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The ongoing rivalry between the president and his former PM has spread to the security sector. Behind the scenes, the two former allies are attempting to extend their respective influence over the army and the secret services.
The local subsidiary of France's Groupe Castel and the supermarket chain owned by Moroccan businessman Zouhaïr Bennani have failed to come to terms on their commercial partnership. As a result the country's biggest brewer has turned to Coopérative U, in which it recently acquired a stake.
EU restrictions on scrap-metal exports are causing concern in Morocco's steel industry, particularly at Sonasid, the country's leading producer born from an alliance between the royal holding company Al Mada and the behemoth ArcelorMittal.
Burdened by debt, the organisation has failed to shore up its finances, while tensions are emerging among its most active members. A radical overhaul of its legislative assembly is also causing concern in Arusha, Tanzania.
CEO Henri-Claude Oyima has blended financial imperatives with political interests to make his institution the leading financial group in Central Africa. It posts record results each year, but several subsidiaries are racking up difficulties, and the bank is struggling to come up with a new business model.
