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Morocco’s customs report record $13.2 bln revenue in 2023

Morocco’s customs revenue hit a milestone of 13.26 billion dollars last year, up 1.2% from a year earlier, offering a boon for an expansionary state budget. The performance came on the back of higher custom duties as well as taxes on manufactured tobacco, the customs administration said. The record was 1.59 billion dirhams higher than […]

Over 300 firms to attend Morocco-France business forum in Dakhla

More than 300 Moroccan and French business leaders are set to gather in Dakhla on October 9 for the Morocco-France Economic Forum, a high-level event aimed at deepening bilateral partnerships and exploring new opportunities in strategic sectors such as energy, infrastructure, and agribusiness. Organized jointly by the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) and the […]

South Africa’s gov’t sued by opposition seeking to prevent Putin’s BRICS visit

South Africa’s main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA) said that it had taken a legal action to ensure that Russian President Vladimir Putin would be arrested if he finally decided to attend a BRICS summit in the country in August. The arrest warrant to arrest Putin, which was issued by The Hague-based International Criminal […]