Finance & Economy

June 23, 2018

KUNA : McGurk to lead US delegation at IS coalition meeting in Morocco - Politics

Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Defeat the so-called Islamic State (IS) Brett McGurk will lead an interagency delegation from the United States to Rabat, Morocco, for a political directors' level meeting on June 26, with key members of the defeat IS coalition....

June 23, 2018

Morocco's King Mohamed V1 seeks to strengthen cooperation with Angola

King Mohamed VI of Morocco has expressed to the Angolan head of State Joao Lourenco his desire to strengthen cooperation in various fields.

The information was released by the special envoy and top diplomat of Morocco Nasser Bourita at the end of an audience with the Angolan"...

June 23, 2018

Morocco, France vow to strengthen partnership

Morocco and France reaffirmed Friday in Rabat their willingness to further cement the partnership between the two countries, APA reports citing Xinhua.

The talks were held by Moroccan"...

June 23, 2018

Meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS in Morocco

Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS Brett McGurk will lead an interagency delegation to Rabat, Morocco for a political directors’ level meeting on June 26, with key members of the Defeat ISIS Coalition.

As"...

June 23, 2018

UPDATE 1-Morocco's CPI slows to 2.6 pct y/y in May

Morocco’s consumer price inflation slowed to 2.6 percent year-on-year in May, down from 2.7 percent in April, the High Planning Commission said on Friday.

Food inflation stood at 3.4 percent in May, compared"...

June 23, 2018

187,138 Moroccan Students Pass Baccalaureate

The Ministry of Education, Vocational Training, Higher Education, and Scientific Research revealed on Friday that 187,138 students have passed the exam in the June session, representing a passing rate of 57.36 percent.

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June 23, 2018

Morocco Wants MAD 800 Million for EU Fisheries Deal

Since April 20, Rabat and Brussels have been negotiating the renewal of the Morocco-EU fisheries deal, but as of last week’s second round of talks, Morocco is driving a hard bargain for"...

June 23, 2018

Morocco Extends Driving License contracts 6 Months

The Ministry of Equipment, Transport, and Logistics has denounced rumors that it will extend the formally required training period for driver’s licenses to six months, insisting that it is fixed at 30 days.

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June 23, 2018

King of Spain Gives Morocco’s Mehdi Qotbi the Commander’s Cross

The Spanish king will give the Commander’s Cross of the Order of Civil Merit to Mehdi Qotbi, President of Morocco’s National Museum Foundation (FNM), on Wednesday, June 27.

The painter took to his"...

June 23, 2018

Morocco to Host 20th International Festival of African Fashion

The International Festival of African Fashion (FIMA) has announced that the 2018 festival will be held in Dakhla from November 21-24, 2018. The event is expected to gather thousands of fashion professionals, artists, journalists, and other participants to celebrate the creativity and diversity of the African continent, said the organizers. As it coincides with FIMA’s 20th anniversary, the event will focus on pan-Africanism and shared African cultural references. This year’s FIMA will also be the first to be celebrated outside......