Moroccan anthropologist Aomar Boum, a renowned scholar of Jewish culture, has been appointed to the Maurice Amado Chair in Sephardic Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Author and co-editor of four books, including “Memories of Absence: How Muslims Remember Jews in Morocco,” and “The Holocaust and North Africa,” Boum is also a […]
Morocco’s Atlantic coastal city of Agadir welcomed last year more than 1,1 million tourists, including Moroccan nationals, up 6.4 pc from previous year, according to latest figures released by the local tourism center. The number of Moroccan travelers who spent their holidays in Agadir’s hotels, tourism residences and centers rose to 436.794 in 2019, a […]
Morocco’s Central bank has decided to maintain its key interest rate unchanged at 2.25 %, while continuing to strengthen the measures aimed at easing financing conditions for businesses, especially very small enterprises (VSEs). The decision was made Tuesday by the Bank’s board after having analyzed national and international economic developments and reviewed medium-term macroeconomic projections. […]
