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Countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) offer an alternative market that may reduce Morocco’s dependence on exports to Europe, the Moroccan finance ministry said in a study. The study highlights the promising prospects for fisheries exports to the GCC countries and shows the rising fisheries consumptions trends in these countries. The study notes that […]
The landmark speech given by King Mohammed VI at the 28th African Union Summit set the tone of a pivot in Morocco’s foreign policy in favor of Africa and echoed a frustration with the paralysis plaguing the Maghreb Union. The momentum characterizing Morocco’s African action stands in a stark contrast to its stands regarding the […]
Nine Arab countries, including Morocco, have pulled out from the 4th Arab-African Summit in Malabo (Equatorial Guinea), in protest against the participation of the so-called self-proclaimed SADR in the event. The countries that withdrew from the summit in solidarity with Morocco are Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, Sultanate of Oman, Jordan, Yemen and […]
Many political analysts are wondering whether there is currently a Saudi mediation to heal relations between Algeria and its neighboring Morocco as top Algerian officials have softened up lately their anti-Moroccan rhetoric prior a visit to Riyadh by Algerian Premier Abdelmalek Sellal. Morocco is one of the strategic partners of the Arab rich Gulf monarchies, […]
A new momentum was added to Morocco’s Africa foreign policy with the recent eastern African tour undertaken by King Mohammed VI to Rwanda and Tanzania. This impetus will be strengthened with another Royal visit to two longstanding friends of Morocco in western Africa, namely Gabon and Senegal. The news was related by the Arabic speaking […]
International credit rating agency, Fitch Ratings, highlighted Morocco’s stable and predictable economic policies, which are propitious for attracting investments and improving public finances by boosting growth and narrowing the budget deficit while withering external financial shocks. “GDP growth will recover to above 3% in 2017,” Fitch Ratings said in an analysis on its website in […]
Countries of the Arab Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) reiterated on Friday their support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty before the UN’s Fourth Commission. “We express our rejection of any attempt to undermine the supreme interests of the brotherly Kingdom of Morocco, or its sovereignty”, Manal Radwan, first secretary at Saudi Arabia’s UN mission told […]
Morocco has expressed solidarity with Saudi Arabia by condemning the Justice against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, which was recently adopted by the US House of Representatives to allow the victims of 9/11 to sue the government of Saudi Arabia – putting lawmakers on a collision course with the White House. “Targeting and stigmatizing the states- […]
Stability is the cornerstone of any sustainable development in the Arab world, said Moroccan Economy Minister Mohamed Boussaid, affirming that political and economic stability will enable the Arab world to take up all challenges. Addressing a conference on Middle East’s economic future in Doha, the minister called on countries in the region to foster their […]
The latest historic visit made by King Mohammed VI to the Gulf region has yielded positive results at the strategic and security levels, and also at the financial scale. The royal tour has prompted Kuwait to speed up its due financial contribution to Morocco within the frame of the GCC pledges made to the North […]