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Moulay Hafid Elalamy set to get go-ahead to take over Société Générale subsidiary

It looks as though the Moroccan financial authorities will approve the purchase of a majority stake in Société Générale Marocaine de Banques by the wealthy businessman.

Subscribers only Finance 21.11.2024

Aziz Akhannouch reorganises inner circle

The Moroccan prime minister is carrying out a major reorganisation of his cabinet and has just appointed a new secretary general.

Subscribers only Politics 20.11.2024

Russian delegation to visit Casablanca to promote cereals sales

A delegation of Russian cereals exporters, led by Rusgrain Union chairman Eduard Zernin, is due in Casablanca on 29 November to meet Moroccan importers.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 19.11.2024

Azura brand cherry tomatoes in a French supermarket on 26 April 2024. © Damien Meyer/AFP

Under pressure in Brussels, Azura calls on lobbying heavyweights

Via their lobbying agency Linkers, Myriam Abikzer and Driss Benhima are coaching Azura, the kingdom's leading tomato company, which has come under fire from the European Union over its labour costs and questionable environmental practices.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 14.11.2024

French president Emmanuel Macron and King Mohammed VI of Morocco during a signing ceremony in the Royal Palace in Rabat on 28 October 2024. © Ludovic Marin/AFP

OCP and Engie set sights on joint giant green hydrogen plant

The new partnership between OCP and Engie is a major step forward in energy cooperation between Morocco and France, and the two national powerhouses are already looking for a site for a future green hydrogen production plant.

Subscribers only Energy 05.11.2024

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

Paris and Rabat enter closed-door talks on Western Sahara autonomy plan

In the wake of the Élysée's recognition of ‘Moroccan sovereignty' over the disputed territory and Emmanuel Macron's recent trip to Morocco, the two countries are due to discuss how to revise an autonomy plan first proposed in 2007.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 31.10.2024

OCP hopes to outdo ONEE on Casablanca-Dakhla high-voltage line

The Moroccan phosphate leader wants to build a power line between Casablanca and Western Sahara, but must make up for delays from the national bureau of water and electricity.

Subscribers only Energy 18.11.2024

Egyptian retailer Kazyon to expand thanks to International Finance Corporation funding

It hopes to be able to compete with Turkish discounter BIM.

Subscribers only Business 15.11.2024

French senate to host new delegation of Moroccan VIPs

The gathering is due to take place on 18 November after years of tension between the two countries.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.11.2024

EBRD to grant OCP Group €208m loan

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is due to formalise a loan for the world leader in phosphate production. These funds will help the company combat drought, a growing problem across the kingdom's industrial sector.

Subscribers only Business 13.11.2024

Engie promotes French culture minister's niece to strengthen rapport with Rabat

Now an official partner of Morocco's OCP and Nareva, Engie has appointed Sanaa Nahla to head its institutional relations in Casablanca. Nahla has 15 years experience at the French energy firm and is also French Minister of Culture Rachida Dati's niece.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 12.11.2024

New Education Minister Mohamed Saâd Berrada under close supervision

When Chakib Benmoussa left to join the high planning commission, he left behind a detailed roadmap and a large part of his team. Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch helped make sure of this.

Subscribers only Politics 11.11.2024

Madagascan private sector set to reap benefits as first ambassador heads to Rabat

Madagascar's leading employers' group has been calling for stronger economic ties with Morocco for years. The imminent opening of an embassy in Rabat will come as music to its ears.

Free access Business 08.11.2024

Questions abound over Veolia's desalination mega-project

The memorandum of association signed between Morocco's interior ministry and the French multinational is lacking in detail and has raised several technical and financial doubts.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 08.11.2024

New health minister Tahraoui recruits from Akhannouch's team

Amine Tahraoui has started to put his team together.

Subscribers only Politics 07.11.2024

Yossi Ben David takes charge of Israeli liaison office in Rabat

The Moroccan press reported the appointment of his deputy, Hassan Kaabia, but made no mention of that of Yossi Ben David, the new head of the Israeli liaison office in Rabat.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.11.2024

Mega-factory row tops agenda of new junior investments minister

Chinese giant Sunrise arrived in Morocco in September amid much fanfare and did not expect to be quickly caught up in a dispute between the Interior Ministry and a regional investment centre. Now Karim Zidane has to sort out the mess.

Subscribers only Business 04.11.2024

Investors continue to circle round Jbiel mine

Its copper and cobalt potential is attracting interest.

Subscribers only Mining 31.10.2024

ONEE awards $40m market to pair of Chinese electricity firms

Tarik Hamane, head of the Office National de l'Électricité et de l'Eau Potable, has awarded a contract for the supply of eleven electrical transformers to Chinese manufacturers Nantong Hyosung Transformer Co and Tebian Electric Apparatus.

Subscribers only Business 30.10.2024

Israel's top avocado exporter eyes Moroccan market

Galilee Export is seeking to capitalise on the booming avocado sector in Morocco by joining forces with a local partner, Unique Packing, whose produce it already markets in Europe.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 29.10.2024

Avocados for sale at a market in Marrakech, on 16 April 2024.

Boeing's woes weaken its position in Rabat

The US aeronautics giant had reached an agreement with Morocco to produce parts for its Apache attack helicopters in the kingdom. But with the manufacturer in the grips of a crisis, the project is now in jeopardy.

Subscribers only Defence 29.10.2024

A Boeing from Royal Air Maroc in Barcelona, Spain, on 12 April 2024.

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Paris lobbies for green hydrogen mega-project with help from Driss Benhima

French company MGH Energy, backed by former Royal Air Maroc boss Driss Benhima, is pulling out all the stops to get the Moroccan renewable energy agency to approve a €5bn project to produce e-fuel in the disputed territory of Western Sahara.

Subscribers only Energy 28.10.2024

Former Royal Air Maroc CEO Driss Benhima, in June 2022.

PM Akhannouch's reshuffle has next elections in mind

By placing people close to him in strategic government positions, the Moroccan prime minister is strengthening his allies and cementing his plans for the 2026 elections.

Subscribers only Politics 28.10.2024

Paris farming show may showcase Rabat in 2025

For the first time in its history, the Paris International Agricultural Show may showcase another country next year. The organisers, who are close to France's leading farming union FNSEA, hope Emmanuel Macron will make an announcement in Morocco's favour during his forthcoming trip to Rabat.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 25.10.2024

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Airbus, Naval Group and Alstom eye big dividends from Macron's Rabat trip

As the French leader makes his first official visit to Morocco, his announcements will be keenly awaited by France's industrial giants, who are vying for a huge range of strategic projects.

Subscribers only Business 24.10.2024

Emmanuel Macron and Aziz Akhannouch during the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on 25 September 2024.

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Moulay Hafid Elalamy set to get go-ahead to take over Société Générale subsidiary

Aziz Akhannouch reorganises inner circle

Russian delegation to visit Casablanca to promote cereals sales

Under pressure in Brussels, Azura calls on lobbying heavyweights

OCP and Engie set sights on joint giant green hydrogen plant

Paris and Rabat enter closed-door talks on Western Sahara autonomy plan

OCP hopes to outdo ONEE on Casablanca-Dakhla high-voltage line

Egyptian retailer Kazyon to expand thanks to International Finance Corporation funding

French senate to host new delegation of Moroccan VIPs

EBRD to grant OCP Group €208m loan

Engie promotes French culture minister's niece to strengthen rapport with Rabat

New Education Minister Mohamed Saâd Berrada under close supervision

Madagascan private sector set to reap benefits as first ambassador heads to Rabat

Questions abound over Veolia's desalination mega-project

New health minister Tahraoui recruits from Akhannouch's team

Yossi Ben David takes charge of Israeli liaison office in Rabat

Mega-factory row tops agenda of new junior investments minister

Investors continue to circle round Jbiel mine

ONEE awards $40m market to pair of Chinese electricity firms

Israel's top avocado exporter eyes Moroccan market

Boeing's woes weaken its position in Rabat

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Morocco

Moulay Hafid Elalamy set to get go-ahead to take over Société Générale subsidiary

Aziz Akhannouch reorganises inner circle

Russian delegation to visit Casablanca to promote cereals sales

Under pressure in Brussels, Azura calls on lobbying heavyweights

OCP and Engie set sights on joint giant green hydrogen plant

Paris and Rabat enter closed-door talks on Western Sahara autonomy plan

OCP hopes to outdo ONEE on Casablanca-Dakhla high-voltage line

Egyptian retailer Kazyon to expand thanks to International Finance Corporation funding

French senate to host new delegation of Moroccan VIPs

EBRD to grant OCP Group €208m loan

Engie promotes French culture minister's niece to strengthen rapport with Rabat

New Education Minister Mohamed Saâd Berrada under close supervision

Madagascan private sector set to reap benefits as first ambassador heads to Rabat

Questions abound over Veolia's desalination mega-project

New health minister Tahraoui recruits from Akhannouch's team

Yossi Ben David takes charge of Israeli liaison office in Rabat

Mega-factory row tops agenda of new junior investments minister

Investors continue to circle round Jbiel mine

ONEE awards $40m market to pair of Chinese electricity firms

Israel's top avocado exporter eyes Moroccan market

Boeing's woes weaken its position in Rabat

Spotlight Paris lobbies for green hydrogen mega-project with help from Driss Benhima

PM Akhannouch's reshuffle has next elections in mind

Paris farming show may showcase Rabat in 2025

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Spotlight
Paris lobbies for green hydrogen mega-project with help from Driss Benhima

Spotlight
Airbus, Naval Group and Alstom eye big dividends from Macron's Rabat trip