Australian mining giant Fortescue CEO heads to Rabat

France makes it easier for Moroccan graduates to apply for visas

Ministers to attend US-Morocco Venture Capital Forum

Image 7 helps create buzz for Paris Peace Forum in Benguérir

British emissary Emmerson presses accelerator on Khemisset potash project

Investment minister Mohcine Jazouli's US roadshow far from resounding success

Western demand for Moroccan green ammonia spikes

Rabat's EU-friendly messaging on Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline

UM6P's ‘university' designation challenged within OECD

Spanish energy firm Abengoa returns to Morocco under new name

Mohamed Boudrika keeps his real estate business in the family

Rabat reaches out to Paris to prepare for 2030 World Cup

Top sardine exporter Unimer targeted by competition authority

Former Moroccan senior diplomats set up think tank

ONCF postpones tender for 168 new trains

French courts dismiss appeal lodged by textile king Maurice Bidermann's heirs

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Banque Centrale Populaire aims to develop microcredit business in Senegal

Spotlight Morocco quietly continues cooperation with Israel despite tension over Gaza

Shareholder ructions at Auplata Mining Group

South Korea's Dae Sun to build second oil tanker for Morocco

African football boss Patrice Motsepe keeps Rabat waiting over AFCON

Hunan businesses go prospecting in Moroccan market

Drought and EU pressure push tomato giant Azura to seek new pastures

Crédit Agricole du Maroc grapples with heavy turbulence

UM6P Ventures coming to Paris to lure start-up founders

Australian mining giant Fortescue CEO heads to Rabat

France makes it easier for Moroccan graduates to apply for visas

Ministers to attend US-Morocco Venture Capital Forum

Image 7 helps create buzz for Paris Peace Forum in Benguérir

British emissary Emmerson presses accelerator on Khemisset potash project

Investment minister Mohcine Jazouli's US roadshow far from resounding success

Western demand for Moroccan green ammonia spikes

Rabat's EU-friendly messaging on Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline

UM6P's ‘university' designation challenged within OECD

Spanish energy firm Abengoa returns to Morocco under new name

Mohamed Boudrika keeps his real estate business in the family

Rabat reaches out to Paris to prepare for 2030 World Cup

Top sardine exporter Unimer targeted by competition authority

Former Moroccan senior diplomats set up think tank

ONCF postpones tender for 168 new trains

French courts dismiss appeal lodged by textile king Maurice Bidermann's heirs

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Morocco quietly continues cooperation with Israel despite tension over Gaza