Attijariwafa Bank and Sumitomo Corporation Europe Limited, a direct branch of the Japanese conglomerate Sumitomo Corporation, signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the end of July, Attijariwafa Bank said on Monday. Through the Memorandum signed by Boubker Jai, Managing Director of Attijariwafa Bank and Bin Hafa, CEO of Sumitomo Corporation Europe Limited, both parties agreed to develop a long-term partnership for large-scale operations in Africa. The memorandum aims at promoting cooperation
The project of building care homes for Moroccan youths whose asylum applications have been rejected by Sweden has not seen any progress, Chinese news agency Xenhua reports today. Sweden’s plan is meant to help Moroccan asylum seekers return to their country with the help of Germany. According to the same source, last February both Sweden and Germany declared that they would collaborate to construct youth centers in Morocco for migrants deported from the two countries. Unfortunately
Two Moroccan students named Ibtissam and Ikram Benzian, twin siters, have won two prizes for their graduation projects in electrical engineering at Polytechnique Montreal, an engineering school affiliated with the Université in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Middle East Monitor reports. According to the same source, Ibtissam «won the first prize for two separate projects that she accomplished in electrical engineering courses» and her twin sister Ikram was «ranked third
La police judiciaire d’Errachidia a arrêté, vendredi soir, un jeune de 19 ans, au casier judiciaire lourd, pour son implication présumée dans l’homicide volontaire d’un militaire travaillant dans la même ville, a indiqué samedi la Direction générale de la sûreté nationale (DGSN). Les services de la sûreté nationale avaient découvert, mercredi dernier, le cadavre de la victime qui
La judokate marocaine Asmaa Niang s'est classée dans le top 5 mondial des -70kg à l'issue des championnats 2017 de judo organisés du 28 août au 3 septembre à Budapest en Hongrie, rapporte la Fédération royale marocaine de judo et arts martiaux assimilés (FRMJAMA). Niang, double championne d'Afrique et gagnantes de plusieurs tournois et Grands prix internationaux, a réussi à intégrer le top 5 mondial, une
La sélection marocaine de football s'est imposée face à son homologue malienne sur le score de 6 à 0, vendredi soir au complexe Prince Moulay Abdellah de Rabat en match de la 3è journée des qualifications africaines (groupe C) de la Coupe du monde 2018. Les protégés d'Hervé Renard ont ouvert le score à la 19è minute sur un pénalty transformé par Hakim Ziyach. A la 27è minute, Khalid Boutaib a
L’international marocain Oussama Tannane a été prêté pour une saison avec option d'achat par l'AS Saint-Etienne (D1 française) au club espagnol de Liga, l’Union sportive (UD) Las Palmas (îles Canaries). "L’UD Las Palmas s’est attaché les services du milieu offensif international marocain, Oussama Tannane. Il arrive cédé avec option d’achat de l'AS Saint-Etienne français", a indiqué le club
Morocco is the most prolific exporter to Spain according to recent data issued by the Fepex, Fruitnet reports. The kingdom shipped during the first semester of the current year 404 million Euros fresh vegetables and fruits to Spain. According to the same source the exports to Spain resulted in growth of 33 per cent. The organization said that the Spanish imports from Morocco, Costa Rica and Brazil «came in at 859 million Euros for the six-month period, representing 63.45 per cent of
Two Sub-Saharan migrants tried on Wednesday to cross the 10-mile distance between Morocco and Spain (Tarifa) using a surfboard, The Sun reported yesterday. The two men were rescued by the Spanish Maritime Rescue Services. According to the same source, one of the two migrants was wearing only trunks when saved from the choppy waters near the coast of Tarifa. For the record, on the 30th of August Spanish coastguard saved 125 Sub-Saharan migrants who were on a boat trying to travel to Europe.
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a body responsible for conducting the day-today-day business of the international organization headquartered in Washington D.C, announced on the 1st of August 2017 that it concluded the second review of Morocco's economic performance maintained via a two-year Precautionary and Liquidity Line (PLL) program, African review reports. The program according to the same source is set to provide financing, help resolve crises, and serve as