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Morocco is taking a new step in modernizing its travel documents. The Council of Government adopted, at its weekly meeting Thursday, a draft decree, amending the 2008 decree governing the biometric passport, opening the way for a new generation of passports designed to enhance document security and align it with the latest standards. Presenting the […]
User experience, innovation and trust dominated discussions at the second panel of the 7th Moroccan Consumer Day, held Thursday in Casablanca, as industry figures examined the levers most likely to accelerate the adoption of electronic payments across Morocco. The gathering brought together representatives of payment institutions, card infrastructure providers, digital players and academia to assess […]
Morocco’s World Cup journey ended with a 2-0 quarter-final defeat to France, but the Atlas Lions departed the United States with their heads held high, having once again carried the hopes of the Moroccan nation and sympathizers from across the world into football’s biggest tournament. For the second consecutive World Cup, Morocco were the last […]
Morocco and the United Kingdom have formalized a significant update to the commercial framework governing their bilateral trade, with the signing of Decision No. 01/2026 of the Association Council on 16 March 2026. The decision amends Protocol 4 of the Association Agreement between the two countries, which covers the definition of originating products and the […]
Ahead of Morocco’s quarterfinal clash with France on Thursday evening, several French media have published analyses on the rising Moroccan football. For French weekly magazine Le Point, Morocco has become a major force in both African and world football, the result of a strategy driven at the highest level of government. “Over the past four […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved €205 million ($234 million) in financing for Morocco to help extend the country’s high-speed rail network and upgrade infrastructure along one of its busiest transport corridors. The financing is aimed at increasing capacity and improving operational performance on the Kenitra-Marrakech railway corridor, a key route for passenger and […]
Morocco’s aggressive campaign against desert locusts has helped prevent a larger regional infestation, with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reporting that Moroccan authorities treated more than 87,000 hectares in June as they battled the most significant outbreak in Northwest Africa. The FAO’s latest Desert Locust Bulletin, released on July 7, identified Morocco as […]
A proposal by the Rassemblement national des independants (RNI) to introduce a tax credit of up to 5,000 dirhams per year per child for private school fees has reignited a fundamental debate in Moroccan economic policy: when the state transfers money to consumers, does it strengthen their purchasing power or merely give producers the ability […]
Moroccan remittances from abroad exceeded 122 billion dirhams in 2025 and are projected to approach 128 billion dirhams in 2026, representing close to 8.5 percent of GDP and one of the country’s primary sources of foreign exchange. Yet this formidable financial flow conceals a persistent structural limitation: the vast majority of diaspora funds continue to […]
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu will visit Morocco on July 15-16 at the head of a delegation of 10 ministers, as Rabat and Paris work on a new cooperation treaty and deepen economic ties, Moroccan media reported. Lecornu is due to arrive in Rabat on July 15 and hold talks with Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz […]