Chakib Alj

Morocco, Zambia
Rabat and Lusaka aim to relaunch bilateral trade

Rabat and Lusaka are relaunching the Morocco-Zambia Business Council, created in 2017 to facilitate investment and trade between the two countries.

Morocco
Attijariwafa Bank gears up for business summit

Ministers and industry leaders from across the continent are set to attend this week's International Africa Development Forum, organised by the bank of the royal holding company Al Mada.

Morocco
Morocco-France forum to host hundreds of business leaders

As bilateral relations continue to improve, the France-Morocco business forum scheduled for 26 April in Rabat will be punctuated by signs of goodwill.

Morocco
Aziz Akhannouch tackles touchy social matters

A decrease in butane gas subsidies, pension reform, unemployment benefits... Halfway through his term, a plateful of strategic and sensitive matters await Morocco's prime minister.

Morocco, Niger
Niger's ambassador pulls out all the stops with Moroccan businesses

Following Morocco's proposal of an economic partnership with the Sahel countries, Niamey is jumping on the opportunity to revive projects ex-President Mohamed Bazoum had started.

Mauritania, Morocco
Moroccan businesses indulged in Nouakchott

An economic forum co-run last month by employers' associations of both countries gave Moroccan firms a foot in the door with Mauritania's agricultural and renewable energies sectors.

Morocco
Bruno Le Maire exploits diplomatic thaw to talk business in Rabat

French economy minister Bruno Le Maire is due to take part in April's Morocco-France 2024 Business Forum organised by Medef International and the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises.

Morocco
Mohammed VI's sister Lalla Hasna to represent Rabat at COP28 in Dubai

Lalla Hasna, chair of the Mohammed VI Foundation for the Protection of the Environment and sister of Morocco's king, is preparing to travel to Dubai to take part in COP28, which will run from 30 November to 12 December.

Spotlight | Morocco
French giants shiver as Rabat-Paris relations remain icy

French companies such as Veolia, Alstom and BNP Paris are struggling in Morocco against a backdrop of diplomatic tensions and have been forced to cut back their activities.

Morocco
Casablanca convention centre back on track

The launch of the Casablanca convention centre project was at the heart of a meeting on 5 April between Morocco's CGEM employers' organisation headed by Chakib Alj, and the city mayor Nabila Rmili.

The New Guard
Gabon, Morocco, South Africa, DR Congo

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

Gabon Marc Tchango, Ali Bongo's spokesman in Port Gentil

Morocco Mehdi Alj, following in his father's footsteps to head the Sanam empire

South Africa Joy Maimela, head honcho at the ANC's new youth league

DR Congo Eric Tshikuma, journalist, entrepreneur, and now MP

Morocco
Paris and Rabat standoff opens window of opportunity for lobbyists

Tensions between Paris and Rabat are giving lobbyists and middlemen something to work with. However the impact of this work is minimal, while the kingdom's main intermediaries in Paris remain somewhat removed from the Elysée.

Morocco
OCP fails to get visas to attend the Vivatech trade fair in Paris

The giant Moroccan phosphates group has become the latest victim in the visa war raging between Paris and Rabat. Relations between the two countries are currently at a low ebb.

Morocco
Ambassador Mohamed Benchaaboun nurtures his Paris business networks

On 26 April, alongside Fabrice Le Saché, number two of the French employers' organisation MEDEF international, the Moroccan ambassador to France Mohamed Benchaâboun will attend a lunch with members of Stratexio, an association that helps French companies boost their growth abroad.

Israel, Morocco
Al Mada, Providence... royal companies shun first business mission to Tel Aviv

None of the leading Moroccan groups owned by royal holding company Al Mada took part in the first business mission to Israel organised by the CGEM, indicating that the crisis between the employers' body and the Palace is not yet over.

Israel, Morocco
Top Moroccan business leaders book a trip to Tel Aviv

In addition to Chakib Alj, the head of the employers' association CGEM, several leading Moroccan businessmen are planning to make their first business trip to Israel. Initially scheduled for 12 December, it will now take place as soon as the health situation permits.