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In these times of coronavirus, Moroccan searchers, scientists and engineers have joined efforts to help their country mitigate the impact of the pandemic and since the outbreak of the pandemic, several scientists and operators in the Moroccan industrial fabric have swiftly adapted to create and manufacture anti-coronavirus equipment and protective gear. On Wednesday, MAP reported […]
The Moroccan government has asked all ministerial departments to prepare a list of spending cuts that will target non-essential activities in first austerity measures to deal with the economic impact of the novel coronavirus. The disruptions in the national economy due to Coronavirus notably the suspension of tourism activity, fewer remittances of Moroccan expatriates, and […]
The ban on international passenger flights to contain the coronavirus has left 18,200 Moroccans stuck especially in Europe waiting to be repatriated by Moroccan authorities, a move which the minister in charge of expatriates said is not immediately insight. Minister delegate to Moroccans living abroad Nezha El Ouafi said that the number does not include […]
Since the outbreak of the health crisis in Europe and Africa, Morocco has been cited as an example by several international media for its anticipation, its reactivity and its mobilization, both civic and professional. In this vein, the French satirical weekly Le Canard Enchaîné praised the Moroccan management of the coronavirus crisis, saying that the […]
The pandemic situation is under control in Morocco as the anticipatory measures ordered by King Mohammed VI spared the country thousands of deaths, Health Minister Khaled Ait Taleb said. Speaking to MPs, Ait Taleb said Morocco is still at level 2 of its counter-pandemic strategy praising the wisdom and unity of command by King Mohammed […]
Six university hospitals started conducting coronavirus tests bringing the number of total laboratories testing for covid-19 to nine as many others in different regions are being prepared for the same task, the health ministry said. So far, six university hospitals in Rabat, Casablanca, Marrakech, Oujda, Fez, and Agadir are equipped to test for Covid 19 […]
State fund CDG said that the losses due to coronavirus could amount to $5.4 billion (54 billion dirhams) with Morocco expecting a recession in 2020. The study was based on the hypothesis of a four-month-long crisis and a gradual resumption of activity by July 2020. It expects agricultural production to contract by 6% with only […]
King Mohammed VI has proposed the launch of an initiative by African Heads of State aimed at establishing an operational framework in order to support African countries in the various phases of the coronavirus pandemic management. The Sovereign made the proposal during phone talks he held this Monday with presidents of Côte d’Ivoire Alassane Dramane […]
Moroccan police have arrested 26,579 people across the country for flouting the lockdown rules, which were enforced starting March 20 to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Among these offenders of the State of health emergency to last till 20 April, 14,143 were brought before the Public Prosecutor’s Office, while the others were released after […]
The failure of major oil exporting countries to reach an agreement about a 10 million bpd reduction was received in Algeria as an omen that would further aggravate state finances as it struggles to maintain a social peace based on lavish spending. Algeria saw its reserves shrink from $179 billion in 2014 to less than […]