The American center Global Firepower published, a few days ago, its 2023 ranking of the armies of the world, based on fifty sub-indexes, in which Morocco is ranked 61st out of 145 countries. Although it fell 6 ranks, the Moroccan army remains ranked 7th in Africa and the MENA region. …
Read More »Morocco ranks 7th in the CCPI among the 10 best performing countries
While it was ranked 8th in the 2022 edition, Morocco ranked seventh in the world in the 2023 edition of the prestigious ranking of Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI), to position itself among the 10 best performing countries. Published annually since 2005, the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) is an …
Read More »Morocco aims for 26 million tourists in 2030
Tourism Minister Fatim-Zahra Ammor launched work on the sector’s new roadmap with the National Confederation of Tourism and its main member associations and federations. By launching this roadmap, the Minister hopes that the tourism sector will be able to achieve its main objective, which is to increase the number of …
Read More »The state of health emergency in Morocco extended until September 30
The Government Council, meeting this Wednesday, July 27 in Rabat, decided to extend the state of health emergency throughout the national territory until September 30, 2022, as part of the efforts made to fight against the spread of Covid-19. The Council of Government, meeting under the chairmanship of the head …
Read More »10,300 hectares have been ravaged by forest fires in Morocco
Mohamed Sadiki, Minister of Agriculture said that the total area affected by the forest fires that occurred in several regions of the Kingdom reached 10,300 hectares. The area that was threatened to be completely devastated by the flames is 123,000 hectares, adding that the fires almost affected in the region …
Read More »Agreement between the world bank and Morocco to strengthen human capital
Morocco and the World Bank (WB) signed, Monday in Rabat, a financing agreement of 500 million dollars, representing the first tranche of the loan dedicated to strengthening human capital for a resilient Morocco. Signed by the Minister Delegate to the Minister of Economy and Finance, in charge of the Budget, …
Read More »The state of health emergency in Morocco extended until June 30, 2022
The government council, meeting this Thursday, May 26, decided to extend the state of health emergency until June 30, 2022 at 6 p.m. The Council thus approved draft decree No. 2-22-375 extending the duration of effect of the state of health emergency throughout the national territory to deal with the …
Read More »Morocco hosts the Ministerial Meeting of the Global Coalition to defeat ISIS
Africa and the recent terrorist attacks will be at the center of the Ministerial Meeting of the Global Coalition against ISIS on Wednesday. A meeting which is held at the joint invitation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, and the American Secretary of State, Antony Blinken. The members …
Read More »The state of health emergency in Morocco extended until May 31
The government council, meeting this Thursday, April 28, decided to extend the state of health emergency until May 31, 2022 at 6 p.m. This announcement was made by the Minister Delegate in charge of Relations with Parliament, government spokesperson, Mustapha Baitas during a press briefing at the end of this …
Read More »IMF predicts 1.1% growth and 4.4% inflation this year in Morocco
The Moroccan economy is expected to register a growth rate of 1.1% in 2022, against 3% previously forecast in January, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which published its semi-annual World Economic Outlook report on Tuesday. The IMF also anticipates growth of 4.6% for Morocco in 2023. The Bretton …
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