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OECD Projects 5% Growth for Morocco in 2026, Identifies Five Structural Fault Lines

The June 2026 Economic Outlook, published by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) under the title “Under Pressure”, projects Moroccan GDP growth to reach 5 percent in 2026 — the strongest performance in several years — following 4.6 percent in 2025, before a moderation to 3.9 percent in 2027. Two forces are driving […]

Interior ministry urges MPs to speed up adoption of cannabis legalization bill

Morocco’s Interior Minister Abdelouafi Laftit has made the case for a rapid adoption of the cannabis legalization bill citing notably the development aims of the project and the need to tap into a growing legal cannabis market. Laftit who was speaking to MPs argued against PJD members mainly who are the main opponents of cannabis […]

G20 Compact with Africa conference pushes for private investment in fast-growing continent

Leaders from more than a dozen African countries have gathered in Germany’s capital city for the G20 Compact with Africa conference, which aims to help bolster private investment in the world’s poorest, but fast-growing, continent. Underlining renewed interest in Africa, leaders of Italy, France, Germany have all visited Africa this year, viewing it as a […]