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Business 14/07/2020

Abdelkader Saïd El Figuigui scoops up Oujda waste contract

After having won the contract for household waste collection in Mohammedia, SOS NDD, founded and run by Abdelkader Saïd El Figuigui, is continuing to expand in a highly competitive market. [...]

Diplomacy 13/07/2020

Family ties trump experience in Bourita's latest diplomatic appointments

Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. ©DENIS BALIBOUSE/Reuters

SpotlightMining 10/07/2020

Morocco's OCP brings in new recruits to boost its North American fertiliser sales

OCP phosphate mine at Boucraa, in the disputed territory of Western Sahara. ©Reuters

Business 10/07/2020

Al Mada offshoots swap seats on pension fund CIMR board

Mohammed VI's holding company Al Mada representatives play musical chairs at the board of Moroccan pension fund CIMR. [...]

Business Defence 09/07/2020

Defence equipment maker Nexeya packs it bags

Africa Intelligence understand that Jérôme Giraud put his subsidiary Nexeya Maroc into liquidation on 30 June. [...]

Business 09/07/2020

Mohammed VI's sisters put their money into Casablanca's future Hilton hotel

Princesses Lalla Hasna and Lalla Asmae. ©Reuters

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Business Road and rail 07/07/2020

PAM deputy El Joumani goes it alone to save his Kénitra bus concession

The PAM member of parliament for Rabat, Sidi Brahim El Joumani, has bought all the shares in Al Karama Bus Kenitra, the city's concession holder, which is open war with the town hall. [...]

Business 03/07/2020

ESL & Network lays groundwork for World Bank, IMF gathering in Marrakesh Free

The French consulting firm's Moroccan branch is drawing up specs for the two Bretton Woods institutions' annual meeting in Marrakesh at the end of next year. [...]

An example of Sotcob's work: Mohammed VI Mosque in Saint-Etienne (France).

Business 03/07/2020

Sotcob, Mohammed VI's favourite designer of African mosques

A specialist in traditional Moroccan interiors, Sotcob is taking care of the interior design of the mosque that Morocco has bestowed on Abidjan. The firm has been involved in creating several other Moroccan mosques abroad. [...]

Business 30/06/2020

Mustapha Bakkoury joins Casablanca Finance City board

The head of Morocco's sustainable energy agency Masen and president of the Casablanca-Settat regional council, Mustapha Bakkoury, was appointed a board member of the CFC on 21 June. [...]

Running story Politics

Erdogan sets out to conquer Africa

Keen to reassert Turkey's international status, and also to help Turkish companies to break into the African market, the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been spearheading a major diplomatic and business drive in West and North Africa. [...]

Oil & gas 25/06/2020

ConocoPhillips first to acquire exploration permit on continent since Covid outbreak

In mid-June Melissa Coleman, who is ConocoPhillips' head of exploration for Africa, Europe and Middel East, an old hand at negotiating deals in Africa, signed a prospecting licence with the head of Office national des hydrocarbures et des mines (ONHYM), the former energy minister Amina Benkhadra. [...]

Business 25/06/2020

Royal manager Hassan Mansouri diversifies into construction

The manager of the royal holding company Siger, Hassan Mansouri, is to go into the building business with his firm Techbuilding. [...]

Politics 24/06/2020

Government will to take control of statistics institute

Rabat wants to get its hands on the Haut Commissariat au Plan, jeopardising the independence of the national statistics bureau. The move could prove useful to the RNI party in the runup to next year's parliamentary elections. [...]

Business 23/06/2020

Steelmaking: Morocco suffers arbitration setback against Scholz Holding

Morocco has failed to halt the ICSID arbitration action brought by the German firm Scholz Holding, which is seeking $20m in compensation. [...]

Business 22/06/2020

Ex-Akhannouch and Boutgueray finance exec Tibari Friha goes solo

Tibari Friha has set up his own company, Best Practice Financial Consulting (BPFC), in Casablanca. [...]

Business 18/06/2020

Moroccan-Kuwaiti Al Ajial Holding closes its CMKD Croissance fund

The Moroccan-Kuwaiti Al Ajial Holding turns the page on its investment activity. It closed its CMKD Croissance fund on 10 June. [...]

Business 17/06/2020

Ex-ambassador to Paris Fathallah Sijilmassi sets up advisory firm

The former top diplomat has started selling his expertise through a new company, Positive Agenda Advisory. [...]

Business 12/06/2020

The Caisse de Dépôt recapitalises its four-star hotels

The Caisse de Dépôt et de Gestion is pulling out all the stops for the hotels owned by its tourism investment subsidiary Madaëf. [...]

Mining 11/06/2020

Gas shortages put brakes on OCP's fertiliser plans

When presented in 2016 it was to drive OCP's expansion across the continent, but the project to build fertiliser plants in several African nations has snagged on the Moroccan sector giant's own strategy in Ethiopia and Ghana: [...]

Business 11/06/2020

Property tycoon Saïd Alj backed by American pension funds

Aevitas, a property company sponsored by US pension funds for civil servants in Washington state, has set up a subsidiary with the powerful property developer Saïd Alj. [...]

Business 10/06/2020

Maroc Télécom places Taoufik Daidai at helm of MT Cash

Maroc Télécom is firing on all cylinders to get its mobile payment activity off the ground. As Africa Intelligence understands, [...]

Business 08/06/2020

Mazars, ESL and Frost court Industry Minister Moulay Hafid Elalamy

The minister of industry is due to select a business intelligence firm to set up a new strategic monitoring arsenal. Though he has often favoured foreign consultants in the past, this time he may be inclined to recruit more "locally". [...]

Business 04/06/2020

Construction federation to launch public works college

FNBTP, Morocco's national building and public works federation, wants to train the country's future construction professionals. On 21 May it decided to set up its own educational body. [...]

Business 04/06/2020

Sunk by royal command in Rabat marina, Boulgoute bobs back to surface with new office complex

The head of Marita Group is putting up a large commercial building in Rabat's poshest district. [...]

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Abdelkader Saïd El Figuigui scoops up Oujda waste contract

Family ties trump experience in Bourita's latest diplomatic appointments

Morocco's OCP brings in new recruits to boost its North American fertiliser sales

Al Mada offshoots swap seats on pension fund CIMR board

Defence equipment maker Nexeya packs it bags

Mohammed VI's sisters put their money into Casablanca's future Hilton hotel

PAM deputy El Joumani goes it alone to save his Kénitra bus concession

ESL & Network lays groundwork for World Bank, IMF gathering in Marrakesh Free

Sotcob, Mohammed VI's favourite designer of African mosques

Mustapha Bakkoury joins Casablanca Finance City board

Erdogan sets out to conquer Africa

ConocoPhillips first to acquire exploration permit on continent since Covid outbreak

Royal manager Hassan Mansouri diversifies into construction

Government will to take control of statistics institute

Steelmaking: Morocco suffers arbitration setback against Scholz Holding

Ex-Akhannouch and Boutgueray finance exec Tibari Friha goes solo

Moroccan-Kuwaiti Al Ajial Holding closes its CMKD Croissance fund

Ex-ambassador to Paris Fathallah Sijilmassi sets up advisory firm

The Caisse de Dépôt recapitalises its four-star hotels

Gas shortages put brakes on OCP's fertiliser plans

Property tycoon Saïd Alj backed by American pension funds

Maroc Télécom places Taoufik Daidai at helm of MT Cash

Mazars, ESL and Frost court Industry Minister Moulay Hafid Elalamy

Construction federation to launch public works college

Sunk by royal command in Rabat marina, Boulgoute bobs back to surface with new office complex

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Abdelkader Saïd El Figuigui scoops up Oujda waste contract

Family ties trump experience in Bourita's latest diplomatic appointments

Morocco's OCP brings in new recruits to boost its North American fertiliser sales

Al Mada offshoots swap seats on pension fund CIMR board

Defence equipment maker Nexeya packs it bags

Mohammed VI's sisters put their money into Casablanca's future Hilton hotel

PAM deputy El Joumani goes it alone to save his Kénitra bus concession

ESL & Network lays groundwork for World Bank, IMF gathering in Marrakesh Free

Sotcob, Mohammed VI's favourite designer of African mosques

Mustapha Bakkoury joins Casablanca Finance City board

Erdogan sets out to conquer Africa

ConocoPhillips first to acquire exploration permit on continent since Covid outbreak

Royal manager Hassan Mansouri diversifies into construction

Government will to take control of statistics institute

Steelmaking: Morocco suffers arbitration setback against Scholz Holding

Ex-Akhannouch and Boutgueray finance exec Tibari Friha goes solo

Moroccan-Kuwaiti Al Ajial Holding closes its CMKD Croissance fund

Ex-ambassador to Paris Fathallah Sijilmassi sets up advisory firm

The Caisse de Dépôt recapitalises its four-star hotels

Gas shortages put brakes on OCP's fertiliser plans

Property tycoon Saïd Alj backed by American pension funds

Maroc Télécom places Taoufik Daidai at helm of MT Cash

Mazars, ESL and Frost court Industry Minister Moulay Hafid Elalamy

Construction federation to launch public works college

Sunk by royal command in Rabat marina, Boulgoute bobs back to surface with new office complex

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