Eco-Médias

Eco-Médias, also known as Groupe Eco-Medias, is a Moroccan media company whose activities span print journalism, radio broadcasting, journalism education and media printing. Its principal publishing assets are Assabah, an Arabic-language daily newspaper, and L'Économiste, a French-language economic and business newspaper. The group has also been associated with a French-language monthly business magazine published under the L'Économiste name, Atlantic Radio, and the École Supérieure de Journalisme et de Communication, commonly abbreviated as ESJC. Eco-print provides printing capacity for the group's publications. The company's portfolio reflects the linguistic and commercial structure of Morocco's media market. Assabah addresses Arabic-speaking mass-market newspaper readers, while L'Économiste focuses on economic, financial and corporate reporting for French-speaking professionals, executives and institutions. Atlantic Radio adds a broadcast outlet combining music with business and current-affairs content. Through ESJC, the group also participates in professional training and journalism education, extending its role beyond publishing and broadcasting. Available reference material identifies Abdelmounaim Dilami as president and director general, Khalid Belyazid as director general, and Marie-Thérèse Bourrut as director of publication. Bourrut, who is married to Dilami, writes under the pen name Nadia Salah. Historical ownership information shows that the group has had a complex shareholder structure involving individual investors, Moroccan corporate interests and investment or holding companies. In the 1990s, reported shareholders included the Dilami-Bourrut interests, Khalid Belyazid, Global Communication, Sopar, Sunergia and other investors. A later ownership account stated that Dilami and Bourrut increased their combined position after the death of King Hassan II. In 2020, businessman Zouheir Bennani and his associate Nader Mawlawi were reported to have purchased 70% of Groupe Eco-Medias. Bennani is associated with Label Vie, the Moroccan supermarket company operating Carrefour-branded stores in Morocco, and with the real-estate company Aradei Capital. This transaction marked a significant change in the group's ownership while preserving Eco-Médias as a diversified Moroccan media platform. The available reference material does not establish a founding year, a single founder, a current headquarters address, audited financial results or the present status of every subsidiary. It does, however, identify Eco-Médias as an operating Moroccan media group with a portfolio covering newspapers, radio, education and production infrastructure. Its strategic importance comes from combining editorial brands with the operational capabilities needed to publish and distribute content across print, broadcast and professional-training channels.

Eco-Médias is a Moroccan media group built around newspaper publishing and expanded into broadcasting, education and printing. Its best-known publishing assets are Assabah and L'Économiste. Assabah is an Arabic-language daily, while L'Économiste is a French-language daily specializing in economic, financial and business coverage. The group has also operated a French-language monthly business magazine using the L'Économiste name. The portfolio gives Eco-Médias a presence across two major languages used in Moroccan public and commercial life. Assabah serves a broad Arabic-language newspaper audience, whereas L'Économiste is oriented toward business readers, companies, investors, public institutions and professionals. Reference material records 2012 average daily print figures of 86,907 copies for Assabah and 24,053 copies for L'Économiste, although those figures are historical and should not be treated as current circulation data. Eco-Médias later diversified beyond print. Atlantic Radio operates as a French-language radio station combining music with business and news programming. The group is also connected with the École Supérieure de Journalisme et de Communication, described in the reference material as a leading Moroccan journalism school. Eco-print supplies printing services for the group's publications, giving the organization an internal production capability in addition to its editorial operations. The ownership history has involved several individual and institutional shareholders. A 1996 ownership account listed interests associated with Marie-Thérèse Bourrut, Abdelmounaïm Dilami, Khalid Belyazid, Global Communication, Sopar, Sunergia and other investors. A 2009 account assigned the largest disclosed individual stakes to Bourrut and Dilami, alongside holdings attributed to AIXOR, Sunergia, Global Communication and Sopar. The same material stated that Bourrut and Dilami increased their combined control after the death of Hassan II. These historical shareholder figures describe particular periods and are not evidence of the company's current cap table. The group underwent a major ownership change in 2020, when Zouheir Bennani and Nader Mawlawi were reported to have bought 70% of Groupe Eco-Medias. Bennani is known in the reference material as the founder of Label Vie, associated with Carrefour Maroc, and Aradei Capital. The acquisition linked Eco-Médias to a prominent Moroccan business investor while leaving the group positioned as a diversified media company. The available sources do not provide a confirmed founding year, a detailed chronology for each subsidiary, current circulation figures, audited financial information or a complete account of present-day management. Eco-Médias is nevertheless identifiable as an active Moroccan media organization whose history is defined by the combination of Arabic and French newspapers, business-oriented journalism, radio, professional education and printing infrastructure.

• 2020

  Majority stake acquired by new investors

  [1]Eco-Médiasen.wikipedia.org

  Zouheir Bennani and Nader Mawlawi were reported to have acquired 70% of Groupe Eco-Medias.

• 2012

  Historical newspaper circulation figures recorded

  [1]Eco-Médiasen.wikipedia.org

  Reference material reported daily print circulation of 86,907 copies for Assabah and 24,053 copies for L'Économiste in 2012.

• 2009

  Later historical ownership structure documented

  [1]Eco-Médiasen.wikipedia.org

  A 2009 ownership account attributed the largest disclosed stakes to Marie-Thérèse Bourrut and Abdelmounaïm Dilami, with additional positions held by several corporate and individual investors.

• 1996

  Historical shareholder structure documented

  [1]Eco-Médiasen.wikipedia.org

  A reported 1996 ownership account listed a broad group of individual, corporate and investment-company shareholders, including Dilami, Bourrut, Belyazid, Global Communication, Sopar and Sunergia.

A Moroccan multi-platform media group combining Arabic and French newspaper publishing with business journalism, radio broadcasting, journalism education and in-house printing.

• Arabic-language daily newspaper

  Assabah

  Assabah is Eco-Médias's Arabic-language daily newspaper. It is positioned as a broad Moroccan newspaper title and is one of the group's principal publishing assets. Historical reference material reported a 2012 daily print circulation of 86,907 copies; this is a dated figure and does not establish current circulation.

• French-language economic daily newspaper

  L'Économiste

  L'Économiste is a French-language daily focused on economic, financial, business and corporate news. It serves professional and institutional readers in Morocco and is a flagship Eco-Médias publication. Reference material recorded a 2012 daily print circulation of 24,053 copies, without providing a current circulation figure.

• French-language business magazine

  L'Économiste monthly magazine

  The group has been associated with a French-language monthly business magazine published under the L'Économiste name. The available material identifies the title and its business orientation but does not provide a launch date, current frequency confirmation or detailed circulation information.

• French-language radio station

  Atlantic Radio

  Atlantic Radio is a French-language radio outlet associated with Eco-Médias. Its programming has been described as combining music with business and news content, extending the group's media presence from print into broadcasting.

• Journalism and communications school

  École Supérieure de Journalisme et de Communication

  The École Supérieure de Journalisme et de Communication, or ESJC, is a journalism and communications education institution associated with Eco-Médias. The school adds a training function to the group's publishing and broadcasting activities and has been described in the reference material as a leading journalism school in Morocco.

• Media printing company

  Eco-print

  Eco-print is the group's printing business. It supports the production of Eco-Médias publications and represents the industrial and operational side of the group's vertically integrated media model.

• 2020

  Change of controlling ownershipM&A

  Background

  Groupe Eco-Medias operated a portfolio spanning newspapers, radio, education and printing when a new investor group entered its ownership.

  Action taken

  Zouheir Bennani and Nader Mawlawi reportedly acquired 70% of the group.

  Aftermath

  The transaction made Bennani and Mawlawi the reported controlling investors. The available material does not document subsequent restructuring, financial results or changes to the individual media brands.

  Source

1. 1Eco-Médiasen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Eco-Médias official websiteecomedias.ma