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Spotlight | Morocco
Cosumar, Holmarcom and Al Mada swoop on Nouakchott

The improvement in diplomatic relations between Rabat and Nouakchott is encouraging a revival of Moroccan investment in Mauritania, which was hardly remarkable during the term of former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz. Among the groups showing interest are the powerful [...]

Published on 30/01/2020 at 04:30 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Spotlight | Morocco
Cosumar: behind-the-scenes of alliance with French group Sucden

Cosumar is taking advantage of the Singaporean trader's exit from its capital to bring in the Varsano family's French sugar giant. To bolster the group's Moroccan presence, local institutional investors - mutuals and pension funds - will increase their stakes.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Business 24.10.2023

Ivory Coast, Morocco
Label'Vie's Ivorian misadventures

Less than two years after buying the Ezzedine family's shares in Compagnie de Distribution de Côte d'Ivoire (CDCI), Zouhaïr Bennani's Moroccan group Label'Vie is already considering a retreat from Ivory Coast.

Subscribers only Business 25.03.2021

Luxembourg, Morocco
Wealth manager Atman Haloui guides Luxembourg's first steps in Morocco

The Luxembourg Trade & Investment Office has just opened a branch in Casablanca. Its director, Atman Haloui, is already familiar with Luxembourg's financial sector. He is a partner in a financial services company there.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 17.11.2020

The director of the Luxembourg Trade & Investment Office in Casablanca, Atman Haloui.

Morocco
Mohammed VI offers Pathé a ticket to the movies

Without waiting for its first multiplex to open in Casablanca, the French cinema giant is already busy setting up shop in Rabat. For its Moroccan operations, Pathé has teamed up with King Mohammed VI's firm Marjane.

Subscribers only Business 19.08.2020

Morocco
Al Mada offshoots swap seats on pension fund CIMR board

Mohammed VI's holding company Al Mada representatives play musical chairs at the board of Moroccan pension fund CIMR.

Subscribers only Business 10.07.2020

In Focus | Morocco
Mohammed VI to recapitalise his Al Mada holding company with funds from farmers' mutual insurance group

Faced with the worst economic crisis of his reign, the king plans to refinance his private holding company Al Mada via a $500m bond issue. The main subscriber is likely to be mutual smallholders' insurance group MAMDA-MCMA, which has already got him out of difficulty on several occasions in the past.

Subscribers only Business 01.06.2020

Morocco
Troubled times for Adil Douiri's private CFG Bank

Adil Douiri's private CFG Bank has hit turbulence. The RCAR pension fund's share purchase may offer a lifeline after its unsuccessful conversion into universal hybrid bank. This is without counting on internal divisions as director Souad Benbachir leaves her administrative seat.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 14.05.2020

Morocco
Ex-Managem mining expert Ali Saquaque sets up in Conakry

Geologist Ali Saquaque is developing his business network in Africa. [...]

Subscribers only Business 02.04.2020

Morocco
The ANP quietly restarts work on Lamhiriz's fishing port

On March 28, the National Ports Agency (ANP) published a series of four tender calls for the completion of work [...]

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 02.04.2020

Morocco
Ex-Marjane man Mohamed Rais now works for Mahdi el Majidi

Mohamed Rais, who was until 2017 secretary general of the Marjane hypermarkets chain owned by royal holding company Al Mada, [...]

Subscribers only Business 26.03.2020

Mauritania
Sidi Ould Baham Ould Mohamed Laghdaf posted to New York

On 11 March, the Mauritanian diplomat Sidi Ould Baham Ould [...]

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.03.2020

Mauritania
BP: Aziz man Ahmed Izid Bih will leave London for Rome

According to our sources, the Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Ghazouani will replace the country ambassador to the UK, Isselkou Ould [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.03.2020

Morocco
Maya Gold and ONHYM make headway on Boumadine project

The drilling programme on the Moroccan polymetallic project Boumadine appears [...]

Subscribers only Mining 10.03.2020

Morocco
Al Mada puts Amine Myel in charge of Sotherma restructuring

Mineral water bottling company Sotherma (distributor of the Aïn Saïss and Sidi Harazem brands), a subsidiary of royal holding company [...]

Subscribers only Business 27.02.2020

Mauritania, Morocco
Mohamed Ould Ghazouani to build himself a new embassy

The absence of a Mauritanian ambassador in Morocco has not [...]

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 23.01.2020

Mauritania
Mohamed Ould Bouamatou slips into Aziz and Ghazouani breach

With the relationship between the former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz and his successor Mohamed Ould Ghazouani continuing to deteriorate [...]

Subscribers only Politics 08.01.2020

Morocco
Bourita tries to keep Aziz out of Sahrawi debate

The visit of Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita to Nouakchott [...]

Subscribers only 08.11.2018

Mauritania, Morocco
Bouamatou to be kicked out of Marrakesh?

According to Mauritanian and Moroccan sources, Mauritanian billionaire Mohamed Ould Bouamatou could soon be forced to leave Marrakesh where he [...]

Subscribers only Politics 07.01.2016

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Al Mada
Atac
Attijariwafa Bank
Auchan
CGEM
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Cosumar
Eaux Minerales d'Oulmès
Groupe LOE
Holmarcom
Hunan Construction Engineering Group Co
Limam Ould Ebnou
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Miriem Bensalah-Chaqroun
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Mohammed VI offers Pathé a ticket to the movies

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Al Mada offshoots swap seats on pension fund CIMR board

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Mohammed VI to recapitalise his Al Mada holding company with funds from farmers' mutual insurance group

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Ex-Managem mining expert Ali Saquaque sets up in Conakry

Morocco
The ANP quietly restarts work on Lamhiriz's fishing port

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Ex-Marjane man Mohamed Rais now works for Mahdi el Majidi

Mauritania
Sidi Ould Baham Ould Mohamed Laghdaf posted to New York

Mauritania
BP: Aziz man Ahmed Izid Bih will leave London for Rome

Morocco
Maya Gold and ONHYM make headway on Boumadine project

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Al Mada puts Amine Myel in charge of Sotherma restructuring

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Mohamed Ould Ghazouani to build himself a new embassy

Mauritania
Mohamed Ould Bouamatou slips into Aziz and Ghazouani breach

Morocco
Bourita tries to keep Aziz out of Sahrawi debate

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Ivory Coast, Morocco Label'Vie's Ivorian misadventures

Luxembourg, Morocco Wealth manager Atman Haloui guides Luxembourg's first steps in Morocco

Morocco Mohammed VI offers Pathé a ticket to the movies

Morocco Al Mada offshoots swap seats on pension fund CIMR board

In Focus | Morocco Mohammed VI to recapitalise his Al Mada holding company with funds from farmers' mutual insurance group

Morocco Troubled times for Adil Douiri's private CFG Bank

Morocco Ex-Managem mining expert Ali Saquaque sets up in Conakry

Morocco The ANP quietly restarts work on Lamhiriz's fishing port

Morocco Ex-Marjane man Mohamed Rais now works for Mahdi el Majidi

Mauritania Sidi Ould Baham Ould Mohamed Laghdaf posted to New York

Mauritania BP: Aziz man Ahmed Izid Bih will leave London for Rome

Morocco Maya Gold and ONHYM make headway on Boumadine project

Morocco Al Mada puts Amine Myel in charge of Sotherma restructuring

Mauritania, Morocco Mohamed Ould Ghazouani to build himself a new embassy

Mauritania Mohamed Ould Bouamatou slips into Aziz and Ghazouani breach

Morocco Bourita tries to keep Aziz out of Sahrawi debate

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Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Spotlight | Morocco
Cosumar, Holmarcom and Al Mada swoop on Nouakchott

Spotlight | Morocco
Cosumar: behind-the-scenes of alliance with French group Sucden

Ivory Coast, Morocco
Label'Vie's Ivorian misadventures

Luxembourg, Morocco
Wealth manager Atman Haloui guides Luxembourg's first steps in Morocco

Morocco
Mohammed VI offers Pathé a ticket to the movies

Morocco
Al Mada offshoots swap seats on pension fund CIMR board

In Focus | Morocco
Mohammed VI to recapitalise his Al Mada holding company with funds from farmers' mutual insurance group

Morocco
Troubled times for Adil Douiri's private CFG Bank

Morocco
Ex-Managem mining expert Ali Saquaque sets up in Conakry

Morocco
The ANP quietly restarts work on Lamhiriz's fishing port

Morocco
Ex-Marjane man Mohamed Rais now works for Mahdi el Majidi

Mauritania
Sidi Ould Baham Ould Mohamed Laghdaf posted to New York

Mauritania
BP: Aziz man Ahmed Izid Bih will leave London for Rome

Morocco
Maya Gold and ONHYM make headway on Boumadine project

Morocco
Al Mada puts Amine Myel in charge of Sotherma restructuring

Mauritania, Morocco
Mohamed Ould Ghazouani to build himself a new embassy

Mauritania
Mohamed Ould Bouamatou slips into Aziz and Ghazouani breach

Morocco
Bourita tries to keep Aziz out of Sahrawi debate

Mauritania, Morocco
Bouamatou to be kicked out of Marrakesh?