Stephanie-Williams

Morocco’s free trade agreements deepen trade deficit despite export gains

Morocco’s ambitious free trade strategy has expanded market access and boosted key export sectors, but widening trade deficits with major partners raise questions about the agreements’ overall economic impact, according to new analysis. The kingdom’s imports under free trade agreements reached 207.8 billion dirhams ($20.4 billion) in 2022, climbing 20.9% from the previous year, with […]

Morocco: Government pledges about €100 million to support disabled children

The Moroccan Government pledged a €100 million package to support disabled children through grants and scholarships. The move, part of the government’s policy to reduce social disparities, was announced by Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane who threw the Government’s full support behind the first Forum for people with disabilities held in Casablanca earlier this week. Addressing […]

Algeria’s self-defeating commercial strategy in the Sahel

Algeria has been pushing above its weight announcing ambitions to enter the Sahel market without having prepared the necessary infrastructure and competitiveness. Algeria opened a border crossing with Mauritania in 2018 to enable exports of foodstuff through trucks towards Mauritania’s capital Nouakchott. Most Algerian trucks depart from Tindouf, crossing a distance of nearly 3000 km, […]