Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Stef Blok

Morocco opens Mediterranean largest container port

Morocco opened two new terminals at Tanger Med port which puts it in the top 20 largest container ports in the world and first in the Mediterranean with a handling capacity of 9 million containers. The port was opened at an official ceremony Friday chaired by Crown Prince Moulay Hassan who represented the King Mohammed […]

Covid-19: Tightening of precautionary measures as Morocco records a surge in confirmed cases

Morocco recorded over the past few days an increase of the new coronavirus cases that numbered Friday 281 in 24 hours, the highest daily increase in the country since the first case was recorded on March 2, and 106 new cases this Saturday. The surge in confirmed COVID-19 cases came as the Ministry of Health […]

Morocco expects to leave FATF grey list in 2023

Morocco is poised to leave the grey list of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a move that will facilitate Morocco’s access to international debt market and improve its sovereign rating, central bank governor said. The bank hiked its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 2.5% as it expects inflation to surge to […]