Morocco has not made any significant progress in the fight against corruption. With a score of 40/100, it even loses one point compared to last year, ranking 86th out of 180 countries ranked, compared to 80th position a year earlier. This is the finding of the new Corruption Perceptions Index 2020 (CPI 2020) of Transparency International.
The Ministry of the Interior is attacking old buildings threatening to collapse in Casablanca. Following the recent floods that have made these houses very fragile, its competent services are working to evacuate the inhabitants, for fear of causing new victims.
Through a letter addressed to several authorities, the Moroccan Confederation of Food Trades (CMMB) defends the interests of the restaurant sector, which has been severely affected by the health crisis. It wishes that this sector be taken into account in the national economic recovery plan.
The situation of the homeless (SDF) is becoming increasingly worrying in Morocco . In recent days, two have died due to the critical cold currently experienced by the country, and the third was swept away in the street and in total indifference of the authorities, by a coronavirus infection.
Moroccan companies are increasingly unable to repay their loans to banks. The table of outstanding receivables is worrying.
Morocco is facing a severe shortage of oxygen concentrators. Faced with the high demand for these devices not available on the market, the lives of many people with coronavirus are in danger.
In a matter of days, the city of Tanger recorded the deaths of nine people, including four members of the same family, a lawyer, and a couple. They were all found unconscious in their homes, suffocated by carbon monoxide, following a butane gas leak.
Moroccan workers authorized to work in the cities of Ceuta and Melilla are calling on the Spanish Prime Minister and his Moroccan counterpart for help. Faced with unemployment and precariousness since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, following the closure of land borders, they are seizing the opportunity of the Spanish Prime Minister’s visit to the kingdom to draw attention to their situation.
In Morocco as in Nigeria, due to the health crisis, the percentage of non-performing loans will reach double digits. Even if the prospects for African banks will be stable in 2021, the return to pre-Covid performance levels is not expected for nearly two years, analyzes Fitch Ratings.
For some time now, in a neighborhood of Montpellier, clever individuals have undertaken the manufacture of fake certificates. They even go as far as modifying positive Covid test results to negative, denounces the Moroccan-origin doctor El Marraki.
Several Moroccan regions will face heavy snowfall, temperature drops and strong gusts of wind, from Friday to Sunday. The announcement was made by the General Directorate of Meteorology (DGM) , in a special weather bulletin.
A gang of criminals made up of at least 3 or 4 people is making headlines in Casablanca . At night, after the curfew, these thieves simulate fake accidents to rob motorcyclists.