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Remittances by Moroccans abroad account for 20% of Morocco’s total forex reserves

Money sent home by Moroccans living abroad represented 20% of overall foreign exchange reserves held by Morocco, head of the government Saad Eddine El Othmani said. Despite the pandemic, remittances proved resilience and showed the values of solidarities held dear by Moroccans. Total remittances stood at 7.4 billion dirhams in 2020, up from 6.9 billion […]

Moroccan football federation, private sector firms partner to promote younger footballers’ training

The Moroccan football federation (FRMF), Moroccan fertilizer giant OCP, Taqa Morocco, and other private firms partnered to set up a Fund that would be tasked with training younger footballers. The partnership also involves 11 football clubs who agreed to offer their stadiums and infrastructure to the new Fund. These clubs will also delegate training to […]

Morocco: Three monkeypox suspected cases are negative – Health Ministry

The laboratory results of the three suspected cases of monkeypox recorded in Morocco are negative, the Ministry of Health said Wednesday. The three suspected cases turned out to be negative following laboratory tests carried out at the Ibn Sina military hospital in Marrakech, the ministry said in a statement, adding that the suspected cases placed […]