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3 weeks ago | 
telquel.ma | Marin Daniel Thézard |Zakaria Choukrallah |TelQuel English
More speed, same price… and new, more affordable offers to top it off! The recent boost from Moroccan telecom operators for their fiber customers has made more than a few people happy. The move initiated on April 20 by Maroc Telecom was quickly followed by its competitors, Inwi and Orange Maroc. Now, the one million fiber-optic subscribers enjoy faster internet speeds for the same price — a shift aligned with the digital transformation that the government has been actively promoting.
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3 weeks ago | 
telquel.ma | Zakaria Choukrallah |TelQuel English
As early as Sunday, users began sharing screenshots on social media showing their upgraded speeds — most notably, increases from 100 Mb/s to 200 Mb/s for those on the 100 Mb/s plan. The rollout is underway and progressing gradually. While some customers have already seen the change, others are still on the previous tiers. However, according to our source, the upgrade will apply to all fiber subscribers, regardless of their current plan.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
telquel.ma | TelQuel English
You’ve been leading Smollan North Africa cluster since 2022. How would you assess the multinational’s operations in this geographical area? I am very optimistic about the group’s direction in implementing a solid approach aimed at providing excellent service, tackling new challenges, and promoting continuous growth and innovation across the cluster.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
telquel.ma | TelQuel English
Every Moroccan knows Moulay Rachid, the brother of Mohammed VI. But do they really know who he is? Portrait. Par(Article published in July 2010)On Monday June 21, 2010, Prince Moulay Rachid was in M’zoudia, in the province of Chichaoua, for the inauguration of the Marrakech-Agadir freeway. This pharaonic project provides the country with a 225-km stretch of road, at an estimated cost of 8 billion dirhams.
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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.
