Metalex surveying Morocco license for diamonds
Metalex Ventures has begun conducting an airborne survey of a 17,000 square kilometer license in southern Morocco for gold, base metals, uranium, and diamond deposits, the mining company announced Tuesday. In 2004 and 2005, Metalex was granted exploration licenses for...
Could Morocco be First to Get 42% Solar?
It might seem counter-intuitive, but an undeveloped North African nation could be the first in the world to get 42% of its electricity from solar power. It has set its policy to achieve that end. And, startlingly, undeveloped nations actually do now lead the world in...
Morocco in the News – August 17, 2011
On the business side, Green Prophet published a positive article on Morocco as the world’s leader in renewable energy. According to Moroccan Solar Plan, Morocco aims to get 42% of its electricity from solar power. Reuters writes about a significant increase in...
UPDATE 1-UK wheat exports rebound in June
* Netherlands displaces Spain as top customer for UK wheat * Wheat exports rise 9 percent in 2010/11 season * Russian export ban opens new markets for UK wheat (Adds details, background) LONDON, Aug 16 (Reuters) - UK wheat exports rebounded in June to end the 2010/11...
Early elections in Morocco to be held on Nov. 25
Morocco's interior minister declared early legislative elections have been scheduled for Nov. 25. The kingdom's official MAPnews agency on Tuesday reported Taieb Cherkaoui has announced the date. According to the AP, the vote had been expected in late 2012 but was...
Morocco in the News – August 16, 2011
According to Reuters, Morocco set a new date (11/25) for a parliamentary election in November this year, scheduling the vote ten months early, so it can quickly adopt constitutional reforms designed to head off an “Arab Spring.” On the business side, Morocco’s...
Brooklyn Museum Acquires Mounir Fatmi’s Skateboard Installation “Maximum Sensation” (Think Africa Press)
NATASCHA CHTENA - Just received a notification that my favourite museum (the Brooklyn Museum in New York, that is) acquired Mounir Fatmi's skateboard installation Maximun Sensation (2010). It's a brilliant sample of conceptual art that sees 50 skateboards carpeting...
North Africa – another victim of Europe’s troubles
Just when North Africa thought it had hit bottom and driven away any and all risk-adverse investors, the region is set to suffer as yet more investors flock to safety. Investors in Europe, that is, now fleeing for safe havens and driving down the growth prospects of...
Morocco—Concluding Statement of the 2011 Article IV Consultation
A mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) visited Rabat from July 7 to 19, 2011 to conduct Article IV discussions. The mission wishes to thank the Moroccan authorities for their excellent cooperation and the highly constructive discussions. 1. Morocco has...
The Open Society Project: Bridging Income and Wealth Gap
Large numbers to illustrate policy ways and means do not, usually, speak to the average voter. And up to a point, they are right not to care whether the Compensation Fund increased to some MAD 32 Bn, first off because even the most civic-spirited citizens of us cannot...