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  • Morocco Seeks South Korean Expertise to Rebuild Commercial Fleet
    17 November 2024, by Said

    Morocco aims to revive its commercial fleet from the ashes. To this end, a government delegation visited South Korea, meeting with the shipbuilding giant HD Hyundai Heavy Industries.
    The Minister of Equipment and Water, Nizar Baraka, was thus able to visit the Ulsan facilities and exchange with the company’s executives, including its executive director Lee Sang-Kyun.
    The objective of this visit? To draw inspiration from South Korean technologies to relaunch the Moroccan commercial (…)

  • Morocco-Spain Underwater Tunnel Project Advances with Experimental Dig Planned
    26 November 2024, by Said

    The project of a tunnel under the Strait of Gibraltar, connecting Morocco to Spain, continues to progress. Nizar Baraka, Minister of Equipment and Water, presented the latest advances of this titanic project to the Moroccan Parliament on Tuesday.
    An experimental underwater tunnel will soon be dug. The objective: to precisely analyze the technical and geological challenges of this exceptional project. For the minister, it is crucial to determine the optimal route, favoring the areas least (…)

  • Morocco Plans 1,200 km Highway Expansion Despite Financial Challenges
    12 January, by Prince

    The National Motorway Company of Morocco (ADM) is maintaining its ambitions for 2025, despite the many challenges (growth, debt and modernization) it is facing. The institution will continue the major infrastructure projects underway, in preparation for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2030 World Cup.
    With an accumulated debt of 40 billion dirhams, ADM does not have the means to invest in new projects. This is revealed in a report by the parliamentary mission. However, the company (…)

  • Morocco Speeds Up Highway Projects Ahead of 2030 World Cup
    6 February, by Said

    The Minister of Equipment and Water, Nizar Baraka, announced to the House of Representatives that Morocco is accelerating the pace for the completion of the technical studies of the highways and expressways planned as part of the organization of the 2030 World Cup.
    A partnership agreement with the Béni Mellal-Khénifra region will soon be signed in this regard. "We are all mobilized today for the implementation of the necessary infrastructure in preparation for the organization of the 2030 (…)

  • Morocco Seeks Solutions for Debt-Ridden National Highway Company
    6 February, by Prince

    The Minister of Equipment and Water, Nizar Baraka, said that his department is working to put in place innovative mechanisms to improve the management of the National Motorway Company of Morocco (ADM) which is drowning in debt.
    Speaking at a meeting of the Infrastructure Commission in the House of Representatives, Baraka indicated that the return on investment in the infrastructure sector is long-term. The minister specified that ADM has already benefited from 55 billion dirhams of (…)

  • Morocco Considers Highway Toll Increases to Address National Company’s Debt
    5 February, by Sylvanus

    In Morocco, toll rates will soon be revised. This is one of the solutions that Nizar Baraka, Minister of Equipment and Water, is considering to control the indebtedness of the National Motorway Company of Morocco (ADM).
    Will toll rates be increased? During a presentation before the infrastructure commission on Tuesday, in response to the recommendations of the temporary exploratory mission on the National Motorway Company (ADM), Nizar Baraka, indicated that measures "are currently being (…)

  • Moroccan Minister Slams Inflated Eid Sheep Prices Despite Government Subsidies
    17 February, by Sylvanus

    Nizar Baraka, secretary general of the Istiqlal Party, denounces the sheep sellers of Eid who take advantage of government subsidies without lowering prices.
    "During the last Eid al-Adha, we opened the import of sheep and meat and contributed 500 dirhams per operation for each imported ram. Yet they brought it in at 2,000 dirhams and sold it at 4,000 dirhams!" declared Nizar Baraka during a meeting held on Saturday in the center of the commune of Ouled Frej, in the province of El Jadida. (…)

  • Morocco Plans New Highway to Link Fez and Marrakech by 2030 World Cup
    20 March, by Prince

    Minister of Equipment and Water, Nizar Baraka, announced the launch next month of studies for the future highway connecting Fez to Marrakech passing through Khenifra and Beni Mellal.
    Nizar Baraka made this announcement during a meeting of the Istiqlal party held on Monday in Fez, reports Médias24. The studies for this highway project will start next month with the support of a specialized consulting firm, said the Minister of Equipment and Water.
    The implementation of this project will (…)