Three major French banks, three successive withdrawals from Morocco. In results published on 28 October, BNP Paribas confirmed the timeline for selling its Moroccan subsidiary. The deal is accelerating the reshaping of the kingdom’s banking landscape.
Moving to Morocco does not automatically end your French tax obligations. A rented apartment in Lyon, a pension and a home kept for holidays are subject to different rules. The year you leave also involves specific tax formalities.
At school, Meriëm Najjar sometimes deliberately left answers incomplete to avoid getting top marks. Today, this Dutch woman of Moroccan origin supports gifted children and helps schools identify them more effectively.
SportHicham Karmoussi, a former Moroccan professional tennis player and former butler of the president of PSG, makes damning revelations about his former boss, Nasser Al Khelaïfi.
MoroccoChef Anto highlights Moroccan gastronomy in the new issue of "Échappées belles" on the French channel France 3.
MoroccoThe city of Tangier is among the ten best tourist destinations to visit in 2025 for German travelers, according to the magazine "Brisant" of the German public television channel Das Erste.
FranceOn what date will Eid al-Fitr 2025 be celebrated in France? While the faithful are divided on Sunday, March 30 and Monday, March 31, the Great Mosque of Paris will announce this Saturday the likely date of the celebration of this feast marking the end of the month of Ramadan.
MoroccoThe management of Bouygues Telecom has confirmed its intention to relocate around 150 jobs, following a meeting with the unions on the strategic orientations. These positions will be transferred to the group’s subsidiaries located in Porto, Portugal, and Rabat, Morocco.
MoroccoThe possibility of growing watermelon and melon this season in the province of Sidi Kacem, in the Gharb region, is uncertain.
MoroccoThe Indian defense group Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) is setting up an armored vehicle production unit in Casablanca, through a new wholly-owned subsidiary, Tata Advanced Systems Maroc SARLAU. An approved investment that could reach $16 million (around 160 million MAD) supports this project, which aims to expand TASL’s presence in the African armaments market.
SportAfter positioning itself with Portugal and Morocco for the 2030 Men’s World Cup, Spain is already looking further ahead. The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has confirmed this Friday its intention to bid for the organization of the 2035 Women’s World Cup, once again associating with its Portuguese and Moroccan neighbors. It is its president, Rafael Louzán, who has formalized this ambition.
MoroccoThe increase in the solidarity tax on airline tickets is pushing the Irish airline Ryanair to reduce its capacity by 4 to 5% in France this year. Flights between the mainland and Morocco are affected by this measure.
MoroccoIn Morocco, the overflight of several sensitive military bases, including the Sidi Slimane air base (GMSL) and the military airport of Salé (GMME), is prohibited. Here is the reason.