The ⁨Maghreb⁩ Variables

• Economy

Morocco built a million cars in a year. The car overtook the rock

The country with the world's largest phosphate reserves now earns more from vehicles than from the mineral its economy was named for. A production record, a port that leads the Mediterranean, and a battery factory that brings the phosphate back in a different form.

Aug 15, 2026 · 9 min read

• x=Morocco & EU
• y=Trade & Investment

• Economy

Morocco holds two-thirds of phosphate reserves and mines a seventh

The US Geological Survey counts 50 of the world's 73 billion tonnes of phosphate reserves in Morocco, and 36 of the 250 million tonnes mined in 2025. The gap between owning the element food depends on and monetising it is the whole strategy of the Moroccan state's largest company.

Aug 15, 2026 · 7 min read

• x=Morocco & World
• y=Minerals & Food & Agriculture