Throne day 2019

Morocco-Africa trade: Average annual increase of 6.1% between 2009 and 2019

Trade between Morocco and the rest of Africa showed an average annual growth of 6.1% over the period 2009-2019, according to “Al Maliya”, the magazine of the Moroccan Ministry of Economy & Finance. The share of this trade in the Kingdom’s overall trade volume stood at 5.1% in 2019, according to data from the Foreign […]

Moroccan institution recommends cutting informal jobs to 20%

Morocco’s economic, social and environmental council (CESE) put forward a set of recommendations to cut the share of informal employment in the job market to 20%, a rate close to developed countries. According to national and international institutions, the informal economy accounts at least for 36% of all jobs in Morocco and it has a […]

Tunisia: President Essebsi forecasts a better 2016, reforms to revive country’s economy

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi Wednesday predicted a better 2016 year for Tunisia adding that the country will witness reforms that can revive the country’s economy and growth. “2016 will be a year of major reforms,” President Caid Essebsi said at a cabinet meeting at his presidential palace while also hoping better future years for […]