1. Signature of a cooperation agreement in the parliamentary field between Chile and Morocco: "Morocco and Chile signed a cooperation agreement in the parliamentary field on Thursday in Valapraiso (120 km from Santiago). This agreement was signed by the President of the House of Councilors Hakim Banchamach and the President of the Chilean Chamber of Deputies Osvaldo Andrade on a working visit to Chile from 9th to 13th January, By a Moroccan parliamentary delegation ".
2. World Bank solicited to save MPF: "Morocco has called on the World Bank to assist it in reforming its pension system. According to our information, the Bretton Woods institution is financially and technically preparing to support the future government in this project, in particularly to restore the financial equilibrium of the Moroccan Pension Fund (MPF) and to increase the efficiency of its Management methods. This is to ensure continuity in the allocation of pensions to current and future pensioners in the public sector, to expand coverage, while improving the level of pensions for low-income social groups.
3. The Traveling Exhibition " Visages du nouveau Maroc " makes a stopover in Jerez de la Frontera: "The city of Jerez de la Frontera (southern Spain) will host, from 27th January to 5th March, the traveling photographic exhibition" Visages du Nouveau Maroc ", organized by the Foundation of the Three Cultures of the Mediterranean.
4. Morocco affirms itself as a "major economic force" in Africa: "The Kingdom of Morocco is affirming itself as a" major economic force "in sub-Saharan Africa and" even plans to reintegrate the African Union (AU) which it left several decades ago, "said the quarterly magazine UN, Africa Renewal, in its latest issue, highlights Morocco's economic and diplomatic offensive to reintegrate the AU, whose summit is scheduled for late January in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
5. The Brussels-Capital Government is supporting a sustainable development project in the region of Rabat: "The government of the Brussels Capital Region has selected a sustainable development project in the region of Rabat-Kénitra, in which it has decided to give its support in the framework of cooperation between the two regions."
6. Vivo Energy inaugurates its largest petrol station in Africa at Jorf Lasfar: "In Morocco, Vivo Energy has launched the operations of a new Shell service station in the Jorf Lasfar industrial zone southwest of El Jadida, the largest Shell gas station in the continent. It brings to 345 the number of Shell service stations and confirms the rank of the group in the leading platoon of the distribution of petroleum products in the kingdom of Sherif. "
7. SDX Energy plans to buy the assets of Circle Oil in Morocco: "SDX Energy is interested in Morocco. The exploration company, mainly operating on Egyptian soil, has just begun negotiations with Circle Oil "to buy back its interests in Morocco," said a statement from SDX Energy. The company has the exclusivity on these negotiations for a period of 30 days. "The assets of Circle Oil represent an exciting opportunity for SDX Energy to increase production and build reserves at attractive prices," Paul Welch, CEO of SDX Energy, told the international press. Remember, Circle Oil signed an agreement with the National Board of Hydrocarbons and Mines to obtain, in June 2006, the Sebou permit, an area of 296 km², later reduced to 134 km² in the Gharb basin. At the beginning of 2010, the exploration company obtained the permit Lalla Mimouna, of 2.211 km², for a period of 8 years ".
Crédit : IMPERIUM MEDIA
