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Morocco’s fisheries exports up 7% by September

Morocco’s exports of sea food rose 7% to 570,000 by September this year compared to the same period last year, agriculture and fisheries ministry said. Canned sardine exports alone grew 6% to 116,850 tons, worth 3.6 billion dirhams, thanks in particular to higher sales in Mauritania, the US and Ghana. Frozen fish exports rose 28% […]

Morocco: Chakib Benmoussa named High Commissioner for Planning in replacement of Lahlimi

King Mohammed VI has named on Friday Chakib Benmoussa, Minister of National Education since October 2021, as High Commissioner for Planning in replacement of Ahmed Lahlimi Alami, the Royal Office said in a statement. The Sovereign also received Ahmed Lahlimi and decorated him with the Grand Cordon of Wissam Al Arch. Lahlimi, a prominent figure […]

Morocco: Arab Monetary Fund forecasts 1% annual economic growth in 2022; 4% in 2023

The Arab Monetary Fund said that the expected economic growth in Morocco by the end of 2022 will not exceed 1%, after last year’s 7.9%, and that 2023 growth will reach 4%. The fund stated in its recently-issued Arab Economic Outlook Report that the yield of the main cereal crops will not exceed 32 million […]