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Tourist Arrivals in Morocco up 8% in First Eight Months of 2018

The number of tourists visiting Morocco between January and August 2018 increased 8% to 8.7 million compared with the same period last year. International tourist arrivals rose 14% while Moroccans living abroad visiting their homeland rose 2%, the tourism ministry said in its latest statistics. Arrivals from main tourist emitting markets showed a 14% increase […]

JICA contributes to Morocco’s territorial development projects with a $165 Mln loan

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will contribute to the financing of Morocco’s territorial development projects with a $165 Mln loan. The loan agreement was concluded recently between JICA and le Fonds d’Equipement Communal (FEC), which is trying to diversify its sources of financing on an international scale. This comes as Morocco is embarking on […]

EU supports Nigerian Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s candidacy to World Trade Organization

The European Union has chosen its candidate to the helm of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Nigerian Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. The EU ambassador in Geneva has officially announced this choice on Tuesday, October 27.   Nigeria’s former Minister of Foreign Affairs and of Finance and former number two at the World Bank Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala would […]