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Morocco’s GDP to grow 2.9% in 2022, planning agency says

Morocco’s economic growth will stand at 2.9% in 2022 after 5.8% expected this year, the planning agency said, noting that next year’s forecast is based on an average cereals yield. This year’s forecast is based on indicators of an improvement in domestic and foreign demand amid positive prospects for the mining, industrial and construction sectors, […]

Morocco-Mauritania: Rabat regrets Mauritania’s reckless action

Rabat has summoned Mauritanian ambassador to Morocco to protest against hoisting of the Mauritanian flag by Mauritanian soldiers in the border town of Lagouira, South of Morocco, reports say. “Rabat is extremely displeased with Mauritanian soldiers’ who hoisted their country’s flag on a territory that entirely belongs to the kingdom of Morocco,” Moroccan daily Akhbar […]

Morocco Gets $150 Mln additional WB funding to improve public transport

The World Bank approved on Tuesday a $150 million funding in additional financing for Morocco’s Urban Transport Program, which seeks to improve the performance and the quality of public transport services. The additional funding will enable Morocco to adapt its program to address new priorities of mobility, including those related to the impact of covid-19 […]