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World Cup 2022: Morocco game-changer, wins hearts of globe

The players of the Moroccan national soccer team and their mums will never forget the magic moments they lived when King Mohammed VI received them Tuesday at the royal place in Rabat. Accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan and Prince Moulay Rachid, the Monarch rewarded president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation Fouzi Lakjaâ, […]

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Morocco, Mauritius, SA hailed as Africa’s most innovative countries in 2022

Morocco, Mauritius and South Africa are ranked as the most innovative African countries as they have significantly moved up closer to developed economies in the rankings over the past few years. The 15th edition of the Global Innovation Index released recently by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has highlighted Africa’s success in 2022 noting […]

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Morocco expects to leave FATF grey list in 2023

Morocco is poised to leave the grey list of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a move that will facilitate Morocco’s access to international debt market and improve its sovereign rating, central bank governor said. The bank hiked its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 2.5% as it expects inflation to surge to […]

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King, Moroccans give hero’s welcome to triumphal Atlas Lions

The Atlas Lions made their triumphal return in Rabat where tens of thousands of jubilant Moroccans lined to greet the players after their memorable run in Qatar World Cup. The red open bus carrying the national squad was met with thousands of flag waving, singing and dancing Moroccans from Sale to the Royal palace in […]

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King Mohammed VI Receives Members of National Soccer Team, Decorates them with Royal Wissams

King Mohammed VI, of Morocco, accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan and Prince Moulay Rachid, received on Tuesday in the Throne Room at the Royal Palace in Rabat, the members of the National soccer Team, after their brilliant performance in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. This audience reflects the high solicitude of His […]

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Moroccans from across the country and beyond flocked to Rabat to welcome the Atlas Lions

Moroccans coming from across the country and from abroad flocked to Rabat this Tuesday to welcome the Atlas Lions upon their return home after their mesmerizing participation in the Qatar 2022 World cup. The fans started gathering along the itinerary to be taken by the team hours before the team’s plane landed at Rabat-Sale airport. […]

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Morocco: Central Bank raises rates to 2.5 % & expects growth to reach 3pc in 2023

Morocco’s central bank has decided to raise its key rate by 50 basis points to 2.5pc due to inflation upward trends and external pressures that spread to non-tradable goods and services and to the implementation of the subsidy system reform starting 2024. During last quarterly meeting held Tuesday in Rabat, the Board of Bank Al-Maghrib […]

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EU carbon tax, a chance for Moroccan industry to boost competitiveness- Minister

The EU’s carbon tax, agreed recently, is a chance for Moroccan industry operators to enhance their competitiveness. “We should not look at this measure as a burden on our industries. It is rather an advantage to overcome competition,” Minister of Industry and trade Ryad Mezzour told local media le360. EU governments reached a deal over […]

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Why Morocco stunned the world at Qatar FIFA World Cup

Morocco’s Atlas Lions made history at the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup, being the first African and Arab team to have ever reached the semi-finals of the most popular sport event in the world. The reasons explaining this wonderful journey of the Moroccans are multiple and various and might vary from an expert to an […]

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Qatar World Cup exposes racism, hypocrisy of some Western circles

Some famous Western media outlets displayed abject racism when Qatar Emir draped a Gulf bisht over the shoulders of Argentina’s star Lionel Messi as he was about to lift the World Cup. In a live comment on this action, Estelle Denis and Stephane Guy of France’s BFM TV said they were shocked, unleashing a spate […]