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Al Baraka Bank of Bahrain has a five-year expansion plan to increase the scope of its global network especially in Africa, and putting more emphasis on Libya and Morocco. The bank is an Islamic lender bank present in the Middle Read more
Morocco’s time immemorial relations with the rest of African countries are poised to make another stride this week as king Mohammed starts on Friday a continental tour that will successively lead him to Senegal, Ivory Coast and Gabon. This is Read more
Morocco’s thriving aeronautic industry continues to attract foreign investors and aircraft manufacturers who find in the North African country stability, friendly-business climate, fiscal incentives and skilled manpower with low wages. French groups Mecachrome and Electrolyse, specialized in manufacturing various aircraft Read more
Emirates, one of the leading airline companies in the Middle-east and Gulf region, has launched daily flights connecting Dubai to the Algerian capital, in a move destined to enhance its presence in the North African region and continue to expand Read more
Saham Group, one of the largest Moroccan companies operating in the sectors of insurance, health plans, roadside assistance, and other sectors, looks determined to expand its presence in Africa, two years after buying the second largest continental insurer, Ivory-coast based Read more
Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier has started production of its components in Morocco at a temporary facility without waiting for the completion of construction works of its principal plant. Hence, the first Bombardier components made in Morocco started coming out from Read more
The new economic and social development plan for Morocco’s southern provinces that was disclosed this week by the President of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council, Chakib Benmoussa, will make of these provinces a regional development hub in north-west Africa. Read more
During a conference entitled Trust Women that was organized by the Thomson Reuters Foundation and The International Herald Tribune Middle East female rights activists to talk about the women situation during the Arab Spring that are occurring. First, Queen Noor, Read more
Mahmood Sharif Mahmood, an advisor at the Gulf state’s ministry of foreign trade has given reasons why the UAE has put a temporary halt to its investments plans in countries hit by the Arab Spring. He said that they are Read more
The equivalent of 18,704 tons of live bluefin tuna, a protected species subjected to fishing quotas, were traded via Panama between 2000 and 2010, without being reported to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) – the Read more