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The 61-year-old independent candidate Kaïs Saïed won the second round of the Tunisian presidential election, held Sunday, with a landslide victory as he garnered 76.90% of the vote, becoming thus Tunisia’s new President. His rival, businessman Nabil Karoui, received only 23.1% of votes. Kaïss Saïd benefited from the “crucial” support of the Islamist “Ennahda” party […]
Head of the Moroccan enterprises federation (CGEM) Salaheddine Mezouar submitted his resignation after being criticized by a foreign ministry statement over remarks concerning the unrest in Algeria. Mezouar, who announced his resignation in an e-mail to the CGEM members citing “major personal constraints”, had told an international conference in Marrakech that the military regime in […]
Several petitioners who took the floor before the UN 4th Committee have defended Morocco’s historical sovereignty over the Sahara and commended the Morocco-proposed autonomy initiative as a viable solution to the regional dispute. Petitioners from Africa, Europe, Latin America and the USA agreed that the autonomy proposal enjoys wide support at the United Nations and […]
Morocco has renewed on Sunday its policy of non-interference in Algeria’s internal affairs and its decision to abstain from making any comment on the internal developments taking place in this neighboring country. This came in a statement by the Moroccan Foreign Ministry in response to remarks made by Salaheddine Mezouar, president of the General Confederation […]
Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces made it clear that they have never undertaken nor will it enter into dialogue with the Polisario front, a military source told the Moroccan news agency MAP. The denial came after several outlets misinterpreted a UN Secretary General report on the Sahara on bilateral working and coordination mechanisms. “Following a misinterpretation […]
Morocco unveiled a new government few days ago cutting government jobs from 39 to 23 with the aim to ensure coherence and better efficiency after a call by King Mohammed VI in that regards. The King has on multiple speeches urged political parties to renew their elites and open up to the youth and called […]
Morocco’s BCP bank said on Friday it completed the acquisition of BCI bank in Congo Republic from France’s BPCE after having met all regulatory requirements. Speaking on the sidelines of a ceremony to seal the agreement, BCP CEO Kamal Mokdad said “the acquisition of BCI will help BCP group strengthen its presence in the Economic […]
Morocco’s economic growth is expected to pick up gradually and average 3.3 over 2020–2021, mainly driven by more dynamic secondary and tertiary activities, bolstered by high foreign investments, according to the World Bank forecast. Significant FDIs continue to flow into Moroccan automotive industries, especially in the new Peugeot plant – that will eventually double the […]
King Mohammed VI stressed the role of the parliament in ensuring the successful implementation of policies in light of the challenges facing Morocco. “This parliamentary year should be placed under the motto of responsibility and hard work, since we are halfway through the current parliamentary term,” said the King at the opening of the fall […]
King Mohammed VI on Friday urged the Moroccan banking and financial sector to be more involved in the country’s development process, mainly through simplifying and facilitating access to loans, being more open to self-employment projects and financing the creation of small and medium sized enterprises. “Implementing projects and decisions, and ensuring follow-up to them, involves […]