Akwa Group
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| Company type | Société anonyme |
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| Founded | 1932 |
| Founder | Ahmed Ouldhadj Akhannouch & Haj Ahmed Wakrim |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Aziz Akhannouch (CEO and chairman), Ali & Jamal Wakrim |
| Revenue | 3 billion $ |
| Owners | Akhannouch and Wakrim |
| Website | www |
Akwa Group S.A. (former name: Groupe Afriquia) is a Moroccan conglomerate company headquartered in Casablanca. The company is primarily engaged in the oil and gas industry, but operates also in the telecommunication, tourism, hotels and real estate sectors. Its service stations operate under the Afriquia brand.
History
The company was established in 1959 as Afriquia SMDC (Société Marocaine de Distribution de Carburants) which is now a subsidiary of Akwa Group S.A. The other major subsidiary, Maghreb Oxygène, was established in 1974. The corporate structure was reorganized in 1990s by creation of the holding company Groupe Afriquia. Its subsidiaries Afriquia Gaz and Maghreb Oxygène were publicly listed in 1999. Groupe Afriquia changed its name to Akwa Group in March 2002.[1]
References
- ^ "Akwa Group SA". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
External links
- Official website (in French)
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