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Thomas Cook collapse: Moroccan hotels to lose over $20 million

The collapse of British airline Thomas Cook will cost Moroccan hotels over $20 million (200 million dirhams) in due payments, said Morocco’s tourism operators. The local media is also speaking of a loss of 100,000 annually. Last year Thomas Cook carried 102,000 tourists mainly from Britain to the cities of Agadir and Marrakech. The tourism […]

Algeria-WB: Difficult to do business in Algeria

The World Bank Doing Business 2016 report categorizes Algeria among countries “hostile’’ to investment, placing the country at the 163rd rank out of 189 countries, with Singapore topping the rankings. Despite a myriad of efforts to stimulate economic revival following a plunge of the country’s economy due to the collapse of oil prices, Algeria is […]

Migration: World Leaders Gather in Morocco to Ink First Ever Global Agreement

Several Heads of State and Government, ministers and other senior leaders, civil society representatives and representatives of the private and public sectors gather in Marrakesh Dec.10- 11 to sign the first-ever Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. The holding of this UN event in Morocco is a recognition by the International community of […]