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Tourism Contribution in Morocco’s GDP Rose to 6.5% in 2015

The contribution of the tourism sector in Morocco’s GDP stood at 63.7 billion dirhams in 2015 compared to 61.9 billion dirhams in 2014, that is a 2.8% rise that brought the share of the sector in the overall GDP to 6.5%, the national statistics office (HCP) said. Prospects for growth in 2016 have been slightly […]

Canadian, Italian kidnapped in Burkina Faso turn up safe

A Canadian woman and an Italian man kidnapped in Burkina Faso in 2018 were picked up by UN forces and transferred over the weekend to Mali’s capital, Bamako. Canadian Edith Blais and Italian Luca Tacchetto, who went missing while traveling through Burkina Faso, are said to be in good health and high spirits. The UN […]

Morocco’s agricultural, fisheries exports hit record $8 billion in 2022

Morocco’s agricultural and fisheries exports rose to an unprecedented 8 billion dollars in 2021, up 20% compared with 2022, the agriculture ministry said. This rise was achieved despite a lack of rainfall that affected cereals whose output dropped 67% to 3.4 million tons. Agricultural and fisheries exports now stand in the third position behind phosphates […]