Moroccan ambassador to UN Omar Hilale

State fund CDG estimates coronavirus toll on economy at $5.4 bln

State fund CDG said that the losses due to coronavirus could amount to $5.4 billion (54 billion dirhams) with Morocco expecting a recession in 2020. The study was based on the hypothesis of a four-month-long crisis and a gradual resumption of activity by July 2020. It expects agricultural production to contract by 6% with only […]

2023 World Aquatics Championships: Tunisia’s Champion Hafnaoui bags men’s 800m freestyle gold medal

Ahmed Hafnaoui, Tunisian athlete and reigning Olympic champion of men’s 400m freestyle, made a name for himself Wednesday July 26 as he won the gold medal in men’s 800m freestyle at World Aquatics Championships happening in the Japanese city of Fukuoka. Hafnaoui upset Australia’s Samuel Short, the world reigning 400m champion and USA’s Bobby Finke. […]

Climate Change: Morocco Chairs 52nd Meeting of Economic Commission for Africa

Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the African Union and the UN Economic Commission, Mohammed Arrouchi, is chairing the 52nd Session of the ECA’s Conference of Ministers which opened works Monday in the Seychelles. Speaking during this two-day gathering, Mr. Arrouchi said climate change is a pressing issue that demands urgent multilateral action. “I believe that our […]