Morocco remains the leading performer in the African continent
The Morocco Summit, taking place on 19-21 November 2013 in Rabat will bring together industry leaders, policy makers and other professional experts across the major industrial sectors to explore business opportunities in Morocco. Morocco is an emerging market at the...
The Morocco Summit: November 19-21, 2013, Rabat, Morocco
Morocco is an emerging market at the crossroads of Europe, Africa and the Middle East. With a fast and efficient customs service and 16 regional investment centers, Morocco is now being recognised as a promising country for foreign investors. Following the succesful...
Can Morocco afford to export food to Qatar?
It may be oil-rich but it's short on arable land, so Qatar is planning to invest massively in Morocco’s agricultural development. In exchange, Morocco would export part of its food production to Qatar. The plan would generate jobs and economic activity, but at what...
Wamda asks: could a sudden ban on unlimited 3G in Morocco actually help entrepreneurs?
This month has been surprising for the subscribers of Maroc Telecom, the leading Moroccan mobile phone carrier. After a few weeks of using their free unlimited 3G option, they received a surprising text announcing them that they’ve used up their 3G plan and need to...
Morocco’s renaissance, zone by zone
The Tanger Free Zone (TFZ) is the flagship project of Morocco's industrial policy. New zones coming on stream this year such as Tangiers's automotive City are helping it hit several goals at the same time. The first is economic. Tangiers is now a commercial hub to...
In Morocco, an Artists’ Lair With Soul
Nestled between trees off a small road in Tahanaout, a village at the foot of the Atlas mountains, Al Maqam is an artists’ colony cum gallery, library and hotel that is unique in Morocco. Al Maqam, which means The Place in Arabic, is the creation of the painter...
Morocco : Towards a Cabinet Reshuffle or Early Election ?
After almost two months of shilly shallying, the ministers from the Istiqlal Party, the main component of the coalition government, led by the Islamist Party for Justice and Development (PJD), have handed in their resignation to the head of government on Tuesday. The...
Morocco: EU invests 35 mln in the democratic transformation Second phase of the SPRING programme to support transition
The European Union has decided to allocate more than 385 million dirhams (35 million euros) to Morocco for the second phase of the SPRING programme. This donation, according to the Enpi website (www.enpi-info.eu), should be devoted to projects linked to the democratic...
The Arab spring Has it failed?
ROUGHLY two-and-a-half years after the revolutions in the Arab world, not a single country is yet plainly on course to become a stable, peaceful democracy. The countries that were more hopeful—Tunisia, Libya and Yemen—have been struggling. A chaotic experiment with...
SIDMOUTH: Tracy reaches mountain summit for Freewheelers
A Sidmouth woman’s determined preparations saw her reach the summit of Mount Toubkal (4,167metres) in Morocco. Tracy Allen has so far raised about £600 for Devon Freewheelers and credits her Royal Marine-style training for taking her to the top. Initially, her plan...