US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo highlighted King Mohammed VI’s leadership in advancing a bold and far-reaching reform agenda over the two past decades. Pompeo made the statement in a joint release following the 4th session of the US-Morocco strategic dialogue which he chaired in Washington together with Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. The US […]
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Morocco one of two African states with investment grade
Morocco offers a platform for companies that want to export as it is one of two only countries with an S&P investment grade, Finance Minister Mohamed Benchaaboun said. He recalled that the same credit rating agency has upgraded Morocco’s outlook to stable further boosting its position in international sovereign debt market. The minister told reporters […]
Laayoune, birthplace of eco-technological city charter
The city of Laayoune hosted last week the first International Urban Forum on the “City of Challenges” under the theme of Eco-Technological Innovation, that ended with laying the foundations of an eco-technological city charter. The forum, organized by the Phosboucraa Foundation, discussed the rapid transformation of cities and the resulting challenges which require the attention […]
Tunisia: Ennhadha mulls nomination of Chief to Prime Minister job
Tunisian moderate Islamist party Ennhadha is on the verge of appointing its leader Rached Ghannouchi as the future Prime Minister following this month legislative elections dominated by the movement, Tunis Webdo reports. The Choura Council of the party deems Ghannouchi fit and suitable for the job. The leader himself however has not expressed any desire […]
Morocco’s energy efficiency plan to create 150,000 jobs by 2030
Morocco plans to create 150,000 jobs in the next decade out of energy efficiency projects, the finance ministry said in an official document. The strategy provides for including energy efficiency measures in construction, industry, transport, public lighting, agriculture and fisheries, the document showed. It also aims at reducing the energy cost by 250 billion dirhams […]
Justice, a crucial incentive to investments & free enterprise promotion –King Mohammed VI
King Mohammed VI has underlined the crucial role justice plays in improving the investment environment, promoting free enterprise and protecting entrepreneurship, insisting that creating the right conditions for investment requires legal and economic guarantees that ensure confidence in the judicial system and provide full security for investors. This came in a message that King Mohammed […]
Morocco’s 2020 budget to bolster purchasing power of poor social categories
Morocco’s 2020 draft budget provides for a series of measures to improve the purchasing power of the poor, increases funding for social services and augments spending to back the reforms of the health and education sectors. The document, shared widely on Moroccan media ahead of its submission to Parliament’s deliberations, allocates 26 billion dirhams for […]
Polisario fears its days are numbered as senior Algerian politicians demand an end to lavish spending
Former Secretary General of Algeria’s all-powerful FLN party, Amaar Saadani, voiced the discontent within the Algerian political class regarding the blind support and lavish spending on the separatist Polisario front. The former number 3 in state apparatus told TSA news outlet that the Sahara has always been Moroccan and that the Polisario is a waste […]
New chapter opens in Moroccan-South African ties
The accreditation of Morocco’s Ambassador to Pretoria Youssef Amrani has been welcomed by South African analysts and policy makers as a new chapter in bilateral ties. Amrani presented his credentials to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday in a move that was hailed by analysts as a step forward to foster bilateral ties and […]
Sahara: Referendum Option is Obsolete & Unworkable
Moroccan university professor and writer Bachir Edkhil has affirmed that the option of a referendum in the Sahara has become obsolete and incompatible with the reality of the region. Speaking at a conference held lately at Anáhuac University in Mexico City under the theme: “Sahara: Spanish census & colonial goals”, Mr. Edkhil said Algeria and […]