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Morocco’s tax revenues surged 74% between 2021 and 2025 to reach 291 billion dirhams, the country’s tax chief said on Wednesday, citing the figures as evidence that a five-year fiscal reform plan is now fully delivering results. Presenting the reform’s progress to business leaders at the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) in Casablanca last […]
Morocco’s Exchange Office has unveiled its 2026 General Instruction, introducing a sweeping package of regulatory easing measures designed to boost competitiveness for small businesses, startups, and foreign investors. The reforms were presented at the headquarters of the CGEM employers’ federation, where both business leaders and regulators signaled a shared intent to modernize the Kingdom’s exchange […]
Morocco’s National Electricity Regulatory Authority (ANRE) has established its first-ever tariff for surplus electricity produced under the country’s renewable energy and self-production laws, marking a significant step in building an evolving pricing framework for the national power sector. The rates, approved at a council meeting on February 17, take effect March 1, 2026, and will […]
Agadir opened 2026 with encouraging tourism numbers, but the resort destination’s growth is increasingly constrained by insufficient accommodation capacity — a structural challenge that industry professionals warn could cap its competitive potential against rival destinations both domestically and internationally. January figures paint a picture of solid recovery. Tourist arrivals reached 109,602, up 4.54 percent year-on-year, […]
King Mohammed V, accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, launched the national “Ramadan 1447” operation on Saturday in Salé and symbolically handed out food baskets to 10 heads or representatives of families benefiting from this year’s operation to benefit over 4.3 million people. The operation, initiated by the Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity on […]
Morocco’s consumer price index fell 0.8 percent in January 2026 compared to the same month a year earlier, driven primarily by a 2.1 percent decline in food prices, according to data released by the High Commission for Planning. Non-food prices, meanwhile, edged up 0.4 percent year-on-year, with transport costs falling 2.9 percent while miscellaneous goods […]
Moroccan authorities have given the green light for the return of all residents to flood stricken Ksar El Kebir, marking the end of a crisis management test that saved lives. The floods that hit northern Morocco between late 2025 and early 2026 constituted one of the country’s most severe hydrological shocks in decades. Morocco faced […]
Morocco and France are expected to finalize a new friendship treaty in 2026, several months later than initially planned, as both countries move to overhaul their bilateral relationship, according to reporting by Africa Intelligence. The agreement, first announced by French President Emmanuel Macron during his visit to Rabat in October 2024, is intended to serve […]
Canada’s Aya Gold & Silver Inc. has announced high-grade silver drill results from its at-depth drill exploration operations at the Zgounder Silver Mine in Morocco. “The high-grade results once again confirm the strong continuity of silver mineralization both at depth and around the open-pit area,” said Benoit La Salle, President & CEO in a press release. […]
Morocco’s direct social aid system has reached a landmark scale, now supporting approximately 3.9 million families — over 12.5 million citizens — as the government shifts from ad hoc welfare approaches to a structured, data-driven model of social protection. Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch described the program as a qualitative turning point in addressing the […]