President ould Abdelaziz & Ghazouani

Morocco’s Central Bank Keeps Key Interest Rate Unchanged at 2.2 % & Expects 4.6 % Growth in 2025

Morocco’s Central Bank has decided to maintain the key interest rate unchanged at 2.25 percent due to deceleration in food prices and a slowdown of inflation from 2 % on average in the first quarter of this year to 0.7 % in April and 0.4 % in May. The decision was made by the Bank’s […]

Morocco in Course of Launching National Prevention Mechanism against Torture

Morocco is preparing to launch the National Prevention Mechanism (NPM) against torture as part of the implementation of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT). To that end, the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) is due to make its first visit to Morocco October 22 to 28 to advise the Government […]

Morocco and Portugal discuss security cooperation to counter terror threats and transnational crime

Ways of strengthening Moroccan-Portuguese security cooperation to counter terrorism and cross-border organized crime were at center of talks held Wednesday & Thursday in Portugal between Abdellatif Hammouchi, Director-General of national police & domestic intelligence agency and top Portuguese intelligence officials. During this working visit, Hammouchi was accompanied by a large security delegation. He met with […]