Morocco: Diesel has a bright future ahead of it While importers and dealers of new cars welcomed the implementation of the European environmental standard Euro 6, for the approval of new vehicles sold on the Moroccan market, the government of Aziz Akhannouch decided to postpone it. Initially set for January 2025, Morocco’s adoption of the […]
Hakim Ziyech sets his conditions While he had decided to leave Galatasaray during this summer transfer window, Hakim Ziyech finally chose to spend this season in the Turkish club… but on one condition. Unwanted at Galatasaray due to his unconvincing performances, Ziyech had resolved to leave. The 31-year-old striker recently deleted all his photos with […]
Morocco: towards a lasting drop in fuel prices? Oil prices have been collapsing internationally since March 2023. Will this downward trend have an impact on fuel prices in Morocco? While the barrel of Brent and WTI, global crude oil benchmarks, have respectively fallen by 10% (with a quote at $71.06) and 8% (with a quote […]
Orange Morocco under fire from critics Orange’s service prices in Morocco are high compared to those in other countries in Europe and Africa where it offers competitive prices. The prices of Orange Morocco services are three or four times those charged in countries such as France, Spain, Poland in Europe, or Egypt and Tunisia in […]
Moroccan military aviation is modernizing: the Caracal helicopter in the sights Suspended in 2021 due to diplomatic tensions between Morocco and France, negotiations between the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) and the French manufacturer Airbus Helicopters, for the acquisition of twelve French Caracal H225M helicopters, have resumed. The Rabat-Paris axis is strengthening. An offer from Airbus […]
French group leaves Morocco after only two years The Moroccan clothing retail sector is doing poorly. Another French ready-to-wear brand has just announced its departure from Morocco. While it initially planned to develop at least ten points of sale, Tape à l’Œil (TAO), the French children’s ready-to-wear brand, has decided to close these stores in […]
Morocco adopts electronic family record books Faced with the shortage of family record books in certain civil status services, the Minister of the Interior, Abdelouafi Laftit, announced the gradual adoption of electronic family record books. Responding to a written question from a parliamentary group about the shortage of family record books at the civil status […]
Morocco’s Puma jersey is not unanimous German equipment manufacturer Puma is under fire because of the quality of the jersey that the Atlas Lions wore during the match between Morocco and Gabon counting for the first day of the qualifiers for the 2025 African Cup of Nations (CAN), which ended in a crushing victory (4-1) […]
Morocco’s car rental sector under threat In Morocco, the car rental sector remains impacted by an increase in supply, large vehicle purchases, and the informal sector. The resumption of tourism activity in Morocco, which welcomed 10 million visitors at the end of July, has had positive effects on the car rental sector, which was hit […]
Moroccan women penalized in case of divorce? Women’s associations are up in arms against the reform of Abdelatif Ouahbi, Minister of Justice, requiring women with a higher income than their spouse to pay alimony to their ex-husbands after divorce. Abdelatif Ouahbi’s desire to promote “true parity” between men and women is encountering resistance. In an […]