Vegetable exports to the European Union have grown by 17 percent in the first semester of 2017 compared to the first six months of the previous year, the Chinese news agency, Xinhua reports today. The revenues generated from these exports have amounted to 551.8 million Euros (648 million USD) in the first half of the current year as compared to 2016 when it only stood at 470.6 million Euros (553 million USD), stated the same source quoting the Moroccan financial daily
It is still unclear when the Moroccan government and most precisely the central bank would announce the final phase of the new exchange rate currency. Waiting for the major step to be taken, Moroccan companies are expecting a worst case scenario. Details.
The delegation of the Spanish government in Ceuta, in coordination with the Moroccan authorities, decided to suspend for a week the passage of goods and porters at the Tarajal border post, according to the EFE agency. The reason why is linked to the migratory pressure that took place at the border between the two countries. An agreement between the Spanish government delegation and the Moroccan authorities, which includes both the closure of the Tarajal II passage reserved for porters, as well
Morocco is likely to be entrusted with the organization of the world athletics championships in 2025. It is expected that an African country will host the World Championships of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) , according to Hamad Kalkaba Malboum, president of the Confederation of African Athletics, reports Inside the Games. According to him, six African countries are likely to host this high-mass sports : Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria and South
The Spanish police found on Tuesday 30 Moroccan and Algerian migrants, including ten miners, hidden in fairground vehicles, AFP reported. Officers used heartbeat detectors and dogs to locate the migrants, hidden in bumper cars and a «ghost train». The vehicles intended to transport these rides were waiting to board ferries bound for mainland Spain, according to the Civil Guard. «They try to use attractions that are only half covered up to jump in and hide inside,» a
Moroccan athlete Soufiane El Bakkali won a silver medal in 3,000m steeplechase at the world athletics championships held in London from the 4th to the 13th August. El Bakkali finished second with a 8min 14s 49/ 100th, behind the Kenyan Consesus Kipruto who won the world title and a gold medal after having crossed the finish line in 8 min 14s 12 / 100th, the American Evan Jager finished third (8: 15.12) wining a bronze medal. Fifteen Moroccan athletes take part in these world
The city of Saidia will host on Friday 11th of August, a regional investment seminar by BMCE Bank of Africa dedicated to Moroccans residing abroad (MLA). Following the success of the 2015 and 2016 editions, BMCE BOA Group is renewing its program of regional investment seminars at the national level. The bank's objectives are to encourage MLAs to invest in Morocco and to sustain economic and financial ties with their country of origin, explain the promoters of this initiative. The organization
Several sources have announced on Tuesday the death of Iman El Attabi. The young Hirak activist was hit in the head during the clashes that broke off on the 20th of July amid the march that was prohibited by the local authorities in Al Hoceima. According to Abdessadak Elbouchattaoui, a Hirak lawyer, El Attabi’s family hopes that the one responsible of their son’s death will be brought to justice.
Jbel Irhoud, an archeological site located 50 kilometers southeastern the city of Safi, is set to be classified as an international archaeological and historical site, Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday quoting local media. The area got famous during the last couple of months for being home to the world’s oldest homosapien fossils. «The ministry is working to classify Jbel Irhoud among the national and world historical sites, given its certain archeological value for the
Rangi, is the first Moroccan single player virtual reality game designed by Funsoft. Available on Samsung Gear VR and Oculus Rift, the game is an authentic experience that promotes the African culture. Interview