Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi

Good Crop Year Boosts Morocco’s Economic Prospects for 2018

Morocco expects its GDP to grow by 3.6 percent this year as the crop year augurs well with an exceptional yield of 103 million quintals. Abundant though late rainfall starting in December ushered a good crop year with the breakdown in cereals varieties of 49.1 million quintals for soft wheat, 24.5 quintals of hard wheat […]

Debt Dilemma: Sub-Saharan Africa Faces Costly Trade-Off in Funding Shift

Sub-Saharan African nations are facing mounting fiscal strain as they increasingly turn to domestic banks to fund government budgets, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned in its latest Regional Economic Outlook. With global capital markets still hesitant and aid flows uncertain, governments are borrowing more at home — paying higher rates and placing pressure on […]

Throne Day: King Mohammed VI chairs ceremony of allegiance in Tetouan

King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, chaired Monday afternoon the ceremony of allegiance, in commemoration of the 24th anniversary of the accession of the Sovereign to the Throne. The Moroccan Sovereign was accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, Prince Moulay Rachid and Prince Moulay Ahmed, during this ceremony, which took place at the […]