Driven by strong demand for carpets, pottery, and jewelry, Marrakech’s artisanal exports reached over 372 million dirhams between January and September 2025, up 11% year-on-year.
The Moroccan bond market faces rising short- and medium-term rates amid widening bank liquidity deficits and high Treasury demand. Liquidity tightened 4.4% to MAD 140.1 billion...
Burkina Faso’s Council of Ministers, chaired by Captain Ibrahim Traoré, reviewed the mid-term results of the Action Plan for Stabilization and Development (PA-SD), showing 46.98% progress....
The Casablanca-Settat Regional Council approved a 1.94 billion-dirham budget for 2026 during its October 2025 session. Revenues are projected at 1.497 billion dirhams, with major investments...
The SDR SMART Tourisme Souss-Massa, backed by the World Bank’s PROBLUE fund, launched a certification program for sustainable tourism SMEs. Aiming to align with UN SDGs,...
Morocco and Rwanda signed an air services agreement during the ICAO Assembly in Montreal, aiming to boost cooperation between Royal Air Maroc and RwandAir. The pact...
The Defying Drought Forum in Ouagadougou (Sept 29–30, 2025), co-hosted by Burkina Faso, the World Bank, and 2iE, unites 300 experts to tackle West Africa’s escalating...
Morocco has become a founding member of the Partnership for the Future of Investment and Trade (FIT), a 14-country coalition launched September 19, 2025, to amplify...
Morocco’s pension system faces urgent challenges: structural deficits, reserves projected to run out by 2031, demographic aging, and nearly 60% of workers lacking coverage. Inequalities between...
Crowdfunding in Morocco, regulated since 2021, has proven impactful in solidarity, raising over 130 million dirhams after the Al-Haouz earthquake. Yet, its tourism potential remains untapped...