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Morocco’s central bank governor Abdellatif Jouahri advocated a cautious approach in adopting central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), recalling that the bank set up a working group to look at the matter in 2021. Speaking to a conference attended by IMF chief Kristina Georgieva, Jouahri underscored the urgent character of examining CBDCs which have a role […]
Visiting IMF managing director Kristina Georgieva praised Morocco for its economic reforms while saying the country was the ideal place for holding the IMF-WB annual meetings next October. Following talks with head of Moroccan government Aziz Akhannouch in Rabat, Georgieva said Morocco knew how to navigate the post-covid crisis thanks to targeted government actions. She […]
Spain has urged the European commission to work together with Morocco in view of securing a new fisheries deal as soon as possible. The deal expires on July 17 and there seems little enthusiasm for its renewal in Morocco after a European Court annulled it in 2021 because it covers Sahara waters. Spain’s agriculture minister […]
The integrated action plan of the national roadmap for the eradication of child labor in Morocco by 2030, was adopted, Monday in Rabat, during a national tripartite seminar organized under the chairmanship of the Minister of Economic Inclusion, Younes Sekkouri. The action plan, adopted as part of the Kingdom’s commitment to achieving target 8.7 of […]
The national Conference on the protection of children in contact with the law kicked off on Monday in Skhirat, in the presence of a host of eminent figures from the political, legal and cultural worlds. Initiated by the Presidency of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, in partnership with UNICEF, and with the support of the European […]
The African Lion 2023 military exercise reflects the strength of the strategic partnership between Morocco and the United States which serves peace and stability and stands against growing security threats in the region and in Africa, American experts underlined in Washington. “What makes this year’s African Lion special, last month US President Joe Biden warned […]
The Union of Arab Journalists has reaffirmed strong support for Morocco’s autonomy plan offered the Sahara under its sovereignty and reiterated its steadfast backing for the Kingdom’s territorial integrity against plots of division and separatism. In a statement released following its meeting held June 17-18 in Baghdad, the Union said the Moroccan Autonomy Plan offers […]
Holding the Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Morocco is a “judicious” choice, said IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva Saturday. “The choice couldn’t have been more judicious,” Georgieva told reporters upon arrival in Rabat to take part in a series of preparatory meetings for the 2023 […]
Four more African countries, namely Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Guinea, and Benin, have signed memoranda of understanding with Morocco and Nigeria to participate in the flagship Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline project. The signing took place at the headquarters of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Lagos, Nigeria, in the presence of Amina Benkhadra, the […]
African Lion 2023 concluded with a series of air and ground war maneuvers on Friday in Tan-Tan, Morocco. The exercises involved coordinated air raids by Moroccan and American aircraft, along with land maneuvers simulating actual combat operations. The closing ceremony commenced with a display by two Royal Air Force F-16 fighter jets, performing high-speed and […]