The post-election period opens a phase of trade-offs for Moroccan economic policy. Purchasing power, employment, investment, water, housing, social protection and competitiveness must be reconciled with budgetary margins and external balances as the 2027 Finance Bill nears. Bank Al-Maghrib held its policy rate at 2.25% on 22 September and forecasts average inflation of 0.7% in […]
Morocco’s influence in the continent and beyond has received a boost thanks to the well-deserved qualification of the Atlas Lions to the semi-finals, a watershed in Africa’s soccer history that triggered an outpouring of joy in Moroccan streets and beyond. The confidence of national coach Walid Regragui and players on the pitch send a message […]
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights (CIHRS) joined a long list of rights watchdogs that alert to the growing repression of the Algerian regime against peaceful dissidents abroad after a brutal crackdown on criticism at home. In a report dubbed “The Noose is Tightening Around Us: Algeria’s Use of Transnational Repression to Crackdown on Dissent”, […]
