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Business Maroc Telecom Accused of Violating Rules of Competition

Maroc Telecom Accused of Violating Rules of Competition

Morocco’s National Agency of Telecommunications Regulation (ANRT) has issued its decision in the dispute between telecom operators over access to the local…

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Business Morocco’s Central Bank Sets Up Mechanism to Finance Youth Projects with Low Interest

Morocco’s Central Bank Sets Up Mechanism to Finance Youth Projects with Low Interest

Morocco’s Central Bank governor has pledged to set up an unlimited refinancing mechanism for loans of youth projects. Moroccan banks will refinance small…

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Arab World Morocco Official Confirms Importance of Judiciary’s Independence

Morocco Official Confirms Importance of Judiciary’s Independence

Morocco’s first president of the Court of Cassation, deputy chairman of the Supreme Council of the Judiciary (CSPJ) Mustapha Fares said that the independence…

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Business Marrakesh Hosts 2nd Annual North Africa Investor Conference

Marrakesh Hosts 2nd Annual North Africa Investor Conference

Marrakesh will host the second Annual North Africa Investor Conference on Jan. 23-22, with the participation of international investors representing Asia,…

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Business Morocco Expects Quarterly Growth of 3.3%

Morocco Expects Quarterly Growth of 3.3%

Morocco’s High Commission for Planning (HCP) expects economic growth to amount to 3.3 percent in Q1 2020, exceeding the 2.5 percent growth during the same…

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Business Morocco Allows Individuals to Open Hard-Currency Accounts

Morocco Allows Individuals to Open Hard-Currency Accounts

Moroccans who receive income from foreign sources are now allowed to open a hard-currency account or a convertible dirham account. Earlier, the income had to…

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Arab World Rabat Hosts COSP to Arab Anti-Corruption Convention

Rabat Hosts COSP to Arab Anti-Corruption Convention

Rabat is scheduled to host on January 7 the third session of the two-day Conference of the States Parties (COSP) to the Arab Anti-Corruption Convention. It…

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Business Morocco Internal Debt Exceeds $60 Billion

Morocco Internal Debt Exceeds $60 Billion

Morocco’s government internal debt reached MAD571.1 billion (USD60.1 billion) at the end of November, witnessing an increase by 4.1 percent since the beginning…

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