The controversy continues around Topolino cars produced in Morocco The Stellantis automobile group, which produces Fiat Topolino, a 100% electric ultra-city vehicle, in the Kenitra factory in Morocco and exports it to Italy, has sent a message to its customers, which has rekindled the controversy. “Dear customer, we inform you of an initiative that Fiat […]
Morocco: bad patch for hotel and catering industry Deserted, the hotels and restaurants located in the cities of northern Morocco, particularly Al Hoceima, are in great difficulty. In northern Morocco, this year there has been a low influx of tourists to the region’s tourist offering, although it is ranked as one of the kingdom’s attractive […]
Moroccan dirham gains value against euro THE dirham appreciated by 1.2% against the US dollar and by 0.72% against the euro during the week of July 4 to 10, according to Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM). During this period, no auction operations were carried out on the foreign exchange market, BAM specifies in its weekly bulletin.
MRE holidays ruined In Al Hoceima, most tourist services in hotels, restaurants and cafes have seen a sharp increase, undermining the holidays of Moroccans living abroad (MRE) and locals during this summer period marked by the influx of tourists. The price of “tacos” has almost doubled, going from 40 dirhams to 70 dirhams in some […]
Morocco, the world’s leading consumer of Chinese green tea Over the years, Morocco has become the largest importer of Chinese green tea, as evidenced by the latest statistics from the Chinese Ministry of Commerce. Renowned for its health benefits, Chinese green tea is a widely consumed beverage in Morocco. Last year, Hubei Province exported about […]
Tangier: soaring parking prices exasperate motorists The price of parking at the Somagec Parking company car park, located in the administrative district of the city of Tangier, has doubled, to the great displeasure of motorists. Exasperated, they are calling on the city’s mayor, Monir El Limouri, to take action. Parking is not immune to inflation. […]
Alsa raises prices: Marrakchis are angry Human rights activists are up in arms against the increase by the company “Alsa” of fares on certain urban and suburban transport lines, notably the line linking Marrakech to Benguerir. They call on the competent authorities to intervene. Since Wednesday, the fare for the line connecting Marrakech to Benguerir […]
Maroc Telecom: Etisalat threatens to leave Morocco A record fine is forcing Etisalat and (Eand) to consider ending its Moroccan adventure. The Emirati group owns 53% of Maroc Telecom. 6.368 billion Moroccan dirhams (approximately 645 million dollars). This is the heavy financial penalty that the Casablanca Court of Appeal imposed on Maroc Telecom, in favor […]
Air Arabia: big scare on board a Casablanca-Istanbul flight An incident was recorded on Wednesday July 10 on an Airbus A320-200 of the airline Air Arabia operating between Casablanca and Istanbul, in Turkey. Passengers on the Casablanca-Istanbul flight were given a big scare after an incident occurred mid-flight. After taking off late due to maintenance […]
Three Moroccan cities in the top of travelers Three Moroccan cities feature in the ranking of the 10 favorite cities of readers in Africa and the Middle East of an American specialist media. The American specialist media “Travel+Leisure” has drawn up its ranking of the 10 favourite cities of its readers in Africa and the […]