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JICA contributes to Morocco’s territorial development projects with a $165 Mln loan

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will contribute to the financing of Morocco’s territorial development projects with a $165 Mln loan. The loan agreement was concluded recently between JICA and le Fonds d’Equipement Communal (FEC), which is trying to diversify its sources of financing on an international scale. This comes as Morocco is embarking on […]

Morocco to increase annual spending on social safety nets to $5bln

Morocco plans to increase spending on social protection to 5 billion dollars annually, covering mandatory health insurance, direct cash handouts to needy social categories, and housing acquisition aid, head of the government Aziz Akhannouch said. Speaking to members of Parliament, Akhannouch said the measures are in implementation of the King’s directives to move towards a […]

UK Appoints Simon Martin New Ambassador to Morocco

The United Kingdom has named Simon Martin new ambassador to Morocco in replacement of Thomas Reilly. The new envoy is  to take office  in September 2020, says the Foreign Office.   Prior to his new diplomatic assignment in Morocco, Simon Martin served as Ambassador to Manama from 2015 to 2019. He worked at Clarence House […]