It’s all hands on deck at the Customs Administration. A large-scale control operation is targeting Turkish and Chinese goods importers , accused of massive underinvoicing. The State hopes to recover nearly 3 billion dirhams in evaded duties and taxes.
The Chinese manufacturer BYD , which has embarked on the conquest of the Moroccan automotive market, is beginning to make inroads to the point of putting its European competitors Renault, Volkswagen or Nissan in difficulty.
A major step has been taken in the realization of the Kénitra-Marrakech high-speed rail line project. Morocco will receive 6,457 36-meter steel rails, manufactured in China.
One of the most strategic motorway construction sites in the Oriental region, the Saka-Driouch section of the future Guercif-Nador motorway , has found its builders. The Moroccan company Bioui Travaux has emerged as the big winner of the international tender, winning two of the three lots put up for bid, facing very fierce Moroccan and foreign competition.
Morocco is preparing to receive a large delivery of electric buses to modernize its urban transportation, particularly in Casablanca, in preparation for the Africa Cup of Nations. The contract was won by the Chinese manufacturer Yutong, a global leader in the sector, whose technologies are, however, the subject of close scrutiny in Europe for cybersecurity reasons.
The Belgian of Moroccan origin Sarah Chaâri is once again on top of the world in taekwondo, following the world championships in the under 73 kg category, on Sunday in Wuxi, China.
Khalil Jaâfari is asking for the intervention of King Mohammed VI to save his son Mohamed Ali, a Moroccan student who is between life and death after a serious accident in Chengdu, China. The father denounces the inaction of the Moroccan embassy in Beijing, which refuses to provide him with an interpreter to communicate with the hospital.
The former Belgian international of Moroccan origin Marouane Fellaini is leading a peaceful life in Dubai, United Arab Emirates after retiring in February 2024 following his match with the Chinese club Shandong Taishan. However, he refuses to write his biography because he does not want to "spit in the soup" like some former players do.
Younes Maâmar, former CEO of the National Office of Electricity (ONE), alerted the authorities to a fraud involving the massive import of Chinese solar panels sold with a power output 25% lower than advertised, causing huge financial losses to investors and the state.
The Moroccan customs services are on the trail of a vast import fraud network. Importers are suspected of having set up a sophisticated system to avoid paying taxes, involving complex financial circuits and international ramifications.
Several indicators such as the intensification of Sino-Moroccan relations and the exclusion of Polisario representatives from the main Sino-African forums show that China is on the verge of recognizing Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara.
Morocco is preparing to host the continent’s first giant battery factory. This is an investment by the Chinese company Gotion High-Tech, of around $5.6 billion.