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Morocco-EU Fisheries Agreement: Spanish fleet to return to Moroccan waters July 22

Spanish fishing trawlers will return to the Moroccan waters as of Monday, July 22, announced Spanish Minister for Agriculture and Maritime Fisheries, Luis Planas, in a statement released by his department.   The meeting of the first joint commission of the Morocco-EU fisheries agreement, held in Rabat, this week defined the technicalities to issue the […]

Libya: Presidential Council powerless against militia fighting in Ajaylat

Several high-level security meetings were held on Monday June 14 in Tripoli to try to put an end to the clashes that have been taking place since Thursday in Ajaylat, a town located 90 km west of the Libyan capital. The clashes resulted in eight casualties, including civilians. The Presidential Council, the authority that runs […]

World Bank commends Morocco’s Doing Business progress, calls for more growth

Despite Morocco’s significant progress on the Doing Business index, much remains to be done for Morocco to move from 2.8% growth expected this year to 6 or 7% in order to reduce unemployment, World Bank Vice President for MENA region Ferid Belhaj said. Morocco improved its ranking to 53rd position in the doing business index […]