The European Union imported €25.5 billion worth of Moroccan goods in 2025. Agriculture has now been largely overtaken by machinery and transport equipment, which alone account for more than half of European purchases from Morocco.
ONCF has launched construction of six stations between Kénitra and Casablanca as part of the future LGV line to Marrakech. The contract, estimated at 480 million dirhams, notably concerns Salé, Bouknadel, Aïn Atiq and the new city of Zenata.
Under Rabat, work on the future Kénitra-Marrakech TGV has reached a new stage. A 3.3-kilometre railway tunnel is to cross part of the capital, allowing high-speed trains to reach Rabat-Agdal without disrupting surface traffic.
The future Gotion High-Tech battery plant in Kénitra will be directly connected to the railway network. Morocco has just allocated nearly 24 hectares of land for the construction of this new infrastructure.
Some Moroccans have paid deposits or advances for homes whose projects are facing delays . The authorities will check whether certain developments were marketed on disputed land or land whose legal status had not yet been regularized.
The high-speed rail line project between Kénitra and Marrakech is acquiring more than 13 hectares of land in Mohammedia. The plots, previously attached to the forest domain, will be transferred to the public railway domain.
Morocco has operated its high-speed train since 2018, while California is still waiting for its own. An American column contrasts Al Boraq’s results with the delays and staggering costs of the Californian rail project.
The Interior Ministry has asked municipalities to immediately release guarantees owed to contractors. This intervention follows reports of unjustified delays and suspicions of commissions demanded to accelerate the return of these sums.
The Stellantis plant in Kénitra launches production of the Fiat Fastback and Grizzly . These two vehicles introduce the Smart Car platform to Morocco, set to equip several future models destined for African and Middle Eastern markets.
Nearly 300 families, including MREs, have been waiting since 2009 for their affordable housing in Kenitra. Some reportedly invested their savings or took out loans without receiving an apartment or recovering their money.
Moroccan authorities are tightening controls against illegal exploitation of summer parking facilities. Facing recurring abuses, strict directives now govern the granting of licenses on coastal areas to protect vacationers from any form of extortion.
In Kenitra, the real estate market showed little price correction in the first quarter of 2026. But the marked decline in transactions reveals a significantly less fluid market.