High cost of imported fertilizers is adding to food crisis in Africa

Global fertilizer suppliers have benefited from high fertilizer prices in 2022-23 but, by and large, they have undermined production, contributed to high food prices, and exacerbated food insecurity, according to experts. Global fertilizer suppliers made incredibly high profits in 2022/23 on the back of price spikes attributed to the Russia-Ukraine war, as the profits of […]

Morocco’s tax revenues jumps 21% by August

Morocco’s domestic tax revenues rose by an unprecedented 21% year-on-year by the end of August, signaling a remarkable fiscal performance ahead of the presentation of the draft Finance Bill for the upcoming legislative session, scheduled before October 20. The surge reflects a dynamic tax environment, with the country’s three main levies (corporate income tax (IS), […]

FIFM: A Moroccan director, screenwriter wins Grand Prize, a first in the festival’s history

The Moroccan director, screenwriter, and producer, Asmae El Moudir, has won the Grand Prize of the 20th Marrakech International Film Festival, for her film The Mother of All Lies, a first time in the festival’s long history. The 96-minute Arabic-language movie thus becomes the first Moroccan film to win L’Étoile d’Or in the history of […]