Morocco Imposes Export Controls on Face Masks Amid Coronavirus Concerns
5 March 2020
Faced with fraud and speculation, protective masks are now subject to an export license in Morocco.
Ministry of Industry Trade and New Technologies
TE Connectivity Expands in Morocco with $14.7 Million Automotive Factory
21 February 2020
A new TE Connectivity factory will be built in Tanger Automotive City for the production of connectors for the automotive sector. The investment agreement was signed on (…)
Moroccan Food Giant Dari Couspate to Invest $9.2 Million in New Salé Factory
20 February 2020
The Minister of Industry, Trade, Green Economy and Digital, Moulay Hafid Elalamy, and the CEO of Dari Couspate, Hassan Khalil, signed an investment agreement on February 13.
Morocco and Turkey Revise Free Trade Agreement Amid $1.2 Billion Deficit
11 February 2020
By agreeing to revise the contract clauses, Turkey has officially adhered to the amendments made by Morocco to the free trade agreement that binds the two countries.
Morocco Pushes Back on Turkish Supermarket Chain BIM, Citing Local Business Closures
11 February 2020
The opening of a BIM supermarket, a Turkish food retail chain, would lead to the closure of nearly 60 businesses in each neighborhood. A situation that the Ministry of (…)
Morocco Appoints New Directors in Key Government Ministries
31 December 2019
The Council of Government, which met on Thursday, December 26 in Rabat, under the chairmanship of the Head of Government, Saâdeddine El Othmani, made appointments, in (…)
Morocco Seizes Over 180,000 Unsafe Phone Chargers in Major Import Crackdown
27 November 2019
The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Green and Digital Economy, in coordination with customs services, seized 184,250 non-compliant mobile phone chargers from Asian countries on (…)
Morocco’s Automotive Industry Boom Creates 116,000 Jobs, Surpassing Expectations
18 November 2019
116,000 jobs, including 2,800 engineering positions, have been created by the automotive sector in Morocco, according to the Minister of Industry, Moulay Hafid Elalamy.
Fiat Chrysler Merger Could Bring New Auto Plant to Morocco
15 November 2019
The two French and Italian manufacturers, Peugeot PSA and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), have recently announced their merger. This could lead to the construction of an (…)
Morocco’s Industrial Sector Adds 66,000 Jobs in First Half of Year, Minister Reports
13 November 2019
66,000 jobs were created by the Moroccan industry in the first half of this year, said the Minister of Industry, Moulay Hafid Elalamy, during a meeting organized by the (…)