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IMF: Morocco Still Qualifies For $3.4 Bln PLL

The International Monetary Fund has reaffirmed Morocco’s continued qualification for the Precautionary and Liquidity Line (PLL) Arrangement after a first review of its executive board. The two-year PLL arrangement for Morocco in the amount of SDR 2.504 billion (about US$3.42 billion) was approved by the IMF’s Executive Board in July 2016. After completing a first […]

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Morocco’s External Debt Rises to 313 Billion Dirhams in June 2016

Morocco’s external debt reached 312.9 billion dirhams by June 2016 up from 301 billion dirhams by the end of 2015, Economy and Finance Ministry said in its latest statistics. Public institutions took 52.9% of Morocco’s total external debt, followed by the treasury with 46.8%, while banks and local collectivities accounted for the remaining 0.3% of […]

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Morocco ‘Made Strides’ in Reducing Fiscal Vulnerabilities, IMF says

Despite unfavorable regional and international conditions, Morocco’s economy is making strides in terms of reducing fiscal and external vulnerabilities, said Mitsuhiro Furusawa, IMF Deputy Managing Director and Acting Chair of the Board. “Despite the difficult global and regional environments, Morocco has made significant strides in reducing fiscal and external vulnerabilities and addressing medium-term challenges,” Furusawa […]

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Morocco receives IMF’s Precautionary Liquidity Line worth $3.47 bln

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved on July 22 a two-year arrangement for Morocco under the Precautionary and Liquidity Line (PLL) for 3.47 billion dollars. The new PLL arrangement will provide Morocco with useful insurance against external shocks as the authorities pursue their reform agenda aimed at further strengthening the economy’s […]

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IMF Confirms Morocco Qualification for PLL

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed its 3rd and last review of Morocco’s economic performance under a program supported by a two-year Precautionary and Liquidity Line (PLL) arrangement, and reaffirmed Morocco’s continued qualification to access PLL resources. The current two-year PLL arrangement in an amount equivalent to SDR 3.2351 billion […]

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IMF Reaffirms Morocco’s Qualification to Access PLL

The International Monetary Fund Executive Board has reaffirmed Morocco’s continued qualification to access the Precautionary Liquidity Line (PLL) resources as approved in August 2012. The IMF made the decision after it completed the first review of Morocco’s performance under the economic program supported by the two-year PLL arrangement and after concluding the 2012 Article IV […]