Finance & Economy

The United Nations World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has just published its 14th Global Innovation Index which offers a ranking of 132 countries in terms of innovation taking into account the strengths and weaknesses of the ecosystem of innovation. For the 2021 edition, Morocco is showing performance” above the expected …

Morocco increased its exports of black olives to the United States by 110% from January to July 2021, far surpassing those of Spain which fell 6% during the same period compared to 2020. According to sources from the US customs office, the volume of exports of black olives from Spain …

The Ethiopian government announces the signing of a joint development agreement with OCP Group to implement a fertilizer project in Dire Dawa. The deal was reached during a visit by a high-level Ethiopian delegation to Morocco led by Ato Ahmed Shide, Ethiopian Minister of Finance, and accompanied by officials from …

Hapag-Lloyd is now opening its own offices in Morocco. With this additional presence in the country, the company continues to achieve its growth ambitions in the most attractive markets in North Africa. Morocco, being an important platform for the export of fresh produce, is part of Hapag-Lloyd’s development strategy in …

Morocco sold more watermelons in the European market in the first six months of the year than Spain, surpassing it for the first time. According to the statistical service Euroestacom (Icex-Eurostat), in the first half of 2021, Morocco sold a total of 202.94 million kilos of watermelons to EU member …

The marketing of the reduced risk tobacco product without combustion, developed by the firm, will start in October. A few months after the visa to enter the national market for this type of “modified risk” tobacco products, Philip Morris went on the offensive. Heated tobacco will make its effective entry …

Morocco is continuing its momentum in the development of the energy sector, particularly that of green hydrogen, commonly known as Power-to-X, which constitutes an ecological source of energy par excellence. With its ambitious energy transition policy and massive investments in the field of renewable energies, Morocco is on the right …

The Spanish subsidiary of the Danish multinational DSV has just launched a new line for the transport of goods by land between Spain and Morocco. It aims to facilitate the import and export operations of goods from the industrial sector. By launching this new line, DSV Road Spain responds to …

Following the normalization of diplomatic relations between Morocco and Israel last December, trade has soared between the two countries. This is indicated by data from the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics. Commercial exchanges between Israel and the four Arab countries (United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, Morocco) having normalized their relations …

As part of the implementation of the Industrial Partnership signed in June 2015 under the Presidency of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, the Stellantis Group and Morocco have just taken a new step. Indeed, they initialed a new amendment which strengthens their reciprocal commitments in the development of the automotive …