Business news from Morocco: deals, entrepreneurial ventures and decisions that matter to professionals across every sector.
Morocco's cannabis regulator ANRAC has launched a training programme for licensed 2026-campaign cooperatives and farmers in Taounate, Chefchaouen and Al Hoceïma, focused on compliance and productivity.
WaFinkom • Monday, 26 October 2026
Morocco's draft 2027 budget proposes raising corporate tax on major fuel import and distribution firms to 40%, with experts warning the cost could be passed on to consumers at the pump.
WaFinkom • Saturday, 24 October 2026
OCP plans to buy out Budenheim and Prayon's stakes in Emaphos at Jorf Lasfar, becoming its sole owner, with the acquisition expected to close in early 2027.
WaFinkom • Thursday, 15 October 2026
Masen has launched prequalification for the multi-site Noor PV programme, with a capacity of at least 350 MW; applications must be submitted through its e-tendering platform before 30 November 2026.
WaFinkom • Wednesday, 14 October 2026
The Administration of National Defence has signed a contract with UAE group EDGE to arm Moroccan drones with precision munitions, along with a memorandum of understanding to manufacture them locally in Morocco.
WaFinkom • Tuesday, 13 October 2026
The Council of the Region of Tangier-Tetouan-AlHoceima approved the "Underwater City" project in Al Middik at a cost of 40 million dirhams, to develop diving tourism on the Mediterranean coast.
WaFinkom • Sunday, 11 October 2026
The management of the port of Casablanca tightened control over the unloading of ships, threatening to remove late ships and impose fines of up to $25,000 per day, as part of a plan to ease congestion and accelerate foreign trade.
WaFinkom • Saturday, 10 October 2026
Royal Air Maroc signed an agreement with Boeing to renovate the cabins of seven Boeing 787-8 aircraft, on the sidelines of the Marrakech Air Show, in preparation for Morocco's hosting of the 2030 World Cup.
WaFinkom • Thursday, 8 October 2026
Four Seasons Group is developing its fourth resort in Morocco in the Cap Malabata region of Tangier, as part of a huge real estate project that has created about 15,000 jobs, according to the developer.
WaFinkom • Thursday, 8 October 2026
Large taxi professionals in Rabat, Casablanca and Beni Mellal are considering an increase in the price of transportation after the gas exceeded 16 dirhams per liter, amid legal warnings from consumer protection associations.
WaFinkom • Wednesday, 7 October 2026
Marrakech Air Show opens its eighth session next Wednesday with the participation of major international companies such as Safran, Embraer and Lockheed Martin, amid a focus on the Moroccan air and defense industry.
WaFinkom • Tuesday, 6 October 2026
The National Agency for Public Facilities has opened two international bids worth AED 1.52 billion to complete the rehabilitation of the Grand Stadium in Fez, in preparation for Morocco's hosting of the 2030 World Cup.
WaFinkom • Friday, 2 October 2026
Commercial Wafaa Bank announces an agreement to acquire 55.22% of Societe Generale Ghana, in a deal that strengthens its presence in West Africa and awaits the approval of the regulatory authorities in Morocco and Ghana.
WaFinkom • Thursday, 1 October 2026
The consolidated net profit of BMCI Bank in Morocco rose to AED 354 million during the first half of 2026, a growth of 62.4%, driven by the decline in the cost of risk and the improvement in the interest margin.
WaFinkom • Tuesday, 29 September 2026
Moroccan mining conglomerate Manjum Group's net profit nearly doubled to 3.77 billion dirhams in the first half of 2026, driven by the entry of Tizert and Buto miners into full production capacity and the rise in gold and silver prices.
WaFinkom • Saturday, 26 September 2026
Marsa Maroc remains Africa's 4th-largest container terminal operator under Drewry's 2025 ranking, after surpassing 3 million TEU for the first time, with international expansion soon including Nador West Med.
WaFinkom • Wednesday, 16 September 2026
OCP Green Energy has switched on Morocco's first large-scale battery energy storage system at Benguerir, with a capacity of 125 MWh and an investment of 170 million dirhams.
WaFinkom • Monday, 14 September 2026
OCP Group's revenue fell 7% to 48.372 billion dirhams in the first half of 2026 amid a tense global phosphate market, with quarterly investment spending down 36%.
WaFinkom • Saturday, 12 September 2026
An August 2026 decree authorizes Morocco's CDG to create a company with 10 million dirhams in capital to revive the stalled Ritz-Carlton project at Tamuda Bay, M'diq, following a long dispute with the Zenagui family.
WaFinkom • Wednesday, 9 September 2026
Businessman Moulay Hafid Elalamy raised his stake in French group Teleperformance to 12.5% via a 355 million euro financial swap arranged by Morgan Stanley, cementing his status as the first Moroccan to chair a CAC 40 company's board.
WaFinkom • Wednesday, 9 September 2026
Credit de Maroc signs a partnership agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to launch a risk-sharing mechanism that allows the expansion of farmer and micro-agricultural finance to AED 250 million.
WaFinkom • Tuesday, 8 September 2026
Attijariwafa Bank announced on Monday in Casablanca that it has joined the Swift Payments Scheme, an initiative aimed at speeding up international transfers and boosting their transparency for customers.
WaFinkom • Monday, 7 September 2026
NARSA denies any blanket requirement to replace all Moroccan license plates before December 31, 2026, clarifying that only international-circulation plates face the deadline.
WaFinkom • Saturday, 5 September 2026
Three weeks after France's law banning unsolicited telemarketing calls took effect, Casablanca's call centers are recording their first concrete losses, including the closure of a Technopark center that left 50 employees jobless, while industry professionals estimate 10,000 jobs affected out of the sector's 150,000.
WaFinkom • Friday, 4 September 2026
Chinese group Gotion has set next October as the launch date for Africa's first battery gigafactory in Kénitra, a roughly $5.6 billion project expected to create thousands of jobs.
WaFinkom • Tuesday, 1 September 2026
Marsa Maroc reported a 13% rise in consolidated revenue to 3.214 billion dirhams in H1 2026, as the port operator invests 3.4 billion dirhams in the new Nador West Med terminals.
WaFinkom • Monday, 31 August 2026
Royal Air Maroc receives a new Boeing 737 MAX 8 at Casablanca Airport, increasing the size of its fleet to 69 aircraft, as part of an ambitious development plan aimed at reaching 200 aircraft in 2037.
WaFinkom • Friday, 28 August 2026
Morocco's OCP Group, in partnership with the American CHS, is preparing to build a phosphate fertilizer plant in Louisiana with an investment of up to $450 million, the first unit of its kind to be built in America since 1984.
WaFinkom • Friday, 28 August 2026
TAQA Maroc, operator of the Jorf Lasfar thermal plant, announces a decline in its revenues by 5.4% during the first half of 2026, with a remarkable rise in investments and a decline in indebtedness.
WaFinkom • Tuesday, 25 August 2026
The Exchange Office issues a new periodical that frames freehold companies, as part of a broader Moroccan path to promote compliance with international financial transparency standards.
WaFinkom • Friday, 21 August 2026
Royal Air Maroc receives a new Boeing 737 MAX 8 at Casablanca Airport, increasing the size of its fleet to 69 aircraft, as part of an ambitious development plan aimed at reaching 200 aircraft in 2037.
WaFinkom • Friday, 28 August 2026
Masen has launched prequalification for the multi-site Noor PV programme, with a capacity of at least 350 MW; applications must be submitted through its e-tendering platform before 30 November 2026.
WaFinkom • Wednesday, 14 October 2026
Marsa Maroc remains Africa's 4th-largest container terminal operator under Drewry's 2025 ranking, after surpassing 3 million TEU for the first time, with international expansion soon including Nador West Med.
WaFinkom • Wednesday, 16 September 2026
The management of the port of Casablanca tightened control over the unloading of ships, threatening to remove late ships and impose fines of up to $25,000 per day, as part of a plan to ease congestion and accelerate foreign trade.
WaFinkom • Saturday, 10 October 2026
The consolidated net profit of BMCI Bank in Morocco rose to AED 354 million during the first half of 2026, a growth of 62.4%, driven by the decline in the cost of risk and the improvement in the interest margin.
WaFinkom • Tuesday, 29 September 2026
Royal Air Maroc signed an agreement with Boeing to renovate the cabins of seven Boeing 787-8 aircraft, on the sidelines of the Marrakech Air Show, in preparation for Morocco's hosting of the 2030 World Cup.
WaFinkom • Thursday, 8 October 2026
