Morocco’s Diaspora Remittances, Tourism Revenue Offset Trade Deficit

Moroccan citizens abroad sent home record remittances totaling 111.53 billion dirhams ($12.07 billion) through November 2025, representing 1.6% annual growth from 109.8 billion dirhams during the corresponding 2024 period, according to Exchange Office data. The steady increase demonstrates continued diaspora support for Morocco’s national economy despite ongoing global economic challenges. Tourism sector recovery proved particularly […]

Illegal Immigration: 26 would-be immigrants arrested in Dakhla

Twenty-five Sub-Saharan would-be illegal immigrants and a Moroccan were arrested Tuesday by the Royal Navy at the fishing village ‘Lassarga’, south of the city of Dakhla, according to a security source. These individuals, who were planning to reach the Canary Islands, were arrested aboard a small fishing boat, the source added. They were transferred to […]

Morocco’s OCP gets €570 million for the development of a brand new college campus for UM6P close to Rabat

The World Bank, through its Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), has just announced a €570 million disbursement guarantee for the construction of a new university campus for the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) near Rabat. These funds are made up of loans whose guarantee lasts up to 10 years and which are allocated to the […]