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Morocco’s social protection program to curb informal sector

Morocco has adopted an ambitious program to generalize social protection and mandatory health coverage to all citizens, in a move conducive to the government’s efforts to curb the size of the informal sector, the central bank governor Abdellatif Jouahri said. The informal sector represents 30% of Morocco’s GDP and reducing its scale requires policies that […]

Morocco Launches Legalization Process of Undocumented Migrants

Morocco has launched on Thursday the legalization process of undocumented migrants as recommended by the National Human Rights Council (CNDH) and as promised by the country’s king last September. Very early on Thursday, long queues of illegal immigrants were waiting to submit their applications at the « Aliens’ bureaux » opened throughout Morocco, a premiere […]

Moroccan PM defends performance of his cabinet in first media appearance

Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch defended the performance of his cabinet after 100 days in office saying that large scale reforms are on track with a particular focus on employment and the relaunch of economic activity. After pointing out to the improvement of domestic demand, Akhannouch said the government plans to create 250,000 temporary jobs […]