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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 […]

Morocco’s Valuable Contribution to Counterterrorism Highlighted by Hungarian Paper

Hungarian paper Népszava has recently published a story on Morocco, hailing the stability of the kingdom, that it described as “one of the most open countries and the most moderate of the region, the most tolerant of other religions and most welcoming to tourists … “. The Hungarian left-wing paper, founded in 1877, noted Morocco’s […]

Morocco to Host Pan-African Games in 2019

Morocco will organize the 12th edition of the all-Africa games, a multi-sports pan-African event hosted every four years. Morocco will host the event upon a request from the African Union (AU) and Equatorial Guinea’s National Olympic Committee (CNO) after the withdrawal of Equatorial Guinea, Morocco’s sports and youth ministry said in a statement. The AU […]