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June 21, 2018

UN refugee official hails Morocco's immigration policy

Morocco's immigration policy enabled refugees to recover their dignity and contribute to wealth creation, Jean-Paul Cavalieri, the representative of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Morocco, said Wednesday.

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June 21, 2018

Morocco keeps key interest rate unchanged at 2.25%

Morocco's central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 2.25 per cent on Tuesday and said it sees no need to intervene in the currency market, with the dirham's value stabilising in a more flexible exchange-rate system.

Inflation, driven mainly by food"...

June 21, 2018

Morocco wheat production seen flat in 2018/19

Morocco's soft wheat is forecast to total 4.8 million tonnes in 2018/19, Mostafa Chari, Executive Assistant, Moroccan Cereals and Pulses Office (ONICL) said on Tuesday.

Total wheat production was little changed from the prior season when the soft wheat crop was at 4.89"...

June 21, 2018

Morocco helps ease burden on Gaza hospitals

Hundreds of Palestinians in Gaza have sought care at a military field hospital set up by Morocco that opened its doors June 12. The facility's goal is primarily to assist with medical care for Palestinians injured during the Great Return March in light of the medicine shortages and lack of resources at local hospitals. The medical equipment arrived on June 8 as part of an aid convoy led by Ahmed Tazi, Morocco’s ambassador to Egypt. Also arriving were 165 Moroccan physicians, nurses and media personnel, along with 56 tons of foodstuffs, which were delivered to the Palestine Red Crescent Society, and 25 tons of emergency medicines, which......

June 21, 2018

MEPs Urge EU to End Women’s Unbearable Conditions in Tindouf Camps

Members of the European Parliament have urged the European Union to take urgent actions to end the unbearable living conditions of women in the Tindouf camps in southern Algeria. The MEPs denounced the “unacceptable, “scandalous,” and “deplorable” situation of Sahrawi women in the camps, victims of Polisario abuses ‘“ with the complicity of Algeria.” The condemnation took place at the European Parliament on a petition presented by Spanish activist Elisa Pavon on behalf of the “Freedom......

June 21, 2018

King Mohammed VI Orders Laftit to Improve Promotion Standards for Interior Agents

King Mohammed VI has ordered Minister of Interior Abdelouafi Laftit to take action to make the agents of the ministry more efficient. The King gave his instructions to the minister to give promotions based on competence and merit for senior positions for agents in the ministry, according to a statement from the Ministry of Interior. To follow the King’s instructions, the ministry stated that “a new procedure will be adopted and applied in the appointment for senior positions within the corps, laying emphasis on competence, as well as the principles of merit and equal opportunities.” The statement added that the constitutional......

June 20, 2018

Morocco sees 38.4 pct shrink in FDI in Jan.-May

Morocco attracted only 820 million U.S. dollars of foreign direct investment (FDI) between January and May 2018, down 38.4 percent from a year earlier, the foreign exchange regulator said Tuesday.

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June 20, 2018

Free trade agreements boost Morocco's exports: PM

Moroccan Prime Minister Saad Eddine El Othmani said on Tuesday that Morocco's exports have increased significantly in terms of quality and technological content under the free trade agreements.

Morocco signed"...

June 20, 2018

Nigeria-Morocco economic co-operation

President Muhammadu Buhari returned from a two-day state visit to the Kingdom of Morocco last week with three economic co-operation agreements and a memorandum of understanding. One of the agreements was for a gas pipeline to run from Nigeria through the West African sub-region to the Kingdom"...

June 20, 2018

EU-Morocco partnership: first investments in Morocco under the European External Investment Plan to increase business opportunities, enhancing job creation, private sector development and inclusive growth

The European Union and Morocco have launched today the EU External Investment Plan (EIP) in the country to pave the way to a better business environment and foster economic development.

The European Union is strongly"...