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OECD Praises Morocco for Full Compliance on Tax Transparency Standards

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has commended Morocco for its progress in transparency and sound tax practices, confirming the Kingdom’s full compliance with international standards on the exchange of information related to tax rulings under the BEPS framework. In its latest peer review report on harmful tax practices, the Paris-based institution states […]

Morocco: Tourist Arrivals at 8 million up to August

Tourist arrivals in Morocco up to August 2017 have grown 10.4% compared to the same period last year to stand at 8 million tourists, the tourism ministry said. International tourist arrivals rose 13.1% while Moroccans living abroad visiting their homeland jumped 8.1%, the Ministry said in its latest statistics covering the January-August 2017 period. Arrivals […]

Chatham House Casts Doubt on Polisario’s Claim to Represent Sahrawis

Polisairo leadership and proponents have often claimed to represent the population of the Sahara, despite the fact that Sahrawis have never voted for the separatist militia neither in the Tindouf camps nor in the Sahara provinces, which usually register higher turnout in Morocco’s local and general elections. This Polisario anomaly was recently laid bare in […]