The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has approved the Moroccan government’s request to postpone the implementation of a banking data exchange agreement it has signed as part of an OECD program.  But while the govern...

Rabat – Former US Deputy Security Adviser, Robert Greenway, has lauded Abdellatif Hammouchi’s leadership of Morocco’s General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST). In a tweet on April 2, Greenway noted that Morocco’s counter-ter...

Rabat – Health authorities in Morocco have now provided nearly 3.7 million people, or 10% of the population with two vaccine doses against COVID-19.  Morocco’s vaccination campaign has now vaccinated 4,320,349 citizens with their first d...

Rabat – A new study has determined that Morocco is the second-fastest in “digital transformation,” in Africa ranking only behind South Africa.  Morocco’s National Center for Scientific and Technical Research (CNRST) released a report...

With Ramadan around the corner, the quality of the flour consumed in Morocco is at the heart of an acrimonious arms-wrestling between Moroccan bakers and millers.  The Moroccan Federation of Bakeries and Pastry Shops (FNBP) has said that the flo...

Rabat – Easter is on Sunday, April 4, and Christians around the world will spend the day in church and with family. Morocco has welcomed its Christian population for centuries and hosts nearly 25,000 Christian residents according to the Morocca...

Rabat – The World Bank is predicting an explosion of public (also known as government) debt in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region following the COVID-19 pandemic. By the end of 2021, the World Bank predicts that the region will face...

Rabat – US rating agency S&P has downgraded Morocco’s local and foreign currency credit rating to ‘junk,’ from BB+ to BBB-.  The for-profit US rating agency claimed that Morocco’s current economic contraction and the correspond...

Rabat – In the wake of the recent recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara, increasingly more countries are opening consulates in the region. Senegal will soon join the ranks, as it is set to open a consulate general in Dakhla in...

Rabat – Morocco suspended all diplomatic contact with Germany on March 2 due to a long list of grievances that have yet to be answered. Both sides have yet to comment on the explicit issues that hinder the relationship. However, Moroccan Foreig...