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Morocco’s autonomy plan gains ground globally as Sahara issue nears end- Stimson Center report

Morocco’s steady diplomatic gains on the Sahara issue and its growing network of global partnerships are highlighted in a recent report by the Washington-based Stimson Center, which portrays the Kingdom as an increasingly influential actor in regional and international affairs. Sahara issue According to the report, the Sahara issue- which Stimson center referred to as […]

Korea-EU FTA One Year On: Lessons for North Africa

The free trade agreement between Korea and EU came into force on 1 July 2011. Under the FTA, the EU agreed to eliminate or phase out tariffs on 96% of goods, and Korea for 99% of goods, within three years. Within five years, 98.7% of imports would be tariff-free. Beside tariff reduction, the FTA facilitates […]

Morocco’s Trade Deficit Widens to 198 Billion Dirhams in First Half of 2026

Morocco’s trade deficit widened to 198.38 billion dirhams by the end of June 2026, up 23.5 percent from the same period last year, according to figures from the Foreign Exchange Office, as import growth continued to outpace export growth despite a resilient performance from the kingdom’s industrial exporters. Goods imports rose 15.3 percent to 458.77 […]