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Athletics rankings: Neeraj Chopra rises to world No. 1 in men's javelin throw India's Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra on Monday surged to the top of the latest men's javelin throw and is the new World No.1 in the rankings issued by the World Athletics. Chopra was leading the ranking with 1455 points, 22 ahead of Grena'a's Anderson Peters. Chopra had been at the No.2 position since August 30, 2022, but overtook Peters, the reigning world champion, this week. Czech Republic's Jakub Vadlejch is placed third with 1410 points with Julia...
Athletics rankings: Neeraj Chopra rises to world No. 1 in men's javelin throw
Athletics rankings: Neeraj Chopra rises to world No. 1 in men's javelin throw
Source: IANS
23/05/2023 9:56:22 AM
Morocco plans to sell India 1.7 million tonnes of fertilisers in 2023  Moroccan phosphates and fertilisers producer OCP said on Sunday it plans to supply India with 1.7 million tonnes of phosphate-based fertilisers in 2023. The supply agreements were signed during a visit by Indian health, chemicals and fertilisers minister Mansukh Mandaviya to Rabat. Under the deals, Morocco's OCP will supply India with 700,000 tonnes of a nitrogen-free fertiliser known as triple super phosphate (TSP), in addition to 1 million tonnes of diammonium phosphate (DAP...
Morocco plans to sell India 1.7 million tonnes of fertilisers in 2023
Morocco plans to sell India 1.7 million tonnes of fertilisers in 2023
Source: Reuters
23/01/2023 9:16:37 AM
Foreign direct investment in Morocco up 45% in first 11 months  The foreign direct investment in Morocco increased by 45.7 per cent to $2.3 billion in the first 11 months of 2022 compared to the same period last year, the country's Foreign Exchange Office said. The North African country's trade deficit increased by 56.9 per cent year-on-year by the end of November, according to the report published by the office on Friday. The deficit comes as a result of a faster growth of imports, which rose 42.3 per cent to $64.7 billion, while expo...
Foreign direct investment in Morocco up 45% in first 11 months
Foreign direct investment in Morocco up 45% in first 11 months
Source: IANS
31/12/2022 11:00:46 AM
Morocco, Saudi Arabia vow to boost trade cooperation Morocco and Saudi Arabia have pledged to boost trade and economic cooperation at a bilateral economic forum held in Casablanca, the commercial hub city of Morocco. Morocco aims to increase its trade with Saudi Arabia to $5 billion in the next five years from the current amount of $1.7 billion, said Moroccan Minister of Industry and Trade Ryad Mezzour on Tuesday at Morocco-Saudi Arabia Economic Forum, also attended by Saudi Minister of Commerce Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi. There are var...
Morocco, Saudi Arabia vow to boost trade cooperation
Morocco, Saudi Arabia vow to boost trade cooperation
Source: IANS
5/10/2022 11:19:30 AM
Paraguay boss Schelotto already planning for 2026 FIFA World Cup Paraguay manager Guillermo Barros Schelotto revealed he has already begun planning for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after the team's failure to qualify for this year's tournament in Qatar. Schelotto said the Guaranies are on the right track after a 1-0 win over the United Arab Emirates in Austria on Friday, a result that followed a 1-0 victory over Mexico late last month. The South American team will be aiming for a third straight victory when they confront Morocco in Seville, Spain,...
Paraguay boss Schelotto already planning for 2026 FIFA World Cup
Paraguay boss Schelotto already planning for 2026 FIFA World Cup
Source: IANS
27/09/2022 3:34:47 PM
Israel approves 6-country annual conference  Israel's cabinet has approved the establishment of an annual gathering of senior officials from the US and five Middle Eastern countries, namely Israel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Morocco and Egypt. The decision "institutionalises" the work of the Negev Forum, a six-party meeting held in Sde Boker in southern Israel's Negev Desert in March 2022, said a statement issued by Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid's office. The Negev Forum will act on th...
Israel approves 6-country annual conference
Israel approves 6-country annual conference
Source: IANS
19/09/2022 9:20:56 AM
African Development Bank approves $135 mn loan to help Morocco's recovery  The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved for Morocco a loan of $135 million to stimulate recovery in the post-Covid 19 era, the official news agency MAP reported. The Board of Directors of the AfDB Group approved the loan to help the North African country by implementing financial inclusion, entrepreneurship, and support programme for small and medium-sized enterprises, the report published on Wednesday said. Additionally, the loan will also enable companies in financial d...
African Development Bank approves $135 mn loan to help Morocco's recovery
African Development Bank approves $135 mn loan to help Morocco's recovery
Source: IANS
25/11/2021 3:48:01 PM
Morocco's unemployment rate drops to 11.8% in Q3 Morocco's unemployment rate fell by 0.9 point year-on-year to 11.8 per cent in the third quarter of 2021, the official High Commission for Planning has said. The unemployment rate stood at 16 per cent in urban areas and 5.2 per cent in rural areas, the report added on Wednesday. The unemployment rate among men stood at 10.4 per cent and 16.5 per cent among women, Xinhua news agency reported. Morocco's economy is expected to grow by 6.2 per cent in 2021, after contracting 6.3 ...
Morocco's unemployment rate drops to 11.8% in Q3
Morocco's unemployment rate drops to 11.8% in Q3
Source: IANS
4/11/2021 10:09:35 AM