Year: 2012

Agrimoney.com Danone extended the spread of Western dairy groups into developing markets by paying $680m to gain control of Morocco’s top dairy group, Centrale Laitiere. Danone, which has held a 29% stake in Centrale...

By STACEY PLAISANCE Associated Press AP Photo/Gerald Herbert NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Carpet weavers from a rural village in Morocco used driftwood they gathered from the banks of the Mississippi River to build large wooden...

* Pays 550 mln eur to hike Centrale Laitiere stake to 67 pct * Says deal is key step in development in Morocco * CEO sees 1 bln eur sales from North African countries (Adds CEO comments from newspaper interview) PARIS, June 27...

* Trade down at Jamaa el-Fna square, a tourist hot-spot * Business already hit by Islamist bombing last year * Now Europe slowdown keeping visitors away * Square is a barometer for state of Morocco economy By Zakia Abdennebi...

The National.ae next | previous Rory Jones Morocco’s history as a trading nation is evident in its bustling and historic medinas that are often designated as world heritage sites. And although these are still centres of...