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Morocco is no longer on the gray list of tax havens in the European Union (EU). So decided the Union’s Foreign Affairs Council on Monday. The conclusions of the Council of the EU, approved on Monday, 22 February 2021, are the final and definitive step in the procedure which follows …

In Morocco, the budget deficit recorded in 2020 remains “under control” compared to most of its neighboring countries, which testifies to the fiscal prudence deployed to face the crisis linked to the Covid-19 pandemic, underlined the Director of the Maghreb and Malta Department at the World Bank (WB), Jesko S. …

After re-establishing relations with Israel, the kingdom intends, as part of its military cooperation with Russia, to acquire Amur 1650. Russia has important interests in Morocco with which it has established several agreements in the mining, military and construction fields. Morocco, for its part, has been hoping for eight years …

Moody’s rating agency maintained Morocco’s “Ba1” credit rating due to its ability to access external and domestic financing on favorable terms. While Morocco’s rating has been confirmed, its outlook has nevertheless changed from “stable” to “negative”. This ability to obtain financing allows the kingdom to meet higher gross borrowing needs, …

Morocco is extending its state of health emergency until March 10 due to the epidemiological situation in the country. The Governing Council, meeting on February 4, decided to extend the state of health emergency throughout the national territory until March 10, 2021, as part of the efforts to combat the …

To compare the management of the pandemic in the world, Morocco is in 68th place, ahead of France or Spain. The observation is made by the Australian think-tank Lowy Institute, which carried out its study in more than 98 countries in the world. The institute focused its study on six …

Morocco and the US agreed to hold their annual military drills, the African lion, in June after they have been delayed due to the coronavirus. A US military delegation has inspected together with the Moroccan army locations of the all-terrain military exercises, which are expected to bring together 10,000 troops …

The Corruption Perception Index (CPI) for 2020 shows that Morocco has lost 6 places in the world rankings compared to 2019, thus ranking 86th in a list of 180 countries. The CPI is based on various surveys carried out by international agencies to score and rank countries on a scale …

Israeli diplomacy is now an effective reality in Morocco. Indeed, the former Israeli ambassador to Egypt, and new Israel chargé d’affaires in Morocco, David Govrin, arrived in the capital, of the Kingdom, two decades after Israel had closed its liaison office in Rabat. David Govrin, who was Israel’s Ambassador to …

The Moroccan Embassy in London and the British Embassy in Rabat celebrated, in virtual mode, the 300th anniversary of the first agreement reached between the two countries and their distinguished relations. In a video posted on the Facebook accounts of the two diplomatic representations, the Moroccan ambassador in London, Abdeslam …