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 …
Read More »Moody’s downgrades Morocco’s rating
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, …
Read More »The state of health emergency extended until March 10 in Morocco
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 …
Read More »Morocco has managed the Coronavirus crisis better than France
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 …
Read More »Morocco, US agree to hold annual African lion military exercises in June
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 …
Read More »CPI 2020: Morocco drops 6 places to 86th worldwide
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 …
Read More »Arrival in Rabat of David Govrin, Israel’s Chargé d’Affaires in Morocco
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 …
Read More »Morocco and UK celebrate the 300th anniversary of the 1st agreement
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 …
Read More »Inflation increases by 0.7% in 2020 in Morocco
The average annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded, at the end of the past year, an increase of 0.7% compared to 2019, indicates the High Commission for Planning (HCP). This increase is the result of an increase in the food index by 0.9% and that of non-food products by 0.5%, …
Read More »Morocco acquires Patriot air defense system
The Moroccan army is adopting the American Patriot air defense system, the United States Agency for International Trade announced in a recent note devoted to the Moroccan aerospace sector. In a recent note published on its site, the United States Agency for International Trade reports that the Royal Armed Forces …
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