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Masen boss Bakkoury makes do with Toronto video call after missing out on COP26

Prohibited from leaving Moroccan soil, the boss of the sustainable energy agency Masen, Mustapha Bakkoury, was unable to attend COP26.

Subscribers only Business 05.11.2021

Former MP and Grand Mosque of Rome president Khalid Chaouki moves into business

The former president of the Great Mosque of Rome Khalid Chaouki. © Pacific Press Media Production Corp/Alamy Banque D'Images

Free access Infrastructure, Business 03.11.2021

Why wary Rabat kept Moroni's first ambassador waiting for accreditation

Morocco pored over Yahaya Mohamed Illias' background, especially his time as a student in Pakistan, before giving his appointment its seal of approval.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 02.11.2021

In Focus
Akhannouch ushers business magnates into parliament

The head of the Moroccan government and leader of the RNI Aziz Akhannouch. © Chadi/Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP

Subscribers only Politics 01.11.2021

Israel, economy, executive management: super-minister Jazouli's meteoric rise

Minister in charge of investment, convergence and evaluation of public policies Mohcine Jazouli. © Story & Brands

Subscribers only Politics 28.10.2021

Gendarmes get help from Delair drones to fight illegal immigration

Delair, with the backing of the French foreign ministry, has delivered 14 surveillance drones to the Moroccan gendarmerie to help it combat irregular immigration. The issue has caused serious diplomatic tensions between Rabat and its European partners.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 25.10.2021

Why Benchaâboun was dispatched to the Paris embassy

Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch, who was against the appointment of former Finance Minister Mohamed Benchaâboun as head of the central bank, has now moved him to a prominent diplomatic post.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 19.10.2021

Former Moroccan Minister of Finance Mohamed Benchaaboun.

Royal Mansour Academy aims to provide workforce for Mohammed VI's luxury hotels

The king plans to invest more than €20m to build a hotel school in Salé. It will be managed in partnership with the prestigious Ferrandi Paris hospitality school and its goal is to provide his luxury hotels with qualified workers.

Subscribers only Business 15.10.2021

The luxury Royal Mansour hotel in Marrakesh.

Moulay Hafid Elalamy to step into influential royal adviser role

The man who served as the Moroccoan minister of industry and trade until the formation of Akhannouch's government on 7 October will continue to exert control as adviser to King Mohammed VI. The billionnaire can now also devote more time to his holding company Saham.

Subscribers only Politics 13.10.2021

Former Moroccan Minister of Industry, Investment, Trade and Digital Economy Moulay Hafid Elalamy

In Dakhla, Akhannouch, Benjelloun and Windvision are powering a secret wind turbine project

Shortly before becoming prime minister, Aziz Akhannouch launched a major wind power project in Dakhla, Western Sahara. To create this 200MW wind farm, his company Green of Africa, co-owned with the banker Othman Benjelloun, has embarked on an ambitious project with Belgian-Dutch company Windvision.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 12.10.2021

Mohammed VI hesitates over Madrid, Berlin, Brussels and Paris embassies

The King of Morocco may leave several of his embassies without ambassadors, as a sign that diplomatic tensions still abound.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.10.2021

After European Court defeat, employers' group sends Lemseffer and Open2Europe on lobbying mission

The Moroccan employers' organisation CGEM is firing on all cylinders after the cancellation of two trade agreements with the European Union. CGEM's pointwoman for EU affairs, Abir Lemseffer, an acolyte of Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch, has hired PR firm Open2Europe to craft Morocco's response.

Subscribers only Business 06.10.2021

Bakkoury's Noor PV II solar project fails to electrify candidates

Sustainable energy agency Masen has refused to extend its call for candidates for the Noor PV II project to build solar farms totalling 400 MW. Only nine candidates, including three foreign majors, have come forward.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 05.10.2021

PwC, Calia and Tilia devise electricity and water distribution big bang

The three consulting firms have helped Morocco's interior ministry plan "regional multiservice companies" to replace public and private water and electricity boards and state energy and water board ONEE. Foreign operators, led by Veolia and Suez, are keeping a close eye on the matter.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 04.10.2021

Technicians from Lydec, the private water and electricity operator in Casablanca, supervising the construction of a new city sewer in May 2020.

Rabat switches from mines to drones to secure border with Algiers

With diplomatic relations with Algeria suspended since August, Morocco has been going ahead with changes to the arrangements for protecting the very strategic border with its neighbour, in part by conducting large-scale mine-clearing operations in order to recover farmable land.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 30.09.2021

Telecoms regulator's 5G plans squeezed between Huawei and US pressure

The Moroccan telecommunications authority ANRT will be hard pressed to ignore alarm signals from all sides about the dominance of the Chinese group's products in Morocco when drafting its roadmap for the rollout of a 5G network.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 29.09.2021

Renewables fund Empower targets industry in Morocco

The Norwegian investment fund focused on renewables and headed by Terje Osmundsen, the former vice-president of Scatec Solar, is on the lookout for self-consumption projects in industry for customers who are preparing for a carbon tax on European imports.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 28.09.2021

Terje Osmundsen, founder and CEO of Empower New Energy.

Troubled Noor PV II solar project lands on new PM's desk

The 400-MW solar farm project, backed by the Masen sustainable energy agency, is at the heart of a muted row between the agency and the energy ministry. The situation will have to be resolved quickly by the new prime minister Aziz Akhannouch, who is himself involved via his company Green of Africa.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 24.09.2021

Mohammed VI ensures continuity in Sahara and Washington with General El Farouk

Belkhir El Farouk, the new commander of Morocco's Royal Armed Forces, will continue in his role as commander of the southern zone, where he has met with success. The general is also a key figure in defence cooperation with Washington.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.09.2021

General Belkhir El Farouk (left), with General Andrew M. Rohling (US Army Southern European Task) during the African Lion exercises on 7 June 2021.

Nabila Rmili's election as Casablanca mayor will delight property developers

Casablanca's powerful real estate sector is unlikely to be perturbed by the election of Nabila Rmili as the city's mayor. She got the job following an agreement between her RNI party, PAM and Istiqlal.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 23.09.2021

Worried Rabat keeps close eye on Managem and other Moroccan interests in post-putsch Conakry

The fall of Alpha Condé, one of Mohammed VI's most reliable allies in West Africa, has caught Morocco off guard and fuelled concerns about its many assets and interests in Guinea.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 22.09.2021

Financial compliance expert Square Facts sets up shop in Rabat

The French firm Square Facts, which specialises in risk management and compliance, opened a subsidiary in Rabat in September.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 17.09.2021

Aziz Akhannouch has abundance of choice for new inner circle of advisers

The newly elected prime minister is deciding who to appoint as his closest advisers and aides. He will be able to draw from his team at the agriculture ministry and from his Akwa holding company and the RNI party, which are already largely merged.

Subscribers only Politics 16.09.2021

The new Moroccan prime minister Aziz Akhannouch.

Tel Aviv may help Rabat build kamikaze drone sector

The latest step in Rabat's breathless rapprochement with Israel's defence industry is Morocco's plan to set up a domestic sector to develop suicide drones, devices that are relatively easy to build and have devastating consequences.

Free access Defence, Business 15.09.2021

Gazoduc Maghreb Europe : break with Algiers prompts crisis summit between Naturgy and ONHYM

Antonio Basolas, the Spanish company's boss, met Amina Benkhadra, Morocco's top official for hydrocarbons and mines, in Rabat to discuss the future of the Maghreb Europe gas pipeline. The project is under threat following the recent rift between Algeria and Morocco.

Subscribers only Energy 09.09.2021

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Masen boss Bakkoury makes do with Toronto video call after missing out on COP26

Former MP and Grand Mosque of Rome president Khalid Chaouki moves into business

Why wary Rabat kept Moroni's first ambassador waiting for accreditation

In Focus
Akhannouch ushers business magnates into parliament

Israel, economy, executive management: super-minister Jazouli's meteoric rise

Gendarmes get help from Delair drones to fight illegal immigration

Why Benchaâboun was dispatched to the Paris embassy

Royal Mansour Academy aims to provide workforce for Mohammed VI's luxury hotels

Moulay Hafid Elalamy to step into influential royal adviser role

In Dakhla, Akhannouch, Benjelloun and Windvision are powering a secret wind turbine project

Mohammed VI hesitates over Madrid, Berlin, Brussels and Paris embassies

After European Court defeat, employers' group sends Lemseffer and Open2Europe on lobbying mission

Bakkoury's Noor PV II solar project fails to electrify candidates

PwC, Calia and Tilia devise electricity and water distribution big bang

Rabat switches from mines to drones to secure border with Algiers

Telecoms regulator's 5G plans squeezed between Huawei and US pressure

Renewables fund Empower targets industry in Morocco

Troubled Noor PV II solar project lands on new PM's desk

Mohammed VI ensures continuity in Sahara and Washington with General El Farouk

Nabila Rmili's election as Casablanca mayor will delight property developers

Worried Rabat keeps close eye on Managem and other Moroccan interests in post-putsch Conakry

Financial compliance expert Square Facts sets up shop in Rabat

Aziz Akhannouch has abundance of choice for new inner circle of advisers

Tel Aviv may help Rabat build kamikaze drone sector

Gazoduc Maghreb Europe : break with Algiers prompts crisis summit between Naturgy and ONHYM

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Morocco

Masen boss Bakkoury makes do with Toronto video call after missing out on COP26

Former MP and Grand Mosque of Rome president Khalid Chaouki moves into business

Why wary Rabat kept Moroni's first ambassador waiting for accreditation

In Focus Akhannouch ushers business magnates into parliament

Israel, economy, executive management: super-minister Jazouli's meteoric rise

Gendarmes get help from Delair drones to fight illegal immigration

Why Benchaâboun was dispatched to the Paris embassy

Royal Mansour Academy aims to provide workforce for Mohammed VI's luxury hotels

Moulay Hafid Elalamy to step into influential royal adviser role

In Dakhla, Akhannouch, Benjelloun and Windvision are powering a secret wind turbine project

Mohammed VI hesitates over Madrid, Berlin, Brussels and Paris embassies

After European Court defeat, employers' group sends Lemseffer and Open2Europe on lobbying mission

Bakkoury's Noor PV II solar project fails to electrify candidates

PwC, Calia and Tilia devise electricity and water distribution big bang

Rabat switches from mines to drones to secure border with Algiers

Telecoms regulator's 5G plans squeezed between Huawei and US pressure

Renewables fund Empower targets industry in Morocco

Troubled Noor PV II solar project lands on new PM's desk

Mohammed VI ensures continuity in Sahara and Washington with General El Farouk

Nabila Rmili's election as Casablanca mayor will delight property developers

Worried Rabat keeps close eye on Managem and other Moroccan interests in post-putsch Conakry

Financial compliance expert Square Facts sets up shop in Rabat

Aziz Akhannouch has abundance of choice for new inner circle of advisers

Tel Aviv may help Rabat build kamikaze drone sector

Gazoduc Maghreb Europe : break with Algiers prompts crisis summit between Naturgy and ONHYM

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