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Bank Al-Maghrib issued on April 15, 2020, the circular setting the terms of refinancing of loans. This concerns loans granted by banks as part of the support program for the financing of SMEs.
Twelve individuals were arrested for attempting to smuggle two tons of hashish from Morocco into Punta Umbría (Huelva). An impressive security device made it possible to intercept the entire drug shipment.
An exceptional allowance of 20,000 DH is granted to Moroccans stranded abroad . It is the Office of Foreign Exchange and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Moroccans Residing Abroad who have decided to take this measure.
The situation of Treasury charges and resources shows a budget surplus of 6.3 billion dirhams at the end of March 2020, compared to a budget deficit of 4.5 billion dirhams last year. This is the announcement made by the General Treasury of the Kingdom (TGR).
Initially scheduled to end on April 20, the confinement measure in force since March 20 in Morocco could be extended. The hypothesis was raised by the Head of Government, Saad Eddine El Otmani.
What do Moroccans think about the state of emergency and the lockdown? This is the subject of a survey whose results have just been released.
The dirham appreciated by 0.19% against the euro and depreciated by 0.46% against the dollar during the period from April 2 to April 8, according to Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM).
To ensure compliance with the state of health emergency, security operations are being organized by the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN). In total, 2,197 people were apprehended in 24 hours during these operations.
The Head of Government, Saâd Eddine El Otmani, announced that eighty people with covid-19 are in critical condition.
The Spanish government has fired about ten teachers posted in Morocco. They are accused of having abandoned the country and their work. These teachers returned because of the coronavirus.
Marouane Fellaini has recovered and left the hospital in China. The Belgian international footballer of Moroccan origin, had tested positive for covid-19 upon his return to China.
French parliamentarians are calling on the government to regularize undocumented immigrants because of covid-19. There are about a hundred of them, including the Franco-Moroccan, M’jid El Guerrab, deputy for French citizens abroad. They have sent a letter to the government to notify them of their request.