CASABLANCA—For almost a year, diplomats, experts and journalists have been telling investors not to worry about the new Islamist governments emerging in the wake of the Arab Spring. They are wrong.
Relatives and friends of the 17 people killed in a Marrakech cafe bombing a year ago on Saturday marked the first anniversary of their death by releasing a dove in memory of each of them. ....
Adventurer Bertrand Piccard told The Associated Press on Friday that the 2,500-kilometer trip from Switzerland to Morocco will take two days and see stopovers in Madrid and Rabat.
Morocco has become one of the leaders of the African film production, said Michel Ouedraogo, General delegate of the 22nd Pan-African Film and Television Festival (FESPACO) slated on February 26 to March 5 in Ouagadougou.
Morocco is a country shaded with a variety of colors yet cloaked with the blanket of mystery. It is this charm, the fact that that tourists desire to know more and more about Morocco is what makes this country so attractive. ...
Just getting there can be an adventure in itself. The city is still home to artisans who practice their art in the old ways, and can be found at every twist and turn in the ancient medina.
The Moroccan bleach market grew 4% between 2009 and 2010, reach Dh263 million in 2010. Rising income levels in Morocco have fuelled growth in the market, while the current value unit price remained steady in 2010
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Nestlé, the Swiss food group that last month swallow Pfizer’s infant nutrition business for $11.85bn in order to enlarge its emerging markets presence, is at it again.
On Tuesday, the company said it planned to invest more than CHF5.3m ($5.7m) in the North African nation of Morocco in a bid to boost its milk collection and production in the region.
Morocco, one of America’s oldest allies, is a highly attractive place for foreign investment. Its excellent location and trade agreements with the EU and countries in Africa and the Middle East, as well as its geostrategic location for easy access and communications, make it a preferred regional business center. In addition, the country’s social and political stability, skilled labor pool, and soaring gross domestic product are assets that any serious investor or business will find very competitive. Morocco has implemented the following laws and incentives for businesses:
Emaar Morocco, the wholly-owned country subsidiary of Emaar Properties PJSC, has commenced the hand-over of the exclusive Hattan Villas in its flagship master-planned community, Amelkis Resorts, in Marrakech.
This follows the strong investor and customer response from Morocco, Europe and the international roadshow organized bythe company in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, in the UAE, in March.
