As Muslims across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region prepare to celebrate Eid Al-Fitr — the Feast of Breaking the Ramadan Fast — starting from Wednesday (11 April), people in many parts of Africa are bracing for low-key festivities due to the tough economic and security challenges that their countries are going through. […]
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) projected the Moroccan economy to grow by 3.5% this year and 3.7% next year, in an optimistic forecast that is closer to the government’s expectations of 4%. In its recent projections, Morocco’s central bank sees the economy growing by 2.6% this year from 1.2% last year. The […]
Due to insufficient rainfall, Morocco’s cereals yield would stand at 60 million quintals, less than the average 80 million quintals, central bank governor Abdellati Jouahri said. Last year, Morocco had a good cereals output of 103 million quintals following abundant rainfall, which reduced the country’s wheat import bill. Rainfall was 15.1% less compared to last […]
