Boussaid outlines draft bill on Bank Al-Maghrib status

In line with structural reforms aimed at strengthening and modernizing the financial system, the outline of Bill 40-17 on the status of Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM) was presented on Thursday in Rabat by the Minister of Economy and Finance, Mohamed Boussaid. «Reviewing the current status of Bank Al-Maghrib, which was initiated in 2006, follows the evolution of both the legal and institutional environment of the central bank, particularly after the adoption of the 2011 Constitution and the recent

Missour : Un policier se suicide avec son arme de service

Un fonctionnaire de police de grade brigadier-chef, exerçant à Missour, s'est donné la mort avec son arme de service, vendredi après-midi, indique la Direction générale de la sûreté nationale (DGSN). La brigade de la police judiciaire a procédé aux constatations et aux prélèvements d'indices et de preuves matérielles sur le lieu de l'incident, précise la DGSN dans un communiqué. Une

Mustapha Laabid élu président du groupe d'amitié France-Maroc à l'Assemblée nationale

Le député franco-marocain Mustapha Laabid a été élu, jeudi, nouveau président du groupe d’amitié France-Maroc au sein de l’Assemblée nationale française, apprend-on vendredi auprès du secrétariat de ce groupe. Membre de la commission des Affaires sociales de l’Assemblée Nationale, M. Laabid avait été élu en juin dernier député de la première

South Korea to play a football friendly with Morocco

South Korea confirmed on Friday 29th of September that its national football team will play with Morocco in an international friendly scheduled for October. Morocco will play against South Korea on the 10th of October in Switzerland, most precisely at the Tissot Arena in Biel, said the Korean Football Association. «The KFA originally planned a friendly with Tunisia for Oct. 10, but the African side pulled out of its commitment Sept. 22 citing internal reasons.«In Tunisia's stead,

Football : Match amical entre le Maroc et la Corée du Sud en Suisse

La sélection marocaine de football affrontera en amical son homologue sud-coréenne le 10 octobre 2017 en Suisse, dans le cadre des préparatifs au dernier tour des éliminatoires africaines pour la Coupe du monde 2018.  Cette rencontre sera l'occasion de tester certains nouveaux convoqués par le sélectionneur national Hervé Renard. Le Maroc doit recevoir le Gabon le 7 octobre au Complexe sportif Mohammed V à Casablanca au titre de la

Was Morocco vs. UAE game canceled because of Qatar ?

The United Arab Emirates Football Association (UAEFA) canceled a friendly set for the 10th of October against Morocco, according to Inside World Football. Accordingly, an alleged political decision was behind pressuring Morocco to support the Emirates in the crisis of the Gulf. The United Arab Emirates said the game was canceled while the country sought a replacement for the national team manager, Edgardo Bauza, who left to manage the Saudi team for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The United

Automobile : Le Maroc enregistre un taux d'intégration de 50%

Le taux d’intégration locale en industrie automobile au Maroc se situe actuellement à 50% et atteindra 80% à l'horizon 2020, a indiqué, jeudi à Casablanca, le ministre de l’Industrie, du commerce et de l'économie numérique, Moulay Hafid Elalamy. «Le Maroc, qui table sur une capacité de production annuelle d’un million d’unités à l'horizon 2020 avec un taux d'intégration de 80%, a atteint

EU-Africa-Morocco : A forum to fight against terrorism is in the making

An EU-Africa-Morocco forum to fight against terrorism was examined by the binomial in charge of security issues in the Morocco-Union European Joint Parliamentary Committeee (CPM). This is what announced Anderrahim Atmoun, member of the binomial and co-chairman of the joint Moroccan commission, said in a statement. «This meeting will have an ambitious roadmap including the fight against terrorism in all its forms,» said the co-chairman of the joint commission. Before adding :

The Guardian reacts to the expulsion of its journalist Saeed Kamali

The Guardian, a British daily newspaper headquartered in London, has confirmed the expulsion of its journalist, Saeed Kamali, from Morocco while reporting on the Hirak popular movement. According to AFP, the Guardian issued a statement reacting to the incident. «Saeed Kamali Dehghan is safe and well, and has returned to London», wrote the newspaper. «We are surprised that a respected Guardian correspondent reporting in Morocco was told to leave the country, and we are looking

Planeta group to open two schools in Morocco

Planeta, a Spanish media group based in Barcelona and operates in Spain, Portugal, France, and Latin America announced on Thursday in Rabat that it would open two schools in Morocco in the fields of tourism and management. It is Ostelea School of Hospitality & Tourism, specializing in tourism and hospitality management, and Eslsca Business School Paris, a business school with a strong reputation in finance and market intelligence. The two schools will start operating by the beginning of