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Morocco’s free trade agreements deepen trade deficit despite export gains

Morocco’s ambitious free trade strategy has expanded market access and boosted key export sectors, but widening trade deficits with major partners raise questions about the agreements’ overall economic impact, according to new analysis. The kingdom’s imports under free trade agreements reached 207.8 billion dirhams ($20.4 billion) in 2022, climbing 20.9% from the previous year, with […]

Throne Day: King Mohammed VI chairs oath-taking ceremony of graduates of military, para-military schools

King Mohammed VI, Supreme Commander and Chief of Staff of Royal Armed Forces (FAR), chaired on Monday in the Northern city of Tetouan the oath-taking ceremony of new graduates of military and para-military schools, as well as newly-promoted officers. The ceremony, held on the occasion of 24th anniversary of the sovereign’s enthronement, brought together graduates […]

France backs autonomy plan under Moroccan sovereignty as “only basis” for a solution to Sahara conflict

France has expressed a clear-cut support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over the Sahara territory, while backing the autonomy plan as “the only basis” to find a lasting solution to the conflict. This came in a letter from President Emmanuel Macron to King Mohammed VI congratulating him on Throne Day and announcing that France […]