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Fitch Solutions upbeat outlook over Morocco’s tourism growth prospects

Morocco’s tourism arrivals will continue to expand in 2024, building on the market’s ability to recover to its pre-pandemic arrival (2019) levels in 2023, says Fitch Solutions in its latest business monitoring report. Over the medium term (2024-2028), a projected annual growth of 4.4% will be supported by the government’s 2023-2026 Tourism Strategic Roadmap, adds […]

David T. Fischer Takes up his Position as New US Ambassador to Morocco

David T. Fischer has taken up his position in Rabat as new US ambassador to Morocco and handed this Wednesday a copy of his credentials to Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. According to local website Le360, the new ambassador will shortly hand his credentials to King Mohammed VI, along several other newly appointed ambassadors to Morocco, […]

Africa and Middle East attracting growing share of $400bn in global wealth — report

A new study into global wealth creation and redistribution has revealed a noteworthy trend in Africa and the Middle East, which are now attracting a growing share of the $400 billion in wealth brought along by migrating ultra-rich individuals. Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, billionaires worldwide have been relocating more frequently, with Switzerland, […]