Finance Headlines Maghreb Morocco

Morocco announces $12.8 bln to help economy recover from Coronavirus impact

King Mohammed VI said Morocco will inject 120 billion dirhams (12.8 billion dollars) as a post-coronavirus crisis stimulus package to offer incentives and come up with solidarity measures to support businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises. The package represents 11% of Morocco’s GDP, “a proportion that will place Morocco at the forefront of the most […]

Business Headlines Morocco

King urges reforms to strengthen foundations of welfare state in Morocco

King Mohammed VI of Morocco urged the government to step up reforms to foster social and territorial justice with a particular focus on expanding social welfare protection to cover all Moroccans. “I call on the Government and on economic and social actors to be effectively engaged in this endeavor, and to show a sense of […]

Columns Headlines Maghreb Morocco Opinions

Speech on the State of the nation: A roadmap for economic revival, social integration

King Mohammed VI of Morocco delivered Thursday evening a speech on the state of the nation wherein he drew a roadmap for economic revival and social integration amidst the COVID-19 pandemic that dealt a serious blow to the economy and to the income of households. The Monarch announced a number of initiatives to revive the […]