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Royal Air Maroc Renews Partnership With Senegal’s Touba to Facilitate Religious Travel

Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has renewed its partnership with Touba, one of Senegal’s most important religious centres, reinforcing a cooperation designed to make travel easier for members of the Mouride Muslim community, particularly during major religious gatherings. The agreement was renewed on Thursday......

Morocco’s Instant Bank Transfers Surge 78% as Digital Payments Gain Ground

Morocco is making further progress in the digital transformation of its financial services, with instant bank transfers recording a sharp increase in activity in 2025. The expansion reflects growing use of electronic transactions and comes as the country’s central bank works to extend instant payments......

Maroc Telecom Surpasses 78 Million Customers as Growth Accelerates Across Africa

Maroc Telecom has expanded its customer base to nearly 78 million subscribers by the end of September 2026, reinforcing its position as a major telecommunications operator in Morocco and across several African markets. The group’s latest performance reflects growing demand for mobile data and continued......

Bank Al-Maghrib Reports 20% Growth in Morocco’s Card Payments

Morocco’s shift towards electronic payments gathered momentum in 2025, with bank card transactions increasing in both volume and value. However, cash withdrawals continued to dominate card-related activity, highlighting the gap between the growing use of digital payment solutions and the country’s......

Sanlam Maroc Rebrands as SanlamAllianz to Strengthen Its Position in Morocco’s Insurance Market

Sanlam Maroc has officially adopted the SanlamAllianz brand, marking a new chapter in the consolidation of its operations with Allianz Maroc. The move follows the merger between the two insurance businesses, which took effect on July 2, 2026, and establishes a shared identity for the combined entity......

Morocco’s holdings of US Treasury securities rise by more than MAD 10 billion in four months

The value of US Treasury securities attributed to investors residing in Morocco increased by more than MAD 10 billion between April and August 2026, reaching approximately MAD 47.66 billion at the end of August. The figures, reported by Hespress based on data from the US Department of the Treasury, indicate......

Moroccan Dirham Strengthens Against the US Dollar and Euro as Reserves Exceed MAD 515 Billion

RABAT, Morocco — The Moroccan dirham gained ground against both the US dollar and the euro during the week of October 8–14, 2026, according to the latest figures published by Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM), while the country’s official reserve assets remained above MAD 515 billion. The national......

Royal Air Maroc Launches Direct Casablanca–Essaouira Flights on November 1, 2026

Royal Air Maroc (RAM) will introduce a direct air connection between Casablanca and Essaouira on November 1, 2026, expanding its domestic network and improving access to one of Morocco’s leading Atlantic coastal destinations. The new service, established under an agreement with the Marrakech-Safi......

Morocco’s Defence Industry Ambitions Face Cost, Skills and Investment Challenges

Morocco is laying the groundwork for a domestic defence industry, seeking to reduce its dependence on foreign suppliers by expanding local manufacturing, aircraft maintenance and drone production. However, the transition from industrial infrastructure to sustainable military production will depend on......