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Morocco reports trade surplus with Africa despite drop in exports

Morocco reported a surplus for the fourth consecutive year in its trade with Africa although its exports dropped 2.4% in 2018. Morocco exported 21.57 billion dirhams in goods to Africa in 2018. The continent takes 7.8% of Morocco’s exports. Over four years, Morocco’s exports to Africa grew 29% while imports dropped 5% as the Kingdom […]

Arab Summit Hails ‘Al-Quds Call’ launched by King Mohammed VI and Pope Francis

The 30th Arab Summit convened in Tunisia over the weekend has welcomed the “Al Quds Call” signed Saturday in Rabat by King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, and Pope Francis who was visiting the Kingdom. The Tunis Declaration adopted by the summit welcomed the “Al-Quds Call”, which aims at […]

Moroccan parliament to abolish retirement pensions for MPs

Parliament speaker and heads of parliamentary groups agreed to scrap the pension system for MPs, which is on the verge of bankruptcy and has been a hot topic in the media. MPs retirement fund has been suffering from chronic deficit since 2017 that led to a halt in pension payments. Moroccan MPS receive 35,000 dirhams […]