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Orange Middle East And Africa Releases Its 2024 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report:“Cultivating Impact” For Inclusive And Sustainable Development
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) CASABLANCA, Morocco, July 3, 2025/APO Group/ -- Orange Middle East and Africa (OMEA) ( ) unveils its 2024 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report. Entitled“Cultivating Impact”, the report illustrates...
Morocco holds key rate at 2.25% as inflation falls and credit rebounds
Hespress
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June 24, 2025
Morocco’s central bank kept its benchmark interest rate steady at 2.25% on Tuesday, citing a sharp decline in inflation and a stronger-than-expected rebound in non-agricultural growth, while maintaining a cautious stance amid lingering global...
U.S.–Morocco Ag Ties Strengthened During California Almond Tour
AGNet West - Florida
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July 3, 2025
The Almond Board of California (ABC) recently hosted a high-level agricultural trade delegation from Morocco, marking a significant step in deepening U.S.–Moroccan relations in food and agriculture. Coordinated in partnership with the National...
Morocco Ranks 7th in Arab World as Global Peace Deteriorates, Report Finds
Morocco World News
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June 24, 2025
Gummersbach – The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) has published its 19th annual Global Peace Index (GPI), a comprehensive ranking of 163 countries and territories based on their levels of peace. Covering 99.7% of the world’s population,...
Morocco’s central bank finalizes cash strategy, pushes for mobile banking shift
Hespress
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June 24, 2025
Governor of Bank Al-Maghrib, Abdellatif Jouahri, revealed on Tuesday that the central bank has finalized a strategic framework to address Morocco’s heavy reliance on cash. He explained that relevant stakeholders have received the proposal for...
Morocco supplies nearly 80% of spain’s cucumber imports in 2024
Hespress
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June 24, 2025
HESPRESS English – Morocco News Hespress ENTuesday 24 June 2025 - 17:39 Moroccan cucumbers dominated Spain’s import market in 2024, accounting for 78.5% of total imports, according to data from agricultural platform Horto Info. Spain imported 15.3...
Morocco Targets 20 Gigawatts of Renewable Energy Capacity
Morocco World News
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June 24, 2025
Rabat — Morocco is positioning itself as a regional leader in renewable energy, with ambitious plans to produce 20 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity while simultaneously developing its natural gas infrastructure, according to Energy...
Appeal to help Ellesmere Port mum taken ill in Morocco return to the UK
Wirral Globe
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Rebecca Russell flew with her partner Sam to Morocco on Sunday, June 22, but became ill with suspected food poisoning on Tuesday (June 24). She was being violently sick and despite treatment by the hotel nurse by Friday had become delirious, and...
Socialite who ran over and killed Moroccan mugger who stole her bag is charged with murder and faces life behind bars
Daily Mail
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July 3, 2025
A socialite who repeatedly ran over a mugger with her SUV after he snatched her bag is to face trial for his murder. Italian businesswoman Cinzia Dal Pino, 65, was caught on street CCTV ramming the thief with her white Mercedes GLE in Viareggio,...
Morocco To Host Brazil Investment Forum
MENAFN
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June 24, 2025
(MENAFN- Brazil-Arab News Agency (ANBA)) São Paulo – Tourism, technology, services, energy transition, agribusiness, defense, and security will be the main topics of the LIDE Brazil-Morocco Forum to be held in Marrakesh from July 8 to 11 by...
CGEM: Morocco positioned as strategic hub for Saudi investment in Africa
Hespress
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July 2, 2025
Morocco is emerging as a key gateway for Saudi investment into Africa, underpinned by its geographic proximity, robust infrastructure, and seasoned private sector, according to Chakib Alj, president of the General Confederation of Moroccan...
Dutch horticultural companies strengthen position in Morocco
Fresh Plaza
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July 3, 2025
Dutch tomato growers The Valley and Schenkeveld have joined forces with Ceres SRL to launch a new cultivation project in Morocco. Last week, the Dutch ambassador to Morocco, Dirk Jan Nieuwenhuis, visited the newly planted greenhouses, which cover...
BADC renews fertiliser import deal with Morocco
Bangladesh Post
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To ensure a secure agricultural production system by supplying high-quality non-urea fertilisers to farmers across the country, the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC), under the supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture,...
RAM Cancels Morocco-France Flights Due to Air Traffic Controller Strike
Morocco World News
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July 2, 2025
Rabat — Royal Air Maroc (RAM) announced today that it will cancel several flights to and from France scheduled for Thursday, July 3, due to an air traffic controllers’ strike. The Moroccan airline said French air traffic controllers plan to strike...
Global drought hotspots report catalogs severe suffering, economic damage in 2023-2025
Muser Press
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July 3, 2025
Food, water, energy crises, human tragedies in 2023-2025 detailed in sweeping analysis Fuelled by climate change and relentless pressure on land and water resources, some of the most widespread and damaging drought events in recorded history have...
Africa Spain Summit: epicentre of Euro-African political and economic dialogue
Atalayar
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July 3, 2025
Event programme Promoted by the Spanish Government in collaboration with the European Union and organised by One Africa Forums, the Africa Spain Summit will be held in Madrid from 6 to 8 July. This platform for action is in line with Africa's...
Fuel Prices Drop Globally, But Morocco Sees Little Relief
Morocco World News
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July 2, 2025
Rabat – Despite a significant drop in global oil prices since early April, fuel prices in Morocco remain stubbornly high. Moroccan consumers are expressing frustration, questioning why they are not benefiting more from the international decline....
Morocco braces for higher fuel prices amid fears of Hormuz Strait closure
Hespress
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June 23, 2025
Morocco could soon be hit with higher fuel prices as fears grow over a possible Iranian move to shut down the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for global oil shipments. The warning comes after a recent U.S. military strike targeted Iran’s nuclear...
Morocco tops North Africa in global citizenship index
Hespress
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June 23, 2025
Morocco has emerged as the highest-ranked country in North Africa in the 2025 World Citizenship Report, published Monday by CS Global Partners. The report, which evaluates the real-world value of citizenship across 188 nations, placed Morocco...
Drought-hit Morocco turns to desalination to save vegetable bounty
InsideNoVa - Virginia
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On the drought-stricken plains of Morocco's Chtouka region, cherry tomato farms stretch as far as the eye can see, clinging to life through a single, environmentally contentious lifeline: desalination. "We wouldn't be here without it," said Abir...