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Morocco braces for deepening budget, trade deficits on back of global economic uncertainties

The surge of commodities prices and its impact on subsidized products augurs ill for the Moroccan economy which has to prepare for a deepening budget and trade deficits. The price of oil has increased from an average of $70 per barrel to $120 while wheat prices tripled, smashing a record high of $375/t as the […]

Culture, ecology, well-being: the backbone of Essaouira’s tourism roadmap

Royal advisor and founding president of the Essaouira-Mogador Association, André Azoulay, presented Saturday in Dar Souiri the tourism roadmap of the Atlantic city of Essaouira for the summer season and beyond. Tomorrow’s tourism will be that of culture, ecology and well-being, he said, in the presence of minister of Tourism Nadia Fettah Alaoui and tourist […]

Morocco aims to reduce energy consumption by 20%

Morocco said it targets a reduction of 20% in its energy consumption by 2030 in tandem with a plan to generate 52% of its electricity needs from renewables, Energy Minister Aziz Rabbah said. Morocco has launched an energy transition process in 2009 to develop renewable energies and energy efficiency while strengthening regional energy integration, said […]