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Morocco
Nareva chairman and chief executive Said Elhadi set to stand down

Said Elhadi, who has headed the electricity production company controlled by Mohammed VI's Al Mada holding company since 2017, is set to leave his post after having obtained mixed results. One of Al Mada's top managers is favourite to succeed him.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 24.05.2022

Morocco
Mohammed VI's holding company Al Mada dishes out lavish dividends

Despite sharply falling results, the royal family's holding company plans to pay its shareholders a record dividend to catch up the very modest restraint shown the year before at the height of the Covid-19 crisis.

Subscribers only Business 16.05.2022

Morocco
From Ritz-Carlton to Namaskar, cracks appear in Zenagui clan's luxury hotel empire

Ex-tourism minister Yassir Zenagui and his brothers are struggling to achieve their grand ambitions in the luxury tourism sector and could even end up losing the Ritz-Carlton overlooking the royal golf course in Rabat. Though he remains an adviser to Mohammed VI, Zenagui's star at the palace has faded.

Subscribers only Business 12.05.2022

Morocco, Nigeria
OPEC secretary-general Barkindo gives Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline unexpected boost

OPEC secretary-general Mohammed Barkindo has played a decisive role in the pipeline project, which could provide a gas supply link from the Niger delta to Europe. The project has been under consideration since 2016 and, although by no means sure to be seen through, is to get OPEC financial support.

Subscribers only Energy 09.05.2022

OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo attends a session during Egypt's 5th Petroleum Show

Morocco
As the drought continues, Israeli water start-ups set to showcase the latest solutions

Six Israeli start-ups specialising in drinking water and irrigation will be presenting their technologies at the end of May in Casablanca in front of ONEE, the Crédit Agricole du Maroc and the private group Lina Holding.

Subscribers only Business 06.05.2022

Morocco
MEGP gas flow reversal operation ready but supply contracts yet to be signed

Rabat and Madrid have completed their preparations to reverse the flow of gas in the Maghreb-Europe Gas Pipeline, enabling Morocco to receive gas from Spain. It is still not known, however, which company will supply Morocco's gas to Spain's reception terminals.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 04.05.2022

Morocco
Naval Group has all hands on deck to win Casablanca's future shipyard

French company Naval Group is now the only one competing to run the future shipyard in Casablanca after the Italian contestants were disqualified and the Netherlands' Damen Shipyards gave up. It hopes to secure this attractive concession, both military and civilian, before the end of the year.

Subscribers only Defence, Infrastructure, Business 14.04.2022

Morocco
France's Voltalia takes the lead on Masen's troubled Noor PV II solar programme

The French company, which belongs to the Mulliez family empire, is to build the two biggest photovoltaic power plants in the Noor PV II programme which renewable energy agency Masen has been battling to get under way.

Free access Energy, Business 12.04.2022

France, Morocco
Abderrafie Zouitene to woo French senators at the Luxembourg Palace

The next Fès Sacred Music Festival, pillar of Morocan cultural soft-power, will take place at the French Senate on Tuesday.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 11.04.2022

Morocco
Nareva and Suez soon united for Casablanca desalination plant bid

An alliance between Mohammed VI's Nareva and French water specialist the "new Suez" could help the Moroccan electricity producer add 'national water and irrigation leader' to its name.

Subscribers only Business 07.04.2022

Morocco
EDF, BP, Excelerate and others still waiting on gas terminal bid results

Numerous global gas giants, as well as local leaders Nareva and Afriquia Gaz, are still waiting on Leila Benali to make her decision on a tender launched in October. But as gas prices skyrocket, the Moroccan energy minister is looking to get the timing right.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 06.04.2022

Morocco
Philip Jenkins and AMEA's GreenPower set to supply Tangier

A 30MW photovoltaic power plant that will soon supply the northern city is the work of Philip Jenkins, an American friend of Mohamed el-Alaoui, King Mohammed VI's chamberlain. But the project's technical, legal and financial aspects were handled by Emirati firm AMEA Power.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 29.03.2022

Morocco
Palace pals look for cybersecurity partners in Israel

Moroccan cybersecurity experts Cyberforce and Alomra Group International, owned by members of Mohammed VI's inner circle, took part in Morocco's first trade mission to Israel in March.

Subscribers only Business 24.03.2022

Israel, Morocco
Al Mada, Providence... royal companies shun first business mission to Tel Aviv

None of the leading Moroccan groups owned by royal holding company Al Mada took part in the first business mission to Israel organised by the CGEM, indicating that the crisis between the employers' body and the Palace is not yet over.

Subscribers only Business 17.03.2022

In Focus | Africa, Morocco
Banking magnate Othman Benjelloun settles his succession in Casablanca and Luxembourg

Othman Benjelloun, chairman and CEO of BMCE Bank of Africa, has completed the reorganisation of his holding company O Capital, with its twin head offices in Morocco and Luxembourg. The handover of his fortune to his heirs has been settled but the future of his bank, the group's flagship, remains uncertain.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 14.03.2022

BMCE Bank of Africa boss Othman Benjelloun.

Algeria, Morocco
Morocco and Algeria hooked on Brazil's raw sugar

To satisfy the region's persistent sweet tooth despite the current surge in sugar prices, sugar producers Cosumar, from Morocco, and Algeria's Cevital, have little choice but to keep buying their supplies from Brazil, for which they rely on increasingly dominant heavyweights such as Sao Paulo's Raizen and Copersucar.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Business 08.03.2022

Morocco
Princesses Hasna and Asmae give assets a Dutch home

King Mohammed VI's sister, Princess Lalla Hasna has created a foundation in the Netherlands to transfer some of her global assets there. Her older sister Princess Lalla Asmae has had a similar structure in the country since 2019.

Subscribers only Business 04.03.2022

Princess Lalla Hasna, sister of King Mohammed VI of Morocco

Morocco
Naval Group to freshen up two Moroccan Navy frigates

The French defence contractor has had to firmly defend the cost of its services to keep its MRO contract with the Royal Moroccan Navy.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 01.03.2022

Morocco
Mohammed VI's beauty line marocMaroc goes on sale in trendy Paris district

Several traditional ingredients produced in Morocco's royal estates have found a new outlet in the French capital in the form of a brand owned by the monarch himself.

Subscribers only Business 28.02.2022

Morocco
AMCI set to resurrect Mohammed VI's abandoned African projects

Foreign affairs minister Nasser Bourita has tasked the Moroccan Agency for International Cooperation (AMCI) with bringing thousands of projects signed during royal visits to Africa back to life. The goal is to counter Algerian soft power's revival on the continent.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Diplomacy 25.02.2022

Mohammed VI during one of his visits to Rwandan president Paul Kagame in 2016.

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

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Mohammed VI

Morocco
Nareva chairman and chief executive Said Elhadi set to stand down

Morocco
Mohammed VI's holding company Al Mada dishes out lavish dividends

Morocco
From Ritz-Carlton to Namaskar, cracks appear in Zenagui clan's luxury hotel empire

Morocco, Nigeria
OPEC secretary-general Barkindo gives Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline unexpected boost

Morocco
As the drought continues, Israeli water start-ups set to showcase the latest solutions

Morocco
MEGP gas flow reversal operation ready but supply contracts yet to be signed

Morocco
Naval Group has all hands on deck to win Casablanca's future shipyard

Morocco
France's Voltalia takes the lead on Masen's troubled Noor PV II solar programme

France, Morocco
Abderrafie Zouitene to woo French senators at the Luxembourg Palace

Morocco
Nareva and Suez soon united for Casablanca desalination plant bid

Morocco
EDF, BP, Excelerate and others still waiting on gas terminal bid results

Morocco
Philip Jenkins and AMEA's GreenPower set to supply Tangier

Morocco
Palace pals look for cybersecurity partners in Israel

Israel, Morocco
Al Mada, Providence... royal companies shun first business mission to Tel Aviv

In Focus | Africa, Morocco
Banking magnate Othman Benjelloun settles his succession in Casablanca and Luxembourg

Algeria, Morocco
Morocco and Algeria hooked on Brazil's raw sugar

Morocco
Princesses Hasna and Asmae give assets a Dutch home

Morocco
Naval Group to freshen up two Moroccan Navy frigates

Morocco
Mohammed VI's beauty line marocMaroc goes on sale in trendy Paris district

Morocco
AMCI set to resurrect Mohammed VI's abandoned African projects

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Mohammed VI

Morocco Nareva chairman and chief executive Said Elhadi set to stand down

Morocco Mohammed VI's holding company Al Mada dishes out lavish dividends

Morocco From Ritz-Carlton to Namaskar, cracks appear in Zenagui clan's luxury hotel empire

Morocco, Nigeria OPEC secretary-general Barkindo gives Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline unexpected boost

Morocco As the drought continues, Israeli water start-ups set to showcase the latest solutions

Morocco MEGP gas flow reversal operation ready but supply contracts yet to be signed

Morocco Naval Group has all hands on deck to win Casablanca's future shipyard

Morocco France's Voltalia takes the lead on Masen's troubled Noor PV II solar programme

France, Morocco Abderrafie Zouitene to woo French senators at the Luxembourg Palace

Morocco Nareva and Suez soon united for Casablanca desalination plant bid

Morocco EDF, BP, Excelerate and others still waiting on gas terminal bid results

Morocco Philip Jenkins and AMEA's GreenPower set to supply Tangier

Morocco Palace pals look for cybersecurity partners in Israel

Israel, Morocco Al Mada, Providence... royal companies shun first business mission to Tel Aviv

In Focus | Africa, Morocco Banking magnate Othman Benjelloun settles his succession in Casablanca and Luxembourg

Algeria, Morocco Morocco and Algeria hooked on Brazil's raw sugar

Morocco Princesses Hasna and Asmae give assets a Dutch home

Morocco Naval Group to freshen up two Moroccan Navy frigates

Morocco Mohammed VI's beauty line marocMaroc goes on sale in trendy Paris district

Morocco AMCI set to resurrect Mohammed VI's abandoned African projects

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

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Morocco
Nareva chairman and chief executive Said Elhadi set to stand down

Morocco
Mohammed VI's holding company Al Mada dishes out lavish dividends

Morocco
From Ritz-Carlton to Namaskar, cracks appear in Zenagui clan's luxury hotel empire

Morocco, Nigeria
OPEC secretary-general Barkindo gives Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline unexpected boost

Morocco
As the drought continues, Israeli water start-ups set to showcase the latest solutions

Morocco
MEGP gas flow reversal operation ready but supply contracts yet to be signed

Morocco
Naval Group has all hands on deck to win Casablanca's future shipyard

Morocco
France's Voltalia takes the lead on Masen's troubled Noor PV II solar programme

France, Morocco
Abderrafie Zouitene to woo French senators at the Luxembourg Palace

Morocco
Nareva and Suez soon united for Casablanca desalination plant bid

Morocco
EDF, BP, Excelerate and others still waiting on gas terminal bid results

Morocco
Philip Jenkins and AMEA's GreenPower set to supply Tangier

Morocco
Palace pals look for cybersecurity partners in Israel

Israel, Morocco
Al Mada, Providence... royal companies shun first business mission to Tel Aviv

In Focus | Africa, Morocco
Banking magnate Othman Benjelloun settles his succession in Casablanca and Luxembourg

Algeria, Morocco
Morocco and Algeria hooked on Brazil's raw sugar

Morocco
Princesses Hasna and Asmae give assets a Dutch home

Morocco
Naval Group to freshen up two Moroccan Navy frigates

Morocco
Mohammed VI's beauty line marocMaroc goes on sale in trendy Paris district

Morocco
AMCI set to resurrect Mohammed VI's abandoned African projects