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Covid-19 costs five major Moroccan public enterprises over $600 mln

The restrictive measures to slow the outbreak of the coronavirus ensued revenue losses estimated at $600 million for five Moroccan state-owned enterprises. These include flag carrier RAM, which loses up to $100 million per month, national electricity and water utility with $44 million, airports agency with $30 million, rail operator ONCF with $28 million and […]

Casablanca, Rabat Regions comprise 48% of Morocco’s GDP

The regions of Casablanca-Settat and Rabat-Salé-Kénitra continue to drive the Moroccan economy making up 48.3% of Morocco’s GDP in 2014, the Higher Planning Commission (HCP) said. The region of Casablanca-Settat accounted for 32% of Morocco’s GDP followed by Rabat-Salé-Kénitra by 16.3%. Five other regions produced 40.3% of Morocco’s GDP. These regions are Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima (9.4%), […]

Somalia seeks more US support in fight against Al-Shabab

Somalia is seeing gains in the fight against the Somali-based, al-Qaida-affiliated Islamist militant group al-Shabab, and seeks support from the United States to help the country finally eliminate this threat to its national security, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said during his visit to Washington last week. In a speech to the Somali diaspora community […]