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The African Development Bank (AfDB) said on Thursday it had approved a loan of €205 million ($234 million) to help Morocco extend its high-speed rail network and upgrade rail infrastructure along one of the country's busiest transport corridors.
- The loan is aimed at boosting capacity and operational performance along the Kenitra-Marrakech railway corridor, which carries a large share of Morocco's passenger and freight traffic, the bank said in a statement.
- Morocco plans to invest $10 billion to expand its intercity and urban rail networks, including the construction of a high-speed line to Marrakech, ahead of the 2030 FIFA World Cup, which it will co-host with Spain and Portugal.
- The new high-speed line will start from Kenitra on the Atlantic coast and run 430 km (267 miles) south to Marrakech, serving Rabat and Casablanca along the way.
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