Morocco offers Indian industrial companies privileged access to European and African markets. But its regional integration remains extremely weak: according to 2021 data cited by the African Development Bank, only 2 % of its exports were destined for other North African countries.
The African Development Bank has just brought the old project for a train linking Casablanca, Algiers and Tunis back into the spotlight. It has published the completion report for the study devoted to rehabilitating and modernizing this trans-Maghreb line.
Morocco retains favorable access to international financial markets, but money borrowed abroad now costs the state more. The average cost of its external public debt has reached 3.9%, up 0.7 percentage points.
Chinese state-owned group CRBC will build the entire first section of the Guercif-Nador highway . It wins all three lots connecting Guercif to Saka, for a combined amount exceeding 1.82 billion dirhams excluding taxes.
Morocco is advancing on its future electric battery gigafactory. Located in the free trade zone of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, the plant will start with a capacity of 10 GWh per year, before a possible expansion to 100 GWh.
Morocco has become, for the first time, the most industrialized country in Africa ahead of South Africa. A breakthrough driven by automotive, aerospace and exports, but one that has not yet resolved the fundamental weaknesses of the economy.
Morocco ranks fourth among the continent’s most performing nations in 2026. A position strengthened by its recent status as Africa’s leading industrial economy, surpassing countries like South Africa, Egypt, and Algeria.
Morocco’s economic growth is expected to decline to 4.2% in 2026. The Kingdom is being hit hard by global instability, rising energy prices and currency depreciation , despite inflation being rigorously controlled.
The kingdom reaches a historic milestone. By surpassing South Africa, Morocco now establishes itself as the leading industrial economy of the African continent , driven by a successful strategy and rapidly expanding sectors.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has officially launched construction on the first segment of the Guercif-Nador highway axis. This major project aims to open up the Oriental region and connect the future Nador West Med port complex.
Morocco and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have signed two loan agreements to finance a cereal farming project and the generalization of social coverage, for an amount of more than 3.1 billion dirhams.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will grant an additional loan of 34.20 million euros to Morocco, for the project to extend and modernize the Rabat-Salé airport , whose initial financing was impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.