Ghita Ismaili

Casablanca, Morocco

Journalist at Freelance

Journaliste indépendante, passée par @TelQuelOfficiel, @HuffPostMaroc, @LesEco_ma et @yabiladi_maroc 💚⚽🦄

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Anger mounts as prices rise for consumers at weekly souks

1 month ago | telquel.ma | Ghita Ismaili |TelQuel English

« Long live the people of Ribat El Kheir and long live the King. » So repeats one of the people who filmed an unusual scene in the weekly souk of this small town in the province of Sefrou, also known as Ahermoumou, infamous for its role in the failed coup d’état against Hassan II in July 1971. The scene in question took place on Monday March 10.
Legal Moroccan cannabis conquers the world market

2 months ago | telquel.ma | Ghita Ismaili |TelQuel English

Morocco, the world’s leading producer of cannabis, wants to make its mark on the international legal market for this green gold. To achieve this, the kingdom is counting on improving the competitiveness of its products.
Au Maroc, le Code de la famille évolue vers “une plus grande reconnaissance des droits des femmes”

Jan 18, 2025 | courrierinternational.com | Ghita Ismaili

Même lorsqu’elles se remarient, les femmes marocaines ne perdront plus désormais la garde de leurs enfants. C’est l’une des grandes mesures annoncées le 24 décembre dernier par Abdellatif Ouahbi, ministre de la Justice, après la fin des consultations où le Conseil supérieur des oulémas [juristes en droit musulman] a donné son avis légal. La non-déchéance du droit de garde de la mère divorcée sur ses enfants, même en cas de remariage, est a priori actée.
How the difficulty of liquidating a business hampers economic growth in Morocco

Nov 22, 2024 | telquel.ma | Ghita Ismaili |TelQuel English

Without a better understanding of business dynamics in Morocco, designing public policies to accelerate economic growth and job creation is impossible. With this in mind, the World Bank and the Moroccan Observatory for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (OMTPME)—an institution established by the Central Bank and its partners—collaborated to analyze the dynamics and productivity of businesses in Morocco.
How ONCF awarded the LGV Kénitra-Marrakech contract to Alstom

Nov 14, 2024 | telquel.ma | Ghita Ismaili |TelQuel English

Ever since King Mohammed VI and former French President Nicolas Sarkozy launched work on Morocco’s first high-speed line (LGV) in 2007, « one question has long been asked« : « Can a middle-income country afford a high-speed line? Today, the answer is yes« , said Mohamed Rabie Khlie, Managing Director of the National Railways Office (ONCF, Office National des Chemins de Fer), at a joint press briefing with Alstom CEO Henri Poupart-Lafarge in Rabat on Tuesday October 29.
Details of Crédit du Maroc’s IPO exceeding one billion dirhams

Nov 11, 2024 | telquel.ma | Ali Benkirane |Ghita Ismaili |TelQuel English

The decision was made on October 17, following a meeting of the board of directors of Holmarcom Finance Company (HFC), the holding company that oversees the group’s financial market subsidiaries. The following day, the Moroccan Capital Market Authority (AMMC) approved the initial public offering (IPO). On Monday, October 21, Holmarcom shared details of this operation, valued at 1,032,640,350 dirhams, during a press conference in Casablanca.
Drought: the farmers that have given up growing watermelons in Morocco

Sep 13, 2024 | telquel.ma | Ghita Ismaili |TelQuel English

It’s true that the restrictions imposed on us have had a financial impact, but we’re aware that it’s in our own interest, » admits Moulay Ahmed Errahmani, head of Alhibat Négoce, a company based in Tata specializing in the export of Moroccan fruit and vegetables. In this town in south-east Morocco, the local population lives mainly from agriculture. But in 2022, local authorities banned farmers from growing watermelon, one of the region’s flagship fruits.
How Fatim-Zahra Ammor plans to revitalize domestic tourism in Morocco

Aug 12, 2024 | telquel.ma | Ghita Ismaili |Eric Nielson |TelQuel English

Every summer, Moroccans struggle to find affordable travel options within the Kingdom. Due to the scarcity of quality accommodations and the high prices charged by hoteliers and other tourism establishments, planning vacations quickly becomes a headache for citizens.
Innovation sociale : La Fondation OCP met les bouchées doubles

Dec 4, 2023 | lavieeco.com | Ghita Ismaili

Aller vers davantage d’innovation. C’est l’ambition que s’est fixé le groupe OCP à travers sa fondation engagée depuis sa création dans la capitalisation des idées nouvelles. Pour ce faire, elle initie et soutient un ensemble de projets dont l’objectif est d’avoir un impact positif sur la société au Maroc et en Afrique.
"Le Maroc n'est pas une monarchie absolue", H24info

Jun 25, 2023 | h24info.ma | Ghita Ismaili

Dans une interview diffusée dimanche soir à la télévision espagnole privée la Sexta, Pedro Sánchez est revenu, une fois de plus, sur le changement de position de Madrid sur le Sahara. Il a aussi exprimé son désaccord avec la « représentation » du roi Mohammed VI comme étant « un monarque absolu ». « Comment se sent un dirigeant démocrate comme vous, lorsqu’il doit, ou du moins il semble devoir céder au chantage d’un monarque absolu ?