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Morocco’s Inter-Ministerial Delegation for Human Rights (DIDH) signed a partnership agreement with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to support Morocco’s implementation of its international human rights commitments. This agreement aims to elaborate an action plan to monitor the implementation of recommendations issued by UN human rights mechanisms, with the participation of the various parties […]
Moroccan banks continue to show resilience despite challenging global and domestic macro-economic conditions, Fitch Ratings says in a new report focusing on the country’s seven largest banks. Banks have built up healthy provisions buffers since 2020 and are well-placed for a continued recovery in profitability in 2024 amid rising interest rates, says the rating agency. […]
The Russia-Arab cooperation forum in Marrakech urged full respect of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of states and urged non-interference in domestic issues. This came in the final statement of the forum, attended by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and hosted by his Moroccan peer Nasser Boourita. Several states in the region struggle with the […]
The Russian-Arab Cooperation Forum, held in Marrakech at the foreign ministers’ level, welcomed the key role played by King Mohammed VI, Chairman of Al Quds committee, in safeguarding the city of Jerusalem and supporting its people. The forum “supports the role of the presidency of the Jerusalem Committee and its efforts to counter the practices […]
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said his country supports a lasting solution to the Sahara regional conflict based on the UN Security Council resolutions. Lavrov made the remarks at a joint press conference held Wednesday in Marrakesh following talks with Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita at the end of the 6th Russian-Arab Cooperation Forum. “We support […]
Morocco has pleaded from Marrakech on Wednesday to make of the Russian-Arab Cooperation Forum a frame for effective and active strategic dialogue and for practical and fruitful partnership and for the creation of an “Economic and Cultural Forum” to go beyond the logic of classic diplomatic dialogue, towards innovative and concrete models of collaboration. The […]
The World Bank has approved a new $ 500 million loan for Morocco which is stepping efforts to improve social protection and expand health coverage to include the most vulnerable populations who have been hit the hardest by Covide-19, drought, international conflicts, inflation, Al Haouz earthquake. “Morocco, like many other countries, continues to face a […]
The Union of Arab Chambers and the Union of African Chambers opened this Wednesday in the city of Dakhla, pearl of Moroccan Sahara, a two-day economic conference, sending a strong message to the enemies of Morocco’s territorial integrity as the Arab and African meeting confirms the Moroccannes of the Sahara. The conference, held under the […]
Morocco is drafting a bill to regulate crypto assets in line with the recommendations made during the last G20 Summit, Governor of the central bank “Bank Al-Maghrib”, Abdellatif Jouahri, said Tuesday in Rabat. “The main objective of this legislation is to align Moroccan regulations with international standards concerning crypto assets according to a rigorous approach, […]
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki praised, on Tuesday in Marrakech, King Mohammed VI’s role, in his capacity as Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, in preserving the Palestinian presence in this Arab, Christian, and Islamic city. Al-Malki highlighted, at a joint press briefing with his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita, following talks on the eve of the […]