Banks in Morocco Closed on 23 March for Eid al-Fitr
Banks across Morocco will be closed on Monday, 23 March for Eid al-Fitr, the Groupement Professionnel des Banques du Maroc (GPBM) said.
Each bank will let...
GITEX Africa Morocco to connect African SMEs with investors and tech partners
Small businesses from across Africa will gather at GITEX AFRICA Morocco 2026, where a new programme will help them use artificial intelligence and grow...
French giant Engie ditches Moroccan coal plant as it races to quit fossil fuels
The French energy company Engie has taken Morocco’s Safi coal power plant off its main accounts, as it moves ahead with plans to stop...
Morocco beats Algeria and Tunisia in barley as Africa lags behind
Morocco is becoming an important player in barley production in Africa. It is now the second-largest producer on the continent and the biggest in...
Oil-free Morocco punches above its weight as nine firms break into Forbes Middle East...
Nine Moroccan companies have made it into the 2026 list of the Middle East and North Africa’s most valuable firms, published by Forbes Middle...
Europe to Africa by train: Spain pumps more money into 20-minute ride project under...
Spain has approved €1.73m to continue studies on a planned train tunnel between Europe and Africa through Morocco.
The money will go to Secegsa, the...
Moroccans carry two phones now: Old-school calls and texts quietly ditched
Morocco’s mobile market kept growing in 2025, with 59.16 million subscribers by the end of December, up from 58.28 million a year earlier, according...
Morocco signs deal to make 150 industrial zones go green
Morocco has signed a deal to turn its industrial areas into eco-friendly parks. The programme, called GEIPP II, aims to make factories more sustainable,...
Used-car and finance arms drive Auto Hall’s record profits in 2025
Auto Hall, one of Morocco’s main car dealers, posted solid results for 2025, boosted by higher sales and a recovering car market.
The group reported...
Saham Bank awarded top global gender equality standard
Saham Bank has become the first bank in Africa to earn the EDGE MOVE certification, a global standard for gender equality at work.
The move...