Development

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• Morocco Invests 400 Million Dirhams in Northern Development Projects
  15 July 2020, by Bladi.net

  Morocco wants to promote development projects in M’diq-Fnideq and Tetouan with a budget of 400 million dirhams. The creation of an economic activity zone is dedicated to half of this financial envelope.
  The objective of this project is to promote investment to generate new momentum in the prefecture of M’diq-Fnideq and the province of Tetouan, reports Aujourd’hui le Maro. It also aims to create job opportunities and improve the economic and social conditions of the targeted local (…)

• Morocco Overhauls Craft Industry with New Law to Modernize Artisan Sector
  21 July 2020, by Sylvanus

  The draft law 50-17 relating to the exercise of craft activities, adopted on June 30 in Parliament, is a new legal framework governing the activity, reports La Vie éco. This project will be published in the Official Bulletin in the very near future. The implementing texts of this legal framework will soon be developed. Similarly, the supervisory ministry intends to conduct an awareness-raising campaign to appropriate the new law.
  Before this stage, work is being done on the content of the (…)

• Rabat’s Major Transit Projects Face Delays Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
  15 August 2020, by Sylvanus

  Several projects, including the development of the tramway network for the benefit of the population of the surrounding cities, are almost completed in Rabat and Salé. However, the health crisis related to Covid-19 is hampering their commissioning.
  Started at the end of 2017, the work on the 7 km extension of line 2 has seen significant progress. The completion of the first 2.4 km section located in Rabat was effective in the summer of 2019, reports L’Économiste. Result: line 2 from the (…)

• Casablanca-Settat Region Approves $11.5 Billion Development Plan Amid Pandemic Challenges
  16 August 2020, by Bladi.net

  The local authorities of Casablanca-Settat have decided, on Monday, to review their development program. The financial and legal impacts of the health crisis in this region, the most contaminated in Morocco, are at the origin of this decision.
  During this meeting, the regional councilors discussed the consequences of this exceptional health crisis and its financial and legal implications for the region, according to a statement from the Council.
  Unanimously, the councilors validated a (…)

• Marrakech Awarded $930,000 Grant for Municipal Governance Improvements
  23 August 2020, by Bladi.net

  An excellence grant of 9.36 million DH is awarded to the municipality of Marrakech. It receives this financial support for its many efforts in the field of strengthening governance and improving services provided to citizens and users.
  This Support Program for Improving the Performance of Municipalities in Morocco was set up in collaboration with the General Directorate of Local Authorities (DGCL), the World Bank and the French Development Agency (AFD). Planned for a duration of five (…)

• Morocco Launches Online Ship Registration System to Streamline Maritime Services
  25 August 2020, by Jérôme

  This is the filing and monitoring of the processing of ship registration applications, including commercial ships, service vessels and nautical craft, the registers of which are kept by the merchant navy services.
  This new service, which is accessible via the ministry’s web portal through the E-services section, offers users the main features of online filing of ship registration applications, online appointment scheduling with the merchant navy service of their choice, and tracking the (…)

• Marrakech to Host World Bank and IMF Annual Meetings in 2021 Despite Pandemic Setbacks
  29 August 2020, by Jérôme

  The city of Marrakech is not letting the blow dealt by the pandemic to its tourism activity get it down. Already, it is preparing to host the annual meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in October 2021.
  Marrakech is on the path to regaining its dynamism. It will host the annual meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from October 11 to 17, 2021. Thus, despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the city continues to (…)

• Morocco to Develop Three New Industrial Parks with US Funding
  3 September 2020, by Jérôme

  Morocco will soon have three new industrial parks. Located in Had Soualem, Bouznika and Sahel Lakhyayta, they will be financed by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC).
  The MCA-Morocco Agency has already launched a call for partnership for the development, development and management of these parks, which total 140 hectares. The interest is to attract investments and create qualified job opportunities in the industrial sector. Interested companies have until September 17 to submit (…)

• Morocco Grants $2.4 Billion in Guaranteed Loans to Support 15,000 Businesses During Pandemic Recovery
  10 September 2020, by Jérôme

  As part of the "Relance TPE" and "Damane Relance" mechanisms, 22.4 billion dirhams in guaranteed loans have been granted to 15,183 companies. The objective of these two mechanisms is to enable Very Small Enterprises and Large Enterprises to finance the gradual return to normal activity in Morocco.
  Following the implementation of the measures decided by the Economic Monitoring Committee (CVE) aimed at mitigating the effects of the crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic, two mechanisms (…)

• Morocco Climbs to Top 30 in Global Reputation Rankings, Boosted by COVID Response
  14 September 2020, by Jérôme

  Morocco has recorded a very significant improvement in its reputation between 2017 and 2019. The management of the coronavirus crisis has contributed to this.
  This assessment is the conclusion reached by the Royal Institute for Strategic Studies in the report it produced in partnership with "The RepTrak Company" on Morocco’s reputation, both internally and externally, particularly with its main partners and certain specific countries.
  The 2020 edition of the survey on Morocco’s (…)