In 2018, Morocco received $7.4 billion from its nationals living abroad, the World Bank revealed in a report published in April. The survey ranks Morocco among the top remittance recipients in MENA region.
Morocco is among the countries evaluated by Control risks 2019 map. The latter puts the country among the nations that are exposed to medium political risks.
For the World Bank’s new report on education in the MENA region, Morocco must change teaching methods that rely on passive learning and memorization.
According to the World bank’s new report on global competitiveness, corruption and bureaucracy are the main problematic factors for doing business in Morocco. The survey ranks the Kingdom 71st in the world and first in North Africa.
Morocco is one of the leading countries in North Africa according to the 2018 Global Innovation Index. Ranked 76th among 126 nations and 2nd in North Africa, the Kingdom’s economy is considered to be one of the most innovative ones in the MENA region.
Morocco has scored 81 points in the 2018 Global Law and Order index conducted by Gallup. Based on four main questions about security and safety, the report interviewed 148,000 citizens from 142 countries in 2017.
Parading on the 62nd anniversary of the Directorate General of National Security, policemen carried Israeli bullpup assault rifles. For Mena Défense, Morocco is the first North African country «to publically use» these weapons.
For the latest edition of Reporters Without Borders annual report, 2017 saw a great deal of additional judicial harassment of journalists in Morocco. The latter‘s performance declined when compared to previous years.