What Middle East Can Learn From Morocco’s New-Energy Push
by Project Syndicate The global oil-price bust has devastated economies across the Middle East and North Africa. Having seen severe price declines in the past, many leaders in the region may be tempted to wait for prices to rise again. But this collapse is different,...
A February Update For Phosphate Fertilizers
Market Realist By Adam Jones Feb 26, 2016 1:29 pm ES How Have Phosphate Fertilizer Prices Moved in February? (Part 1 of 4) Phosphate prices Farmers around the world use different types of phosphate fertilizers depending on the type of soil and crops to be...
OCP Group Announces The Creation Of Its Subsidiary “OCP Africa”, Dedicated To The Agricultural Development In Africa
PR Newswire An African company committed to the development of the agricultural ecosystem in Africa, OCP Group is the world's leading producer and exporter of phosphates in all forms and an essential player on the fertilizers market. For the 7th international "Argus...
Peril And Promise In Algeria
ProjectSyndicate.org Javier Solana Five years after the start of the so-called Arab Spring, the hope that initially characterized those revolutions has largely been dashed. In many cases, the revolutions have evolved into brutal and protracted internal conflicts, with...
European Nations Slap New Restrictions On Migrants
AFP European nations have adopted a raft of restrictive measures since the beginning of the year as they seek to stem an influx of asylum seekers. Since the beginning of the year more than 110,000 migrants and refugees have arrived in Europe after crossing the...
Morocco’s French Renaissance
Al Jazeera OPINION Remi Piet Mainstreaming the teaching of French throughout society will help Morocco's popular classes reconnect with the elites. Earlier this month, Morocco reversed a 30-year-old Arabisation policy by reinstating French as the main language of...
Morocco Suspends Contacts With EU Over Court Ruling On Farm Trade
Reuters By Aziz El Yaakoubi Morocco said on Thursday it had suspended contact with European Union institutions over a court ruling invalidating their farm trade accord with Rabat and saying it should exclude the disputed territory of Western Sahara. The EU lodged an...
Moroccan Labor Unions Stage Nationwide Anti-austerity Strike
Fox News Associated Press Morocco's major labor unions are staging a one-day nationwide strike in opposition to the government's austerity measures. Wednesday's strike is against pension reforms that would increase the retirement age, as well as subsidy cuts that have...
Morocco’s Attijariwafa Bank Posts Higher 2015 Net Profit
Reuters by Aziz El Yaakoubi Attijariwafa Bank, one of Morocco's biggest lenders, reported on Wednesday a 2015 net profit attributable to shareholders of 4.5 billion dirhams ($457 million), up 3.4 percent. The bank, controlled by Moroccan royal family holding SNI, said...
North Africa Fails To Regain Lost Ground In 2015
fDi Intelligence Jonathan Porter While project numbers are increasing in north Africa, they are increasing more quickly in the rest of the continent. Greenfield foreign investment monitor fDi Markets has continued to record a marked gap between inward FDI in north...