The High Commission for Planning (HPC) states that the Moroccan economy grew by 4.1% in 2017 compared to 1.1% in 2016, mainly due to the significant increase in agricultural activity. In its briefing note on the provisional national accounts for 2017, the HPC notes that this rise was also driven by household final consumption and foreign demand, within controlled inflation and a reduction in the national economy's financing requirement. In this regard, the HPC points out that the added value
The operation of receiving Moroccan expatriates dubbed «Marhaba» starts on Tuesday and runs until 15 September 2018, said the Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity. The Foundation, which contributes to the implementation and the organization of this operation, has set up 20 rest areas in Morocco and abroad to respond to the intensity of maritime and air traffic regularly recorded on this occasion, the same source pointed out in a statement. These rest areas are: Tangier
FIFA President Gianni Infantino says the football governing body can afford having Morocco host the 2026 World Cup. His statement comes as task force validated the Moroccan bid.
A 4.8 magnitude earthquake shook on Monday, 4th of June, the municipality of En-Nzala (Midelt province), says the government-run National Institute of Geophysics announced in a statement. The earthquake was reportedly felt at around 10:11 pm (GMT), according to the National Network of Seismic Monitoring and Warning ING in a seismic warning bulletin.
The news fell like a bombshell. Central Danone listed in the Casablanca Stock Exchange has just issued a profit warning, advising the stock market that profits will be lower than expected in 2018. The Moroccan subsidiary of the Danone Group (which owns 99.68% of its shares) has witnessed, since the start of a boycott campaign on April the 20th, a decline in its consolidated turnover of about -50%. It also indicates that its net income will drop by -20% in the first half of 2018, which accounts
Morocco defeated Slovakian national football team 2-1 in a friendly played Monday, 4th of June, in Geneva, Switzerland. The Atlas Lions, to face Iranian squad on 15th of June in Russia, succeeded in scoring two goals through Berkane forward Ayoub El Kaabi (64 minutes), and the Galatasaray French-born Moroccan player Younés Belhanda (74 minutes). C'est terminé à Genève. Grâce à des buts inscrits par Ayoub El Kaabi et Younès Belhanda, le Maroc
On Monday afternoon at the House of Representatives in Rabat, Minister of Employment and Vocational Training Mohamed Yatim stuck to his guns when answering questions related to Moroccan women working in strawberry farms in Huelva, Spain. «I have never said that there were no cases reported», said the Justice and Development Minister during a weekly oral session held today in the parliament, when asked about the alleged sexual abuses these women claim being subjected to. However,
Morocco’s national coach Hervé Renard announced, on Monday, the final list of 23 players selected to play in the 2018 World Cup, which will take place from 14 June to 15 July in Russia, said a statement by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF). Placed in Group B, the Atlas Lions will begin the finals of the World Cup on 15 June in St Petersburg against Iran. Five days later, they will play their second group match against Portugal (20 June) at the Luzhniki stadium in
A Moroccan human rights group has accused a US-backed Kurdish armed group, operating in Syria, of sending Moroccan women married to ISIS fighters to areas controlled by the terrorist organization.
Human Rights Watch accuses the Moroccan authorities of using excessive force when arresting protesters and dispersing demonstrations in Jerada.