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Business Moroccan PM Calls for Diversifying Resources

Moroccan PM Calls for Diversifying Resources

Moroccan Prime Minister Saadeddine Othmani has called on the government to control expenditures and resort to innovative ways to fund investments in an attempt…

Lahcen Mokena (Casablanca)
Business Unemployment Drops in Morocco to 8.5%

Unemployment Drops in Morocco to 8.5%

The unemployment rate in Morocco reached 8.5 percent at the end of June after it was at 9.1 percent last year, Reuters reported, quoting the Kingdom’s High…

Lahcen Mokena (Casablanca)
Arab World Demands to Arrest Moroccan MP on Charges of Inciting Terrorism

Demands to Arrest Moroccan MP on Charges of Inciting Terrorism

A comment made by Islamist parliamentarian Ali El Asri on photos of Belgian volunteers wearing shorts during their contribution to building a road in the rural…

Lahcen Mokena (Casablanca)
Business Morocco: Overseas Investments Rise 68% in H1

Morocco: Overseas Investments Rise 68% in H1

Moroccan overseas investments rose 68.1 percent during H1 of 2019 to reach MAD4.2 billion (USD444 million) end of June, according to the latest statistics from…

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Business Moroccan Economy to Grow to 3.4% in 2020

Moroccan Economy to Grow to 3.4% in 2020

The Moroccan economy is expected to grow to 3.4 percent in 2020, after it dropped to 2.7 percent in 2019 due to the drought's impact on crops, according to the…

Lahcen Mokena (Casablanca)
Business IMF Urges Morocco to Move Toward a More Flexible Exchange Rate

IMF Urges Morocco to Move Toward a More Flexible Exchange Rate

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) reiterated on Tuesday its call on Morocco to move towards a greater exchange rate flexibility with a view to…

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Business Morocco Household Confidence Index Continues to Drop

Morocco Household Confidence Index Continues to Drop

The Moroccan household confidence index fell to 74.9 points in the second quarter of this year, from 79.1 points in the previous quarter and 87.3 points…

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Business Weak Auto Industry Worldwide Causes Drop in Morocco’s Car Exports

Weak Auto Industry Worldwide Causes Drop in Morocco’s Car Exports

Morocco's car exports fell 6.2 percent in the first five months of 2019 in response to a downturn in the global automotive industry. This is the first time…

Lahcen Mokena (Casablanca)