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International research firm BMI, a Fitch Solutions subsidiary, has revised Morocco’s 2025 economic growth forecast downward to 4.8%, from a previous estimate of 5%. The adjustment reflects cautious optimism amid an uncertain agricultural recovery and mixed signals in public and private investment. The revision follows Morocco’s High Commission for Planning data showing real GDP growth […]
Tunisia’s economic prospects have taken a hit as the World Bank revised its growth forecast downward, projecting a modest 1.9% expansion in 2025, down from an earlier estimate of 2.2%. The outlook for the following years is even more subdued, with growth expected to slow to 1.6% in 2026 and 1.7% in 2027. The downgrade […]
Botswana’s government has revised upwards its 2022 economic growth forecast to 6.7% from an earlier estimate of 4.2 per cent, the country’s Finance Minister Peggy Serame said on Monday according to Reuters. Serame, who was speaking during an annual budget speech, argued that the 2022 revision was linked to the diamond-rich southern african country’s strong […]
The IMF revised upwards its growth projections for the Moroccan economy to 1.25% in 2022 and 3% in 2023, saying Morocco’s resilient exports, robust remittances and tourism recovery had helped offset some of the fallout of external shocks. The Moroccan government however expects growth to stand at 1.5% this year before increasing to 4% next […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) expects Moroccan economic growth to decelerate to 1.1 per cent in 2022, before rebounding the following year thanks to the anticipated agricultural performance and return of other sectors to pre-pandemic levels. In its Regional Economic Prospects report released this Wednesday, the Bank says economic recovery in Morocco […]
Morocco forsees growth to slow to 2.8% in 2018, down from 4% in 2017 as rainfall uncertainties haunt the agricultural output. The figures released by Morocco’s statistics office (HCP) show that Morocco’s growth remains vulnerable to the performances of the agricultural sector. According to the same agency, non-agricultural activities would increase slightly from 2.8% in […]