Morocco’s New Apache Helicopters to Feature Advanced Longbow Radar Systems
6 September 2020
The 24 Apache AH-64E helicopters that Morocco has ordered from Boeing will be equipped with Longbow FCR fire control radars.
Economy
Moroccan Startup to Launch First Domestically-Produced Thermal Camera Next Month
6 September 2020
At the initiative of the Ministry of Industry, Trade, Green Economy and Digital, the startup Nextronic has manufactured the first 100% Moroccan thermal camera, which will be (…)
Air Europa Extends Flight Suspension to Morocco Amid COVID-19 Border Closures
6 September 2020
The airline Air Europa has maintained the suspension of its flights to Morocco.
Morocco Aims to Become World’s Top Competitive Automotive Hub Amid Pandemic
6 September 2020
Despite the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Minister of Industry is very serene about the automotive industry, which is nevertheless in difficulty. According to (…)
Morocco Aims to Exit EU’s Financial Gray List as Tax Reforms Progress
4 September 2020
In a few weeks, the European Union will update its gray list of financial and tax systems, which includes Morocco. In Rabat, where efforts are being made to get out of it, (…)
Moroccan Pilots Threaten Strike Over Royal Air Maroc Layoffs
4 September 2020
Members of the Moroccan Association of Airline Pilots (AMPL) unanimously voted to file a strike notice in case Royal Air Maroc (RAM) does not reinstate 65 of their members (…)
Morocco’s Foreign Investment Plummets 21.5% Amid Global Economic Downturn
4 September 2020
The flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Morocco recorded at the end of July 2020 has declined by 21.5% compared to last year. According to the Foreign Exchange Office, (…)
Casablanca Ranks as Most Expensive Maghreb City in 2020 Global Cost of Living Survey
4 September 2020
The American firm Mercer unveiled its 26th annual report on the most expensive cities to live in for the year 2020 on Wednesday, September 2. It is Casablanca that occupies the (…)
Morocco’s Cereal Production Plummets 57% Amid Drought Conditions
4 September 2020
The Directorate of Strategy and Statistics of the Department of Agriculture conducted a telephone survey on cereal yields with producers. It emerges that the final production (…)
Morocco’s Trade Slumps: Exports and Imports Down 17% Amid Global Slowdown
3 September 2020
For the first seven months of 2020, both Moroccan imports and exports of goods recorded year-on-year declines of 17.5% and 17% respectively compared to the same period last year.