
Morocco to Begin Full Aircraft Assembly by 2025, Minister Announces
Morocco will launch the full assembly of aircraft within two years, according to the Minister of Industry and Trade, Ryad Mezzour.

Morocco will launch the full assembly of aircraft within two years, according to the Minister of Industry and Trade, Ryad Mezzour.

The industrialists of Aeronautics and their supervisory minister reviewed the path taken by their sector, shaken by the health crisis, and laid the foundations for its development in Morocco.

The outgoing minister, Moulay Hafid Elalamy, broke down in tears on Friday during the handover ceremony between him and the new ministers in charge of Industry and Trade, Economic Inclusion, Energy Transition, Digital and Administrative Reform.

Morocco has regressed two places in the 2021 annual ranking of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), published on Monday. However, the kingdom remains in the global top 100, ranking 77th.

The Covid-19 rapid saliva tests are the source of the new tug of war between the Minister of Health, Khalid Aït Taleb , and the Minister of Industry, Trade and Green and Digital Economy, Moulay Hafid Elalamy. Pharmacies are suffering from this situation.

Despite the difficulties caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, Moroccan exports have increased significantly this year thanks to the industrial project bank initiative, which has contributed to a revitalization of Moroccan markets internationally.

Following the consumption of adulterated alcohol, 10 people died on Sunday in Nador. This is a new drama that comes a few weeks after the one in Oujda which claimed 25 lives under the same conditions.

The American group PPG, which notably markets automotive paint products, announced on Thursday the start-up of its plant in Tangier.

Morocco’s global trades have shown good performance both in terms of exports and in terms of investment attractiveness. Nevertheless, the effects of the health crisis related to the Covid-19 pandemic have not spared any sector.

Automotive exports , Morocco’s leading export sector for seven years, amounted to 72.18 billion dirhams (MMDH) in 2020, down 9.9% compared to 2019.

Morocco remains a vast commercial and strategic base for the Renault Group. In the first half of 2021, the Kingdom ranks, for the first time, in the Top 10 of the Renault Group’s main markets worldwide.

Morocco will locally manufacture Covid-19 vaccines . Through the signing of cooperation agreements with the Chinese pharmaceutical giant Sinopharm, the project will start "in the short term". The production lines, cold rooms and packaging units of Sothema are supervised by a mixed team. The production of vials to contain the vaccine, launched months ago, should be completed soon.