Hassan II Mosque a single landmark monument in Casablanca by stating: The building was commissioned by King Hassan II to be the most ambitious structure ever built in Morocco. It was designed by the French architect Michel Pinseau who had lived in Morocco, and was constructed by the civil engineering group Bouygues. Work commenced on July 12, 1986, and was conducted over a seven-year period. Construction was scheduled to be completed in 1989 ready for Hassan II's 60th birthday. During the most intense period of construction, 1400 men worked during the day and another 1100 during the night. 10,000 artists and craftsmen participated
Ascend Group launched Ascend Nano in April 2016. It includes a nanofinance and microcredit structure, designed to serve the entrepreneurial grassroots, SMEs and the underserved market. This will be in conjunction with Ascend's portfolio of e-commerce services, as an instant market and marketplace, and includes Nano Factoring to customize lending premium. Ascend Group launched Ascend Capital as a platform for venture capital, investing on tech start-ups that can complement existing ventures and services. Focused mainly on financial technology, e-commerce, CRM, cloud computing and logistics, it actively funds prospects such as SendIt (which is actually party of Ascend Group) to complement its delivery