The Moroccan government adopted a decree canceling the value-added tax on agriculture inputs in a bid to lower food prices. The measure is in line with government efforts to curb inflation for farm produce after food inflation soared 20.1% in February. The VAT exemption covers production equipment and other products used to maintain plants in […]
Time and money have run out for Algeria as it foot-drags on political and economic reform with thousands protesting against the authoritarian status quo on the anniversary of the country’s pro-democracy movement, known as the Hirak. In the Algerian town of Kherrata, where the Hirak was born two years ago, thousands took to the street […]
A third coronavirus case was confirmed this Tuesday in Morocco by the health ministry. After suffering respiratory difficulties, a French tourist, who arrived in Marrakech on March 7, went the following day to a local hospital for medical care and tested positive for COVID-19. The patient is now in a stable condition, say the Moroccan […]
